#two-colored roses

[rabbitcruiser]

National Peace Rose Day

National Peace Rose Day is on April 29 and today we honor and celebrate this hybrid tea rose. These light-yellow or cream-colored flowers have petals with flushed crimson-pink edges. Not only are they beautiful but they are known to be hardy, vigorous, and highly resistant to disease.

HISTORY OF NATIONAL PEACE ROSE DAY

Francis Meilland, a French horticulturist, developed the Peace rose by crossing a hybridized tea rose known as the Margaret McGredy rose with another seedling. He named the rose Madame A. Meilland, after his late mother.

However, before the German invasion of France, Meilland sent the cuttings of the rose to his friends in Italy, Turkey, Germany, and the United States to protect the new flower. It is in these different countries that the rose was given other names. The official name for the rose in France is still “Madame A. Meilland”, in honor of the breeder’s mother. In Italy, it was given the name ‘Gioia,’ meaning ‘joy.’ In Germany, it was called ‘Gloria Dei,’ meaning ‘glory to God.’ In the United States, it was named the Peace rose.

In the United States, Robert Pyle of the Conard Pyle Company, based in Pennsylvania, gave it its American name in 1945. While the war raged on in Europe, Pyle cultivated the rose and sent the samples to the American Rose Society for review. After Germany left France, he contacted Meilland and informed him that the rose would be introduced to the American public as the war ended. The name ‘Peace’ was given to the rose by Pyle in honor of the impending global peace. These roses were given to each delegate at the inaugural United Nations meeting in 1945 in honor of Germany’s surrender.

It is since then that National Peace Rose day is celebrated to mark the day that this rose received its American name and the symbolism behind it.

NATIONAL PEACE ROSE DAY TIMELINE

1930s

The Invention of the Peace Rose

French horticulturist Francis Meilland develops the Peace Rose in France by mixing different breeds of roses.

1945

Peace Rose at the United Nations

Peace roses are given to delegates at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations with a note that reads: “We hope the Peace rose will influence men’s thoughts for everlasting world peace.

1976

Rose Hall of Fame

The Peace rose is chosen as the World’s Favorite Rose and gets inducted into the Rose Hall of Fame.

1992

One Million Plants Sold

The Peace rose sells in quantities of over a million and gains more popularity.

NATIONAL PEACE ROSE DAY FAQS

Does the Peace rose have a scent?

Yes, the Peace rose has a very sweet and fruity scent that can range from mild to strong. 

Is the Peace rose extremely popular?

Yes, the Peace rose has gained significant popularity over the years and even won awards such as gold medals in Lyon (1942), Portland (1944), and The Hague (1965) and was named the Most Beautiful French Rose in Lyon (1942) and World’s Favorite Rose (1976). It was included in the All-America Rose Selection in 1944.

How big does a Peace rose grow?

The Peace rose can grow up to five or six feet tall and has large foliage with big multi-petaled flowers that are up to five inches across when fully opened.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PEACE ROSE DAY

Plant your own rose: What better way to celebrate Peace Rose Day than sharing the love and peace amongst your friends and family? Why not send them a Peace rose plant as a gift? Or plant it in your own home and see it grow and blossom.

Visit a rose garden: Why not spend Peace Rose Day in a rose garden? Visit a nearby rose garden or a nursery that houses roses and spend time with these beautiful flowers. They will instantly uplift your mood.

Read a book about roses: You can even indulge in some reading about roses such as “Roses” by Peter Beales. In fact, in his book he even states that the Peace rose is without a doubt, the finest hybrid tea rose ever cultivated and will remain a standard variety forever.

5 FACTS ABOUT ROSES THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

World’s oldest rose: The world’s oldest rose is believed to be 1,000 years old and grows on the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany.

World’s most expensive rose: Juliet, a 2006 variety of rose by renowned rose breeder David Austin is the world’s most expensive rose, and breeding it amounted to $5 million.

Tallest rose: Roses, in general, can grow quite tall and the tallest rose ever recorded stands at over 23 feet tall.

Long lifespan of roses: Roses are known to have a rather long life span and, interestingly, there are rose fossils that were discovered that date back 35 million years.

No black roses: While there are a plethora of colors available in roses, there are no black roses, and if there are roses that look black, they’re actually a dark red.

WHY NATIONAL PEACE ROSE DAY IS IMPORTANT

It encapsulates life and history: The Peace rose was sent off to different parts of the world during the Second World War for its protection and thus it makes us remember and honor our history

It promotes peace: The rose was literally named after the impending global peace and thus this day marks a day of harmony and peace. You can offer a Peace rose plant to your nearest and dearest and manifest peaceful energy.

Roses are beautiful: Roses are an absolutely beautiful flower and they also promote and symbolize love. The Peace rose, which looks exotic with its crimson-pink edges, can make anyone fall in love with it and evoke a sense of calm.

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[claraoswalds]

They're made of plastic. Living plastic creatures. They're being controlled by a relay device in the roof, which would be a great big problem if I didn't have this. So, I'm going to go up there and blow them up, and I might well die in the process, but don't worry about me. No, you go home. Go on. Go and have your lovely beans on toast.

HAPPY 19TH ANNIVERSARY! (March 26, 2005)

[onlysushicat]

start with the basics and finish the animatic i have almost done?

nah dude have them beta kids dancing in 12fps

[libra-cant-just-dance]

They're such good "FRIENDS"

Spent way too long on this because I can't just do a simple doodle for some reason. Ta-da, I've finally completed the holy trinity of fanwork for Just Dance: fanart, fanfiction, and cosplay! I can now rest.

[yakny]

creator of the maggots eating away at my brain, and of the hope that eats my heart's pain, always consuming, always consumed.

[bidonicart]

I love everything that's wrong with you

(slightly bloodier version under the cut)

[frogandbird]

@sharkfinn i bring your child :))

this is the non gore version, that’s below cut w progress video

[respectthepetty]

Did you see it? Did you see what happened to Hira in the second season finale of My Beautiful Man? DID YOU SEE IT!

I've written about Hira lowering himself around Kiyoi even when Kiyoi tries to make them equal, but look what happened to Hira from the first season to the end of the second:

OUR STALKER GOT UP! He rose! He lifted himself! Instead of Kiyoi having to lower himself, Hira finally GOT UP!

And Kiyoi changed too! The steps, which are a physical representation of ups and downs and power dynamics, played a crucial role in both seasons.

Do you see how Hira is sitting higher in the second season?! How Kiyoi handles the step conversations greatly changes between the seasons. In the first season, Kiyoi asks what would Hira do if someone told him that he had to tell Kiyoi's secret or die. When Hira answered that he would gladly die, Kiyoi called him creepy (affectionately).

In the second season, Kiyoi tells Hira that he LIKES who Hira is. He doesn't leave it open to interpretation. He lets Hira know that even if Hira thinks he is a pebble, he likes Hira. Kiyoi makes it clear he likes creepy, gross, pebble Hira.

Before they even sit down, Kiyoi points out that Hira isn't looking at him, and proceeds to move closer to Hira and rub his back. Hira still follows Kiyoi, but Hira is the first to get up in the second season after joking with Kiyoi compared to Kiyoi getting up the first season. Kiyoi is learning how to communicate, so Hira won't misunderstand, and Hira is learning to PICK HIMSELF UP first!

Hira also picked up the camera to take pictures of Kiyoi in the first season step conversation. In the second season, he remained looking at Kiyoi without the comfort of something remaining between them. Hira is learning to see the man in front of him, not the god he tries to capture.

This also leads to Kiyoi making his relationship with Hira clear in other spaces as well. In the first season, Hira was a stalker, then a classmate. In the second season, we saw Hira switch to being a fan, and possibly a friend. However, by the end, Kiyoi makes it clear exactly what Hira is to him - his boyfriend.

And finally, the damn duck! The first time we saw the duck, it was in the dirty water adrift and being pushed around. In the end of the second season, we see the duck in the sky, floating. In between these two moments, we see Kiyoi give Hira a duck, and Hira give a duck back to Kiyoi. They both started this series adrift and being pushed around by their school environment, but through the love they gave each other, they found their place. They are no longer the star and the stargazer. They are the entire sky with endless possibilities that can change shape each day.

They are not an idol and his stalker. They are not a god and a pebble. They are beautiful men.

[jeonwon-wonwoo]

hoshi: allure korea photo shoot behind

960615: Happy Birthday, Hoshi!

[delightfuldevin]

Traced some official art with my redesigns,,

[noahtally-famous]

can't believe this hasn't been said before but unhinged!scarlett and unhinged!dave would be an iconic duo. shame pi didn't get a second season bc these two in an alliance would basically succeed in destroying the island, they'd wipe everyone out

the fact that they're both versions of the nerd character so they're already smart in their own ways, the fact that they have absolutely zero fucks to give anymore, their individual darker sides have come out (whether it was hidden consciously (scarlett) or unconsciously (dave)), and they've each attempted to kill/seriously injure one or more contestant(s) (and mess up the island in the process) just to reach their end goal. imagine if these two found a common goal somehow, literally nothing could get in their paths (except possibly each other)

[rabbitcruiser]

National Peace Rose Day

Known as the most popular rose of the twentieth century, the Peace  rose is honored and celebrated today, on the anniversary of the public  announcement of its American trade name. On April 29, 1945, the name  "Peace" was announced by the Conard Pyle Company in Pasadena, California, at the Pacific Rose Society's  first rose show. At the same time, on the other side of the world, the  city of Berlin was falling to the Allies, which was one of the final  turning points of World War II. The rose came to symbolize the hope that  sprouted as the war ended.

Peace roses have larger yellow to cream-colored flowers with slightly  crimson-pink petal edges. Factors such as weather and location  influence variations on color. They are hybrid tea roses  that give forth a fruitlike fragrance. They are durable and vigorous:  shrubs may grow up to six-and-a-half feet in height and over four feet  in width, they are resistant to disease and can grow until the time of  the first frost.

Francis Meilland, a horticulturist and member of a prominent  rose-breeding family from Lyon, France, developed the Peace rose between  1935 and 1939. He hybridized the flower in 1935 by crossing a  hybridized tea rose known as Margaret McGredy with another seedling. The  Peace rose was first known by the number 3-35-40, which meant it was  the third hybridization of 1935 and it was the 40th cultivar selected  for testing. The plant first produced flowers in the fall of 1936, and  Meilland began growing the flowers in his rose fields in 1939.

Soon afterward, as World War II began and as Germany approached  France, Meilland sent cuttings of the rose to friends in Turkey,  Germany, Italy, and the United States. It may have been sent to the  United States on the last plane—or at least one of the last planes—that  left the country before the Germans invaded. By one account, the rose  was taken out of the country in an American diplomatic pouch.

Meilland named the rose Madame A. Meilland, after his late mother. He  introduced it as such to French gardeners in 1942, and this is the  formal name that it still holds today. But as it made its way to various  countries, it was given many other names. In Italy it became known as  Gioia, which means joy; in Germany it became known as Gloria Dei,  meaning glory to god; and in Sweden, Norway, and the United States, it  became known as Peace.

Robert Pyle of the Conard Pyle Company, which was based in West  Grove, Pennsylvania, gave it its American name. As the war raged in  Europe, Pyle cultivated the rose and sent samples to the American Rose  Society for it to be reviewed. After Germany left France, in 1944, he  was able to communicate with Meilland, and he told him he would  introduce the rose to the American public as the war ended. Pyle gave it  the name Peace in honor of the impending global peace.

During the month following the announcement of the rose's name in  Pasadena, Peace roses were given in honor of Germany's surrender to each  delegate at the inaugural United Nations meeting in San Francisco. The  roses were sent by American Rose Society Secretary Ray Allen along with a  note: "We hope the Peace rose will influence men's thoughts for  everlasting world peace."

The peace rose has been given numerous awards such as the All-America  Rose Selections Award in 1946, the American Rose Society National Gold  Medal Certificate in 1947, and the Gold Rose of the Hague in 1965. In  1976, it was chosen as the "World's Favorite Rose," and was inducted  into Rose Hall of Fame,  the first rose to be given the distinction. By 1992, over 100 million  Peace rose plants had been sold, and its popularity continues today.

How to Observe

Celebrate the day by planting or buying some Peace roses! If you really want to get out and smell the roses, you could visit a rose garden. But, if you'd rather stay at home, get some roses delivered to you or do some reading about roses. Some book ideas include Roses or Classic Roses by Peter Beales. Beales wrote in Roses, "'Peace,' without a doubt, is the finest Hybrid Tea ever raised and it will remain a standard variety forever."

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[bleaksqueak]

see, ppl can say what they want about the resi 3 remake, but the remake got Mikhail perfect. Also i actually really love weird Puppy Nemesis lmao

[whaliiwatching]

in love till the end of time!

[yakny]

A TERRIBLE NIGHT IS COMING (WARNING)

[seaweedraindraws]

I wonder what they are going to see...