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Sub Rosa

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Rosa sp. Common name: Rose (leaf) Everybody writes about roses. The bloom, the color, the thorns, Aphrodite, the War of the Roses, sub rosa, all of it. Umberto Eco said the rose is a symbol so rich in meanings that by now it hardly has any meaning left. But nobody writes about the leaf. A rose leaf is a compound structure, pinnate, with paired leaflets and one at the tip, serrated edges designed to maximize surface area for photosynthesis. The serrations are called teeth, which is a word nobody expects from something this soft. And then the veins. Rose leaves have red veins when the plant is young and growing fast, the anthocyanin pigment acting as a kind of sunscreen to protect new tissue from ultraviolet damage. The red is protection, not decoration. The Romans used to phrase it sub rosa, under the rose, meaning whatever was said in that room stayed secret. But the expression originally referred to hanging a rose over a table during private meetings. Roses are about what gets hidden. A leaf before the bloom is the most hidden stage of all, everything still being decided underground and at the stem. No promise yet, just preparation. © Corina Daniela Obertas Photography. All rights reserved. The purchase of this NFT grants the collector ownership of the token only. Full copyright, reproduction rights, and commercial usage rights remain exclusively with the artist. No part of this artwork may be reproduced, distributed, printed, licensed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written consent from the artist.

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rose

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