Roses are Renowned for Beauty Amidst Numerous Functions

Roses are of quite an instrumental significance that surpasses beauty, fragrance, and appeal as they are renowned globally. Possessing cultural significance, economic value, aesthetic and landscaping, environmental benefits, and health and wellness values, roses are indeed essential for humanity.

Roses symbolize love beauty and passion with different colors representing diverse meanings for example, red for love, white for purity, and yellow for friendship. When it comes to economic values, look at how rose cultivation is a significant part of the horticultural industry, contributing to the economy through local and international sales. This is in addition to how the roses are a cornerstone of the florist industry, widely used in bouquets, arrangements, and as cut flowers.

Notably, rose oil and rose water are used in aromatherapy for their soothing effects hence the embrace of its use in skincare and Cosmetics too in skincare products for their hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties. Amongst these are also the medicinal uses it bestowed as rose hips, the fruit of the rose plant is rich in vitamin C and used in supplements and herbal remedies.

Let’s not forget that the rose also has numerous environmental benefits ranging from biodiversity whereby they provide habitat and food for various insects and birds as well as act as breeding grounds for pollinators since they attract pollinators such as bees, which are essential for the ecosystem.

Kenyan rose farms use advanced horticultural practices to produce these high-quality roses, which are highly sought after in international markets. Kenya is renowned for its rose production, exporting a wide variety of rose types. Some of the popular types of rose flowers grown in Kenya include:

Hybrid Tea Roses: Known for their large, well-formed blooms and long stems, making them ideal for cut flowers.

Varieties: Red Naomi, Aqua, Upper Class

• Floribunda Roses: These produce clusters of flowers and are known for their abundant blooming.

Varieties: Iceberg, Arthur Bell, Trumpeter

• Spray Roses: Smaller than hybrid tea rose, these produce multiple blooms on a single stem.

Varieties: Mimi Eden, Snowflake, Sweet Sensation

• Garden Roses: Known for their fragrance and old-fashioned appearance, they are often used in high-end floral designs.

Varieties: David Austin varieties such as Juliet, Patience, and Keira

• Climbing Roses: These roses are known for their ability to climb structures, producing large quantities of blooms.

Varieties: Blaze, Don Juan, Eden

• Miniature Roses: Smaller in size, both in terms of the plant and the blooms, making them perfect for pots and small gardens.

Varieties: Sunblaze, Baby Boomer, Red Sunblaze