Yellow Rose of Texas??

Well hardly considering I live in Swansea. Lol

Had trouble tonight with what to blip and had given up really. that is until I went to have a bath and spied some roses which were given to me by a friend when she came to visit.

Do any of you know the meaning of the yellow rose? Perhaps some of you are familiar with it but for those that are not here goes.

The meaning of the yeloow rose has changed over the years. Throughout history, the colour yellow has been closely associated with the sun. As the source of light and warmth, the sun is integral to life on Earth, and has been worshiped in many early societies. It should come as no surprise that the colour of the sun would hold many positive connotations. In many Eastern cultures, for example, the colour yellow represents joy, wisdom and power. However, in Europe at the time of the introduction of these roses, the colour yellow carried much more negative overtones. Consequently, yellow roses were long used as a symbol for jealousy and dying love. As time went on, however, the more universal meanings connected with the colour yellow have come to prevail and entwine themselves with the yellow rose. Today yellow roses are more commonly associated with joy and friendship.

A bouquet of yellow roses now brings to mind all of the sunny, cheerful feelings of warmth and happiness. In contrast to the romantic meanings attributed to other roses, the yellow rose is purely a symbol for friendship. This gives it a unique place in the pantheon of roses. Yellow roses can send the perfect message of appreciation and platonic love without the romantic subtext of other colours. They can represent feelings of joy and delight, and are an ideal way to brighten someone's day who may be feeling down. There is perhaps no other flower that is able to bring out a smile in quite the way that a yellow rose can.

So there you have it. They certainly brought a smile to my face.