TOP 8 FLOWERS THAT LOOK LIKE ROSES

This list starts from the premise that the rose is the most beautiful and best flower in the world and all other plants are in some way inferior. Many people would disagree especially those with a particular enthusiasm for another species. There are societies and groups devoted to everything from orchids to succulents. But it is true that certain flowers do resemble roses and this list which I found on the Magazine8 website claims to show you the top eight.

Even though there are flowers that match the roses? characteristics such as appearance and fragrance, they cannot be compared with their uses and meanings. Their colors have special meanings ? such as white which indicates pureness and innocence, the pink colored rose symbolizes of falling in love with someone, red roses means love, and there are a lot more meanings depending on the colors.
However, there are instances when we see other flowers and think of them as roses ? when in fact they are not ? because of their striking similarities. Some do have the same scent as roses, similar appearance of petals and there are also varieties of flowers that are similar to roses. Sometimes, these flowers that look like roses need extra special treatment compared to roses for them to live well but, there are also some which grow easier than roses.

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Best 8 Flowers That Look Like Roses

Here are 8 most beautiful flowers that look like roses:

1. Ranunculus

Ranunculuses are also known as Persian buttercups and are very much similar to roses. These flowers can be damaged if the temperature reaches lower than 25 degree Fahrenheit. Persian buttercups have double flowers which look a lot like the varieties of the old-fashioned cabbage rose. These flowers are planted during the spring season in moderately hot areas or in areas with mild winter during the fall season.
These beautiful Persian buttercups generate flowers with great colors that bloom during the summer and spring season. The Ranunculus is a big flower which includes species of 600 plants such as spearworts, buttercups, lesser celandine and the water crowfoots. Persian buttercups? petals are frequently shiny and these flowers are growing as colonizers which are the same to the weeds that are growing in your garden or backyard.
In horticulture, these rose-like flowers are famous decorative floras that is cultivated by many people especially those that have bright and large colored flowers.

2. Double Impatiens

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In America, Double Impatiens is the famous bedding flower. They are often considered as flowers that look like roses. All diversity of Impatiens do not grow and perform well under the direct exposure of the sun that is why it is better for them to be cultivated and grown in deep shady areas.
Impatiens best grows in a soil that is moist, rich and fertile since they are profound feeders. So, if you want your Impatiens plant to grow healthy, you must make sure to fertilize the soil before planting it and throughout the growing period, water the plant with the fertilizer solution. Double Impatiens is a great bud vase flower plant.
The Impatiens wallerina is called as busy Lizzie in United Kingdom, sultana, balsam or just plainly Impatiens. This was a native flowering plant that comes from Kenya and later on went to Eastern Africa and Mozambique. Impatiens is a flower which only has 5 petals and all its parts ? which include the stem, leaves, roots and flowers ? are supple and can easily be damaged.

3. Lisianthus

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Lisianthus or eustoma is a flowering plant that was developed in native America. These flowers come in single and double ? but the double ones look a lot like the wild rose. This native wild flower plant originally has blue flowers. But due to hybrids, the varieties of these flowers come in different colors which include white, cream, purple, light pink, dark pink and lavender.
From small seeds, it takes five months for the plant to have flowers. And they grow best in under the direct exposure of the sun and soil that is very well-drained. Lisianthus is a wildflower that grows natively in warm areas of Mexico, Southern United States, northern South America and Caribbean. In addition to that, some Lisianthus flowers are bicolored and some are rarely found in carmine-red or yellow.
Lisianthus flowers begin to blossom during the early summer but there are also some that continue to blossom during the later days of summer. The fascinating part is this flower can last from 2 to 3 weeks in a bud vase when it is cut. The Lisianthus flower is also known as Texas bluebell, Lisianthus, gentian, tulip gentian and prairie gentian.

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