The red rose was originally associated with Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Myth holds that when her lover, Adonis, was wounded, she pricked her foot on the thorns of a white rose in her haste to run to him. Her blood stained the roses red, turning the red rose into a symbol of incredible passion and romantic devotion. Legend also has it that Cleopatra seduced Mark Antony in a room fully covered in red rose petals.

A dozen red roses boldly declares, “I love you,” while a single red rose communicates devotion and loyalty.

Lisianthus  is also know as the common name of Eustoma. This term comes from ancient Greece. 

The E-U prefix carries the name of beauty whilst the - stoma part of the name refers to a mouth, or mouth like shape.