Everyone's knee-jerk reaction for color-coding the flower arrangements for special events is red for Valentine's Day and white for funerals. While we're more than happy to get a bountiful bouquet ...

A dozen red roses from different vendors may sound like the same flower, but they may not all, figuratively, smell as sweet. Indeed, they can be significantly different, says Gregg Weisstein ...

But roses come in other colors too. The color of flowers is predominantly attributed to two types of pigments: flavonoids and carotenoids. Specific flavonoids contribute to pink–red colors and ...