Each color of rose has a different meaning. They send a silent, but important message to the recipient.

Red - love, beauty, courage and respect
White - aurity and innocence, silence or secrecy, also reverence and humilty
Pink - appreciation, "thank you", grace, perfect happiness, and admiration
Dark Pink - appreciation, gratitude
Light Pink - admiration, sympathy
Yellow - joy, gladness, friendship, delight, the promise of a new beginning
Orange - desire, enthusiasm
Red and White - Given together they signify unity
Red Rosebud - a symbol of purity and loveliness
White Rosebud - symbolic of girlhood
Thornless Rose - signifies love at first sight