were likely yellow in the past, indicates a large genomic analysis by researchers from Beijing Forestry University, China. Roses of all colors, including white, red, pink, and peach, belong to the ...

One was located in the dry northwest, where yellow roses with small leaves grow. The other was in the warm and humid southwest, where white, fragrant roses thrive. Sign up for Chip Chick's ...

and that the plants probably evolved to adapt to distinct climates — yellow flowers with small leaves in the arid northwest, and white, fragrant bunches of flowers in the warm, humid southwest.