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  2. Dryas octopetala - Wikipedia

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    Dryas octopetala, the mountain avens, [2] eightpetal mountain-avens, white dryas or white dryad, [3] is an Arctic–alpine flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is a small prostrate evergreen subshrub forming large colonies. The specific epithet octopetala derives from Greek octo 'eight' and petalon ' petal ', referring to the eight petals ...

  3. Rose symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Relationships. A red rose is a gift primarily given to a love interest, symbolizing a marital or romantic relationship. Wedding bouquets often include white roses, symbolizing virtue. Red is traditionally seen as a symbol of passion, while white is a symbol of purity and innocence.

  4. Yumthang Valley of Flowers - Wikipedia

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    Yumthang Valley of Flowers. The Yumthang Valley or Sikkim Valley of Flowers sanctuary, is a nature sanctuary with river, hot springs, yaks and grazing pasture on rolling meadows surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in Yumthang in the Mangan district of Sikkim state in India. It is approx. 75 km from Mangan town, the district headquarters.

  5. Rose - Wikipedia

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    Gulab jamun made with rose water. Rose water has a very distinctive flavour and is used in Middle Eastern, Persian, and South Asian cuisine—especially in sweets such as Turkish delight, [26] barfi, baklava, halva, gulab jamun, knafeh, and nougat. Rose petals or flower buds are sometimes used to flavour ordinary tea, or combined with other ...

  6. Tudor rose - Wikipedia

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    The Tudor rose (sometimes called the Union rose) is the traditional floral heraldic emblem of England and takes its name and origins from the House of Tudor, which united the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The Tudor rose consists of five white inner petals, representing the House of York, and five red outer petals to represent the ...

  7. Kerria japonica - Wikipedia

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    Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria[1] or Japanese rose, [2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens.

  8. Blue rose - Wikipedia

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    Blue rose. Blue roses created by artificially colouring white roses. A blue rose is a flower of the genus Rosa (family Rosaceae) that presents blue-to-violet pigmentation instead of the more common red, white, or yellow, through use of artificial means such as dyes. Blue roses are often used to symbolize mystery or the unattainable, [1] since ...

  9. International Rose Test Garden - Wikipedia

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    The International Rose Test Garden is a rose garden in Washington Park in Portland, Oregon, United States. There are over 10,000 rose bushes of approximately 650 varieties. The roses bloom from April through October with the peak coming in June, depending on the weather. [1] New rose cultivars are continually sent to the garden from many parts ...