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The rose is one of the most known appreciated flowers throughout the world. It may be regarded as a garden flower and also as a flower to be cut in order to put it into a vase or to gift it.

The rose growing as an ornamental bush has been attributed to the Arab culture. Historically speaking , the origin of the modern rose can be explained in the following way:

Group A

(Center-Asiatic group)


Rosa sinensis

Rosa indica

Tea rose





Group B

( Persia and Asia Minor)


Rosa canina o Rosa gallicaTea Rose

New varieties (Bourbon, Porland etc.)

Hybrid perpetual

Tea Rose

Hybrid tea rose





Hybrid tea rose

Hybrid teas

Polyantha roses

Floribunda Roses







( Floribundas, showing many big persistent flowers , are considered, together with the Hybrid teas and Polianthas, modern roses.