I believe many people already know that the "roses" sold by flower shops are all China roses. Despite this, the majority of female compatriots' love for "rose" and their childlike innocence have not diminished.
Why is the Chinese rose wrongly called "rose"? This has something to do with translation. Westerners only use one word to call Rosa plants-roses in Latin, roses in English and French. Unlike in China, roses, Chinese rose and roses are so distinct. During the New Culture Movement in the early 20th century, a large number of western literary works were translated into Chinese. When translators at that time met the word rose, they usually translated it into "rose". Probably because "rose" is more gentle and romantic than "rose" in both literal and pronunciation.
Now, let's not complain that the translator is not rigorous, because literary works can't write the Latin scientific names of plants as detailed as scientific papers (such as Rosa galica). Even if the translator has the intention to find out which Rosaceae plant is written in the original text, I am afraid there is no way to verify it.
Since it is a misunderstanding to call Chinese rose a rose, what does a real rose look like? Here, this is the rose god:
It doesn't look so delicate and charming, does it Compared with the "imported rose bouquets" sold by flower shops:
In this way, people's slightly rustic roses are really much more beautiful than romantic roses.
Rose and rose belong to Rosaceae. What's the difference?
Real roses can't be used as fresh cut flowers. The main reason is that there are too many thorns to cut. . .
In addition, roses generally bloom in May, and the flowering period is only one season, which also limits their use as cut flowers. However, although the face value of roses is not as good as that of roses, the fragrance of flowers is much stronger than that of roses, and the commercial value is also high. It can be used for both internal and external use, making it the top grade in beauty beauty.
It is proud that both roses and fragrant roses originated in China.
Let's look at Past Lives in the Rose along the timeline:
The international horticultural community is also bounded by the birth of hybrid perfume roses. The varieties of roses cultivated before 1867 are called "ancient roses" and those cultivated after 1867 are called "modern roses".
There are about 16000 varieties of modern Chinese rose, which is not only the result of cross breeding, but also has many advantages and is deeply loved by people. However, modern roses with full flowers often turn the original stamens into overlapping petals in the breeding process, which increases the aesthetic feeling, but also leads to the sterility of varieties.
Although ancient rose varieties are not as glamorous as modern rose varieties, they provide high-quality germplasm resources for the breeding of modern rose varieties, and their own continuation is also very important.
When it comes to roses, I am proud of my former glory and ashamed of my present backwardness. Roses have been cultivated in China for thousands of years. Until 400 years ago, China rose breeding was still in the leading position in the world. Now the cut flowers "Rose" and green roses on the market are almost all modern rose varieties cultivated abroad.