How to Make a Paper Rose

To make your own paper rose you will need:

• Our template which you can download here
• Coloured paper
• Scissors
• PVA glue

Cut out the spiral along the line. Take the outside edge and begin rolling the paper towards the centre as tight as possible.

Sit the rose on a flat surface and dab a blob of glue in the centre. Position the rolled paper on top of the glue and leave to dry for about an hour.

The History of Roses

• Roses have been prized as far back as we can remember. The earliest rose fossils were discovered in Colorado, USA and are over 35 million years old. Rose wreaths have been unearthed from ancient Egyptian tombs.
• According to ancient legend, roses were created by Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love. Her tears and the blood of her lover, Adonis, mingled to create the red rose.
• Wild roses were used in the production of rosewater, scented oils and other perfumes long before they were cultivated (grown especially for gardens). Some Roman emperors filled their swimming baths and fountains with rosewater, and sat on carpets of rose petals for their feasts.
• The War of the Roses was a civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487. The House of York adopted a white rose (Rosa alba) as their symbol, while the House of Lancaster took a red rose (Rosa gallica). The winner, Henry VII, merged his Lancastrian rose with the red rose of his York bride and thus created the Tudor Rose, the Rose of England.
• The red Rosa gallica is also known as ‘Apothecary’s Rose’, because during the past thousand years it has been used by herbalists.
• The earliest known cultivated roses date from at least 500 BC but it wasn't until the late eighteenth century that they were introduced into Europe from China.
• Rosewater has a very distinctive flavour and is used in Middle Eastern, Persian and South Asian cuisine—especially in sweets such as nougat and Turkish delight.
• One of the most famous and difficult dances in classical ballet is the ‘Rose Adagio’ in The Sleeping Beauty – so-called because Princess Aurora’s four suitors each give her a rose to win her affection. Involving a series of challenging balances, it’s a test of the ballerina’s stamina and skill.
• Today there are over 30,000 different varieties of rose. They are gathered into groups or hybrids.
• Varieties of old garden roses include Gallica, Damask, Moss, Portland, China, Tea, Bourbon and Musk. Many old roses flower just once in the season but look and smell particularly lovely.
• Modern garden roses include Hybrid Tea, Polyantha, Floribunda, climbers, ramblers, and ‘English Roses’ which combine the old-fashioned shapes and scents of old roses with the disease-resistant and repeat-flowering habits of modern roses.
• Many famous people have had roses named after them, including Queen Elizabeth, Diana Princess of Wales, Darcey Bussell, Dame Judi Dench and Roald Dahl.
• If you had a rose named after you, what colour would you like it to be?

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