Did you know that fossil evidence found in Egyptian tombs suggests that roses have been around for about 35 million years? Cultivating roses was a practice that only began five thousand years ago in China, though it did not take long for the genus Rosa to spread to the West and develop new uses besides aesthetic ones.Ancient Romans were rather obsessed with roses - they used the red flower petals as confetti during parades and celebrations, as a source of perfume...
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