Roses are some of the most famous and loved flowers in the whole world! People have been growing roses for thousands of years, and there are over 30,000 different kinds. They have many layers of soft, silky petals and come in beautiful colors like red, pink, white, yellow, and even orange. Red roses are a special way to tell someone you love them, and that is why you see so many of them on Valentine’s Day. Some roses are tiny enough to fit in your hand, while others can climb up walls and grow taller than a house!
Most roses have a wonderful sweet smell that people use to make perfume, soap, and even candy. But you have to be careful when you pick them because rose bushes have sharp thorns on their stems! Those pointy thorns are like little swords that help protect the plant from animals that might want to eat it. Here is a fun fact: the rose is the national flower of the United States. Wild roses have only five petals, but the roses you see in gardens have been grown in special ways to have dozens and dozens of petals packed together.
