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Mary Most Holy of Hope Macarena (Spanish: María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena), popularly known as the Virgin of Macarena or simply La Macarena, is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a pious 17th century wooden image of the Blessed Virgin venerated in the Basilica de María Santísima de la Esperanza Macarena in Sevilla, Spain.
Rosa bracteata - bracteata referring to the notable bracts below the flowers - is commonly referred to as the Macartney rose. [2] Its name links back to a German botanist, Johann Christoph Wendland , who is credited with naming the species. [ 3 ]
"Macarena" is a song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, originally recorded for their 1993 album A mí me gusta. A dance remix by the electropop group Fangoria was a success in Spain, and a soundalike cover version by Los del Mar became popular in Canada. [ 2 ]
Rosa banksiae Rosa persica. There are currently four subgenera in Rosa, although there have been some disputes over the years. [3] The four subgenera are: Hulthemia (formerly Simplicifoliae, meaning "with single leaves") containing one or two species from Southwest Asia, R. persica and R. berberifolia (syn. R. persica var. berberifolia) which are the only species without compound leaves or ...
He plans to make each of them a bouquet of roses. Other ways to go green this Valentine’s Day: Give a gift of service (a massage, free babysitting)
Most varieties produce a single flower on a stem, but floribunda roses, introduced in the early 20th century, have a spray of several flowers, and are highly popular; they also have more continuous flowering. [6] Most garden varieties still have thorns, though fewer than those in wild species, but some are thornless.
Rosa ' Constance Spry ' is a light pink shrub rose introduced into Great Britain in 1961. It is the first rose cultivar commercially developed by British rose breeder, David C.H. Austin. 'Constance Spry' was introduced at a time when the shrub rose was out of style, the hybrid tea rose being the most popular rose with gardeners.
Mary is celebrated under the title "Our Lady of the Rose in Lucca, Italy on January 30. Roses feature prominently in the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote a devotional poem called "Rosa Mystica" (c.1874-5), which includes the lines "Mary the Virgin, well the heart knows, / She is the mystery, she is that rose". [5]