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Questions
- Rosa canina is commonly known by what name?
- What is the practice of removing spent, faded, or withered flowers called?
- Rosa 'Harison's Yellow' is also known as the 'Yellow Rose of' where?
- The points on the stem of a rose are not actually true thorns and should be called what?
- What is the name of the fruit that comes from roses?
- "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet" is a popular quote from which William Shakespeare play?
- A pink blend garden rose, first introduced at the British Embassy in the United States in 1998, was named after who?/li>
- Which colour roses are a symbol of gratitude and appreciation?
- Which online UK women's fashion brand, formerly a store chain, got its name from a classic rambling rose?
- Which confectionary also known as lokum is often flavored with rosewater?
- Yes or no? Is there such a thing as an actual black rose?
- How many petals do wild roses or dog roses have?
- Which rose is England's national flower?
- What sort of spot is the most serious disease of roses?
- What is the oldest class of Modern garden roses?
- Known for her music and theme park, which famous singer has an orange red rose variety bearing her name?
- According to Greek Mythology, who gave the rose its name?
- What's the first four words in the lyrics of Rose Garden, a song by Lynn Anderson?
- In the 1941 film Citizen Kane, what's the last word of the elderly Charles Foster Kane on his deathbed?
- Which South African city has the nickname "city of the roses"? (Hint: its name is derived from the Dutch word for "fountain of flowers")
Answers
- Dog rose
- Deadheading
- Texas
- Prickles
- Hips
- Romeo and Juliet
- Diana, Princess of Wales'
- Pink
- Dorothy Perkins
- Turkish delight
- No. Although a reddish-crimson rose may look black to the eye.
- 5 petals
- The Tudor Rose
- Black spot
- Hybrid Tea
- Dolly Parton
- Aphrodite
- I beg your pardon
- Rosebud
- Bloemfontein