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Chocolate Roses

November 14th, 2006 @ 6:15 pm by Mrs. Bee

Due to the popularity of brown color schemes in weddings, French rose breeder NIRP International has created a chocolate rose called the Terra Nostra.

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They may still be hard to find, but for those of you using brown in your color schemes, would you want to use chocolate roses?

(via Modern Bride & flower expert Amy Stewart)

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51 Responses to “Chocolate Roses”

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WeezerMonkey

I love chocolate brown, but…ew. Me no likey.

 
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katy

I like these. Maybe not as an all brown bouquet or centerpiece, but definitley as an accent, or mixed with pink roses or green hydrangeas.

 
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amy

i don’t care much for the brown, but these could look really pretty with a monochromatic creme/white/ivory/beige scheme… or a baby blue and cream?

 
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newly_engaged

eh, they look like freeze dried dead roses. i would totally pass.

florists will use dark (red?) flowers that photograph dark brown. i forget what they’re called but there are options to get dark flowers into your bouquets/centerpieces.

 
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JoyJoy

umm..I’m not a huge fan either, and I LOVE brown. I think maybe they’re not a rich enough hue? A step lighter and they would look almost exaclty like terra cotta roses. I do see how they would look nice as an accent, though.

 
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Miss Lime

my comment got cut off for some reason…

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michelle

mmm nooooo my colors are chocolate brown and pink but i would never use brown roses. brown flowers = dead flowers!! i am using brown as accents and to give more warmth!

 
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lindsay

i like them.

maybe i’ll use ‘em in my wedding and show y’all how it’s done. ;)

but my wedding’s still 18 months away.

 
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ocicats

i like the brown. it reminds me of milk tea. i think it would look nice w/ the fauchon light pink.
http://www.fauchon.com/c-Weddings-p-115233-Signature+Pink+Purse.html

 
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kp

they look like they’re freeze-dried..very interesting~ i’m sure there will be brides that will be ecstatic to use them in their wedding

 
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superstellathewoman

that’s actually a very pretty muted brown. i can see it going well with other light colors; the pink and peach.. maybe some hydrangeas. gotta pair it up with something, cause by itself i think it looks dead.

 
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Jayme

i’m toying with idea of using brown as a wedding color. but no to those roses

 
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Tiffany

=D They look yummy!

 
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elaine

mrs.bee why you decided to change your icon? I actually like the flying bee with hearts aroound it.

 
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Mrs. Bee

they look like they’re made of chocolate. i kinda want to eat them.

 
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wsukarebear

I think they would be good sparsley dispersed in a bouquet or something, but I am not a fan in seeing them in this picture–it looks dead? :-)

 
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patty

I bought those beautiful brown roses from Costco few months ago, and the price tag was the same as other color roses!!

 
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CC

I love these! They do look like chocolate in the pic, though (Must remember not to eat the floral arrangements)….

 
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Jennifer

I saw this picture in Modern Bride, and I think the color was a lot richer there. I wonder what the actual color is? Maybe it’s just my work monitor!

 
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creme_de_violet

They look like dried roses

 
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stacie

i think they’re fantastic! great for brown themed weddings like mine - i just hope i can get a hold of some of these for next july!

 
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Danielle

I LOVE these!! I am getting married in March and my colors and chocolate brown, turqouise, and white. I am having the hardest time finding flowers that will look good in my wedding. This is exactly what I need, but unfortunately I probably won’t be able to find someone who can get them. I just wish they would have been introduced a year earlier. Oh well. But these are great flowers!!

 
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jacinda

I love these i will be using them in a wedding bouquet whith offwhite or cream roses and brown crystals

 
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Susan

I think these would be lovely with golden-yellow or bronzey flowers as well.

 
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esther

I really like them i was searching for brown roses to use in the wedding as my colour scheme is brown and cream, with hints of pink. I think they look really nice

 
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kouk

love brown

 
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lauren

When i first heard of ‘brown roses’ my first though was “brown? dead…” lol but when i finally say a picture i love them, they are really unique! They would look so lovely mixed in with creme, pink, turqouise or any of the other colors mentioned here.

 
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melissa

LOVE these…they are perfect for a fall wedding. Red roses are sooo common! These are so unique and classy…the prefect compliment to a brown/chocolate inspired wedding.

 
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becky

Looooove this roses i think they would look amazing with white roses…does anyone know where can i buy them?!?!

 
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Karee

I like these roses and was wondering where I can get some for my wedding in September?

 
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C. C.

YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! where can i find them? I need them for my October wedding which is cholate brown and ivory.

 
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Jennifer

Everyone keeps saying they look dead….I think they are beautiful! I think they would look wonderful in a bouquet with warm autumn colors like burnt orange or gold or burgundy! They would also look great with turquois for a contemporary autumn wedding;)

 
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Michelle Mc

I LOVE them! And we are actually using them for my wedding in 3 weeks. We have a brown color scheme, champagne, latte and truffle, with accents of red. We are having each bridesmaid have a different color rose, this one, a deep red and the saharra rose with choloate cosmos and my boquet has all of them.

 
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Ashley

I LOVE them, in fact, I’m currently searching them out.

 
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lacey

i love these…they will look perfect at my wedding!!
i like different and that’s exactly what they are!

 
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Kiri

I quite like them. I think they would suit better if they were a bit darker? My wedding theme is brown and white, i wish we could get these roses here in New Zealand as i would use them. Maybe not for my bouquet but definately somewhere!

They look just like chocolate…. I LOVE CHOCOLATE lol

 
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christy

I think they are very pretty and would great with ivory roses.

 
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Birdie

They look good enough to eat! They are a good alternative for ladies who are using the brown color scheme. It’s hard! The only other flower I’ve found that looks brown are chocolate cosmos.

 
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Candace Winship

They’re beautiful! Champagne and chocolate- lovely!

 
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Manney

they’re actually pretty nice i’m not saying that that’s what i would use in my wedding but its better to match.Maybe pink or skye blue but its really nice!two thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!!!

 
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ReBa

I am looking for roses made of milk chocolate…not chocolate colored roses.
Anyone know where I can find them. I live in Sacramento, CA

 
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jessica

i am actually having chocolate brown roses in my bouqet along with ivery calla lillies…and i couldn’t pisture it either but against my ivory dress it is awesome and very different….

 
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Rona

I am doing a friend’s daughter’s wedding which has a vintage theme. So far we have only found Leonidas and several other ‘antique-looking’ roses from bigrose.com. I would love to find just a few of these to intersperse in the bouquet & table vases. Anyone have a source?????? Thank you, Rona

 
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Judy

I think they’re great and would use them in my chocolate brown/pink wedding — only just a few, dappled with ivory roses and pink.

 
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Collette

I am interested in these too for my wedding, I’ve heard from a friend that a florist called “A Love’s In Bloom” will be showcasing them at a Bridal Fair at the San Ramon Marriott on Sunday 10/5/08, if anyone is interested in seeing them “for real”

 
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Judy

@Collette:
I live in northwestern Michigan (hour north of Grand Rapids), and I have no idea where I might find them — admittedly, I have not had a lot of time to research where I might find them and have not talked with my florist, but we we are in a very rural setting) … I wonder how easily I’d be able to get a two or three dozen …

 
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Judy

@Collette:
I live in northwestern Michigan (hour north of Grand Rapids), and I have no idea where I might find them — admittedly, I have not had a lot of time to research where I might find them and have not talked with my florist, but we we are in a very rural setting) … I wonder how easily I’d be able to get two or three dozen …

 
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Daryl Pitts

Does anyone know where I could order several dozen of these Chocolate Roses? I live in Alabama

 
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Melinda

This is so beautiful!! My wedding is in 24 days and i have brown roses on my wedding. Its going to be stunning!!! And its not dead, its amazing in light with a litle bit of glitter. Culd not believe i could get some in South Africa!

 
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Kaitlin

I love these roses, I thought I wanted them in my bridal bouquet until I had my florist order them for a sample bouquet. The batch she recieved was more of a burgundy, rusty terra cotta color more so then chocolate brown. I opted not to put them in our bouquets. I still love the idea though.

 


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