I beg your knowledge, @TheEdVerse! I'm writing about cultivating roses in the Realms. Common Bloodrose, Mourning Rose, Daylight Rose, Creeper Rose, Sunset Rose, Ruby Blushrose, Undead Bloodrose, Sea Rose (Firethorn) and Rose of Forgetfulness… Am I forgetting any important ones?
— Ashley May (@ashleymaywrites) November 16, 2019
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Hi! Happy to help!
* Starfall Rose (flourishes in deep forest shade, clusters of many softly luminescent pearl-white tiny blossoms sharing the same long, trailing stem)
* Sorrow of the Princess (rich blood-red blossom as large 2)
…across as a large adult human’s hand, but the outermost ring of petals grow into long, irregular drooping shapes variously described as the teardrops of, or the sleeves of a long gown worn by, a grieving princess)#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 16, 2019
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* Corpse Spider Rose (large, long-petaled, softly-luminescent white roses that flourish in deep forest shade that move slowly as time passes, ‘crawling’ in a slow oval circuit around the central rise of their stem; often grow… 4)
…on corpses, or the dead wood of fallen trees or brambles)
* Goldspear Rose/Sunspike Rose (a sun-loving rose that grows clusters of large striped gold-and-white blossoms that have shining golden, pointed inner petals that…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 16, 2019
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…stand proud/thrust up from the surrounding rest of the petals; lasts for days if cut and floated in honeyed water)
* Winterwind Rose (small clusters of dark crimson to nigh-black roses that resist being shredded or dropping 6)
…petals even when frozen, and that cling stubbornly to life for several tendays after being frozen, and so survive for months even in howling winter weather where shelter is scarce or nonexistent)
Hope these are of help!#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 16, 2019
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Ooops! Almost forgot to add: Corpse Spider Rose petals are edible, taste like roasted almonds, and enough of them can make a filling meal (or serve as a herb), and Goldspear Rose golden inner petals are like a buttery, weak saffron substitute (as a herb).#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) November 16, 2019