What is your rose ‘attitude’?

I love comments and opinions made on roses, no matter what they are. They give me the lowdown on how Malaysians in general view roses and how the world of roses here is defined.

What translates from an opinion always is the belief or attitude of the person that owns the opinion.

After having a rough week (my 5 years old daughter had injured her elbow on Thursday after accidently hit a chair and later sprained her ankle on Saturday when she stepped on her shoes and attempted twirling. *sigh*) I wish to be on lighter mood this week. 

So for this post, I’ve listed below the thing that fascinates me the most about roses in Malaysia – our attitudes on roses.

The list may not be perfect but I definitely had fun discovering and thinking about these attitudes and writing them down.

Hope you enjoy reading and will share with me your rose ‘attitude’ too…

Attitude	Descriptions
Cynics	Describe roses in 3 cynical words - common, classic and cliché.  You see no uniqueness in liking roses.
Roses on the fence	On neutral ground with no specific viewpoints on roses whatsoever.
Florist friends	You fancy roses’ beauty, form and fragrance. Love if given a bouquet from loved ones. Worship what roses represent.
Fantasists	Secretly enjoy looking at roses be it in nurseries, supermarkets or even on tea cups! You probably love the style of English Garden. You dream of growing but admit no roses can survive under your care.
Roses in the dark	In total blindness. You believe for a factual that roses can only be grown in western countries of cooler climate. Roses successfully grown in Malaysia; in your garden, are fictitious and impossible.
Cameron critics	You believe roses can be grown only at cooler areas in Malaysia such as Cameron Highland or other hilly places. Roses from Cameron Highland will not survive when brought down hill. You advocate others not to buy roses from Cameron as such will waste time, money and effort.
Kampong kindred	You know that roses can grow in Malaysia. In fact, you have one that grows in your garden. A ros kampong (old garden rose) that is. What you don’t know is there are other types of roses that can be grown in your garden too.
Kampong solo	You choose to grow only ros kampongs because of their well-known beauty, proven easy-to-care quality and generous fragrance. You don’t want to commit to the fussiness of growing other types.
Roses on break	You have a rose growing in your garden and it is not a ros kampong. You don’t intend to add or grow more roses. At times, you don’t even remember that you have a rose since it flowers so little or none at all. You are quite relaxed and so does your rose.
Regrets	You bought roses but they died within few short weeks. You regretted spending money for plants that don’t last and decided not to try again.
Resigns	Attacks from pests and diseases make growing roses dreading. You too are disappointed with your roses that don’t look as healthy as when you bought them. You decided you’re done with these beauties.
Fanatics!	You started out having successfully grown few roses but since then, you’re hooked. You can’t stop adding new roses into your collection whenever you see new ones. You keep growing roses and perfecting your skills.  You are a living proof that roses can grow well in Malaysia. You are a rare species!

So, what is your rose ‘attitude’?

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Author: Rough Rosa

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