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One of our new roses this year is the Ronald Reagan rose. This rose was named in honor of President Reagan in part because in 1986 he signed the resolution into law that made the rose the national flower of the United States.
15 comments:
Now this is an interesting bit of information. Did we not have an national flower before then?
I did not know this or that we had a national flower or that it is the rose. the photo is stunning. i like the one sharp and clear, the other blurred
I love Ronnie and his Rose!!!!
If I am able to make a rose the national flower of my country, then we will a Rainfield rose.
What a beautiful rose and I like its name. It is the perfect National flower!
Beautiful rose photo. I have a ton of respect for the legacy that was Ronald Reagan.
Gorgeous! The National Flower,now that is pretty special. I knew there was a good reason why it's my favorite flower. :)
Blessings,Ruth
I didn't know he did that, but I am glad he did. Gorgeous photo.
Nice blog with beautiful photography. Thanks!!!
Well your roses are gorgeous as ever, George and I learned something new. I didn't know the rose was our national flower. Thanks for the beauty and lesson.
Give Betsy a hug for me :)
bright colors!
I didn't know the rose is the U,S, national flower. How interesting. It sure is a beautiful rose!
Thats a perfect flower for the US of A.
:)
Your roses and photos are so pretty. Larry and John visited the Reagan Library in April. I think this is one of my all time favorite roses.
George again, this I did not know either. Thanks for sharing, wow what a nice picture of the rose at the same time. Anna :)
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