Floribunda rose. Yaroslavl region

The Floribunda rose is one of the most popular groups of garden roses, known for its abundant blooming, wide variety of colors and fragrances, hardiness, and good frost resistance. "Floribunda" translates to "abundantly flowering."

The buds bloom in summer and fill the area with bright colors until the first autumn frosts. These bush roses are characterized by lush blooming, usually with 3 to 9 buds on one stem. The colors range from delicate white to deep purple.

Floribunda roses are extremely versatile; they can be used to create living hedges, borders, decorate alpine slides, and embellish the foregrounds of architectural objects.

In Russia, the Floribunda rose arrived relatively recently, in the XVII century. It was presented to Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich by the German ambassador, and later, under Peter the Great, they began to cultivate the rose in the royal gardens.

Roses are a traditional symbol of monastic gardens. The thorns of the flowers remind Christians of Christ's crown of thorns, while the flowers are associated with the fragrant gardens of paradise. Today, rose gardens can be found in the Tolga Monastery, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Museum-Reserve, and the Kazan Convent.

The rose is often called the flower of the Virgin Mary; it has become a symbol of mercy, forgiveness, and acceptance for Christians. Artists depicted the Virgin Mary with three wreaths of these flowers: a circlet of white roses symbolized joy, yellow roses represented glory, and red roses reminded of suffering. The red rose is associated with Jesus Christ. The blood of Christ, collected by angels in a golden chalice, spilled onto the moss and turned into a wondrous scarlet flower.

Orthodox churches, of which there are about two hundred in the Yaroslavl region, are adorned with these flowers on the eve of important church holidays. All the main monasteries and cathedrals cultivate roses as a fundamental element of floral decoration.