Double rose

The Tudor rose is a double rose.

Double rose is a term used for a rose in heraldry when it has not only five petals, but additionally five petals within the outer petals. It is in essence a combination of two roses, one on top of the other. A standard heraldic rose should not be depicted this way but has only the five outer petals.[1]

An example of this heraldic charge is the Tudor rose, which is (most usually) a double rose gules and argent, barbed and seeded proper, but as it is so common in English heraldry it is often just blazoned as a "Tudor rose" or a "Tudor rose proper", for instance in the coat of arms of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London.

In botany, a double rose is a double-flowered variety of the rose, much like the heraldic double rose. These varieties go back to pre-heraldic times.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 286. ISBN 0 906670 44 6.
  2. ↑ Theophrastus mentioned double roses in his Enquiry into Plants, written before 286 BC.
  3. ↑ Wang GuoLiang (2007). "A study on the history of Chinese roses from ancient works and images". Acta Horticulturae 751: 347–356.


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