20 Rose Coloring Pages - Free!

Which is the most beautiful flower in the world? There are many types of flowers, but very few manage to match the beauty of the rose. This peculiar flower, over the years, has been used for various purposes, ranging from decoration to medicinal ones.

However, its use isn't limited to the field of medicine or to that of ornamentation. Roses have also been the stars of countless stories, tales, myths and legends. For example, they have several mentions in Greek mythology, and the Romans loved to use them. Did you know all that?

Surely not because, even though we love flowers, we don't know beyond what we can see. But don't worry! That ends here. If you go ahead and color the rose coloring pages, then you'll be just a few lines away from learning about them.

Do you know how? We added fun facts to the rose pictures to color, this way you'll learn in a fun way. Don't think about it too much! Grab your materials and let's get to work.

1. The most expensive rose in the world costs around 12 million euros, and it's the Juliet Rose.
2. The most expensive rose in the world, known as the Juliet Rose in English, was the creation of David Austin, a horticulturist who took 15 years to create it.
3. We can eat roses! Did you know that? Roses are edible. They have quite a bit of vitamin C, and small amounts of vitamin A and B.
4. Rosa is not only a flower, but also a genus that encompasses a whole group of thorny shrubs. That's why there are roses of different colors and shapes.
5. The oldest rose bush in the world is found covering the facade of the Hildesheim cathedral in Germany.
6. In 2001 on a space mission, a small red rose was placed on the ship, with the aim of studying the behavior of scents in the absence of gravity.
7. The famous Banksiae rose of Tombstone (USA) is the largest rose in the world: its vine ends up covering about 740 square meters and exceeds 6 meters in height. It's enormous!
8. Did you know that natural black roses do exist? They're super rare, but they can be found in a village called Halfeti in southern Turkey.
9. According to Greek mythology, it's said that roses were the tears of Aphrodite, which she shed for Adonis when he was dying in her arms.
10. One version of Greek mythology states that Cybele created roses as revenge against Aphrodite, so that their beauty would compete with that of the goddess of love.
11. The Romans loved roses. In fact, they cultivated this plant intensively to use its petals as ornament.
12. A dwarf rose bush exists! Actually, it's a mutation, and it's known as the miniature rose. This is a dwarfism mutation of old roses.
13. The largest species of rose is the Rosa Gigantea, since it manages to reach 10 to 15 cm wide, and they're white or cream-colored. They're very big!
14. There are more than 30,000 varieties of roses around the world. These varieties have been obtained by hybridization, whether induced or natural. How incredible!
15. If we tell you the name "Desert Rose", what do you think of? Do you think it's a flower? It isn't! It's a strange mineral that has the shape of rose petals.
16. The rose has been the national flower of the United States since 1986. How amazing! Also, it's considered the state flower of New York.
17. Roses are flowers that have been painted by great artists, like the work "Bouquet of Roses" by Renoir, or "Roses and Lilies" by Henri Fantin-Latour.