THE
ROSE
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Appearance. A domesticated woody stemed plant, with glossy green leaves, grown for its beautiful large blooms. Most have rather pithy stems with thorns. The flowers are followed by brightly coloured false fruits called hips, which are fleshy receptacles formed from the stalk beneath the flower. The true fruits are the 'seeds' within. Flower colour varies from intense red and almost black to yellow and white; breeders have also just produced a deep blue rose. Most roses bloom through the Spring and early summer, though this varies according to type and location. Hips are produced in late summer and the seeds dispersed in autumn,
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Aside from
the typical rose there also exist other noteable varities, among them the
Black Desert Rose or the so-called
Wild Rose, which is a very poisonous plant.
Territory. The Rose
is a domestic plant and the rose has been bred with many slight adaptations to
grow in most areas of Caelereth. They are
very popular with human tribes, and there
are few human cities that don't have roses.
Usages. Few. The
beautiful flower of the Rose, surrounded by the stem's
sharp thorns have long been a sign of love and romance among
humans. Roses have been cultivated on a large
scale for their petals, which are used in scent manufacture, notably for Chonal,
a scent from Milkengrad.
Origins. Roses are a
cultivated plants, and as such have a complicated history involving a number of
wild species. They are closely related to rowans, the
Black Desert
Roses and the Wild
Rose. The original Almatrar roses
were bred by the Ahrhim elves. The
Ahrhim shared the seeds with other
elven tribes and with the
humans around the
Rimmers Ring. Humans then bred for what they
wanted. Roses have been bred for increased flower size,
scent and continuous flowering as well as a dwarf
habit, leading to the variation to be found.
Information
provided by
Wren
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