Wednesday, February 25, 2009

rose


A rose is a perennial flower shrub or vine of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae, that contains over 100 species and comes in a variety of colors. The species from a group or erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plaints, with stems that are often armed with sharp thorns. Most are native to Asia, with smaller numbers of species native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Native, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and fragrance.The leave are alternate and pinnately compound, with sharply toothed oval-shaped leaflets. The plants fleshy edible fruits is called a rose hip. Rose plants range in size from tiny, miniature roses, to climber that reach 20 meters in height. Species from different part of the world easily hybridize, which has given rise to the many types of garden roses.Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle East cuisine. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam, jelly, and marmalade, or are brewed for tea, primarily for their high Vitamin C content. They are also pressed and filtered to make rose hip syrup. Rose hips are also used to produce Rose hip seed oil, which is used in skin product and some makeup products.

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