Roses come in many colors and fragrances. Red roses are a symbol of love, yellow of reconciliation and white of purity. Gardeners and horticultural experts from China to the US, and Mexico to UK, are constantly developing new varieites.

It is an acceptable practise within the rose growing community to name new varieties after famous people, or significant events.

These famous ladies had roses named after them:

Lucille Ball
Ingrid Bergman,
Barbara Bush,
Maria Callas,
Patsy Cline,
Judy Garland,
Audrey Hepburn,
Grace Kelly,
Angela Lansbury,
Peggy lee,
Sophia Loren,
Marilyn Monroe,
Dolly Parton,
Mary Pickford,
Elizabeth Taylor.

This isn't confined to the ladies though,famous men have had roses named after them too.

Benjamin Britten,
George Burns,
Christopher Columbus,
Bing Crosby,
Charles Dickens,
Henry Fonda,
Henry Ford,
Bob Hope,
Don Juan,
John F. Kennedy,
Michelangelo,
Richard Nixon,
Rembrandt,
John Wayne.

Shanghai Rose: Many famous people have had roses named after them.