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"We can't get enough of them," she says.
Taupe roses may be new, but they share a
romantic symbolism with other roses. In
fl oriography, red stands for passion and love;
white for innocence and young love; pink for
elegance, admiration and charm; orange hues for
enthusiasm and fun; peach/apricot for gratitude
and thanking someone; yellow for friendship and
courage; and lavender for love at fi rst sight. Now,
the taupe rose will represent open-minded, open-
hearted and blended—a fi tting addition to our
changing social landscape.
New roses are intriguing, but the symbolic
meaning of fl owers has been a tradition since the
early 1800s, when Charlotte de La Tour (also
spelled as de Latour) published Le Langage des
Fleurs. But fl ower experts rarely make additions.
is is the fi rst time since the 1970s, with the
"tie-dyed" rose, representing gay rights and
based on Gilbert Baker's rainbow fl ag—which,
incidentally, originally comprised eight colors,
each with a specifi c meaning (glbthistory.org/
rainbow-fl ag), that there has been a new fl ower
the experts say so deserves to be anointed.
Adds Jill Brooke, who spearheaded this project,
"Open-minded, open-hearted and blended" does
speak to 2023.
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