who reported that
brighter the flower the longer the colour will last. Bright orange
roses such as Prominent, Fragrant cloud, Impatient, Marina,
Tropicana, Carrot Top and Holy Toledo will retain their glorious
orange colour even after drying. The results of the present study
also indicated that 'First Red' tend to become dark on drying
and 'Ravel' (Pink) did not retain their colour after drying which
might be due to bleaching. Differences in flower colour may be
due to varietal character and also reaction of flower colour to
drying method. Interaction effects of cultivars and harvest stages
on floral characteristics showed significant differences (Fig