Red Flower

The ​Red  ​Rose began its illustrious symbolic history in Greek and Roman iconography, where it was tied to Aphrodite or Venus the goddess of love. Later, in early Christian times it became associated with the virtue of Virgin Mary. By the time Shakespeare rolled around it had already become a poetic standard that he, and later Gertrude Stein, both famously played with in their works. Throughout its long, storied history, the red rose still reigns as the ultimate symbol of passionate affection