Is the rose the most popular flower?

Close I bet. In our 18 + years of being a florist, it seems that the rose is what most people asked for by name. Think about it. The rose is a symbol of love.
Stately and graceful. Versatile. Conveys the meaning of love in many different ways.
From friendship to deep personal partnership soul mate kind of love.

The rose can be used anywhere , anytime and look proper. They are in almost every garden. People even have contests to see who has the biggest, most fragrant, most unique and so on. I think the rose has a romantic quality that no other flower can surpass.

We even name our children "Rose". Roses are named after women because of their beauty. The rose is probably the most photographed flower ever. I know a garden in Tulsa, OK that has a myriad of rose plantings to remember loved ones.

What flower do you see most in advertisements? Probably a rose. I am amazed at the use of roses in our everyday lives, and how the rose has endured centuries of gardening and giving to still be probably the most popular flower ever.