On the subject of yellow roses, according to the Victorian language of flowers, red roses meant sexual love (lust) and yellow roses meant spiritual love (non-sexual, like a friend, a long term partner or a very very good friend). I prefer white ones, for purity (and Yorkshire). The best selling climbing rose in UK is a beautiful yellow one that has a delightful perfume and flowers constantly from May to September. It rejoices in the name (and I'm not kidding here) of "Golden Showers"....

Yellow silk ties worn about the person were the mark of courtesans, a sort of posh prostitute and indicated availablity and "broadmindedness". The lower class pros, in a bid to make them look a bit more sophisticated adopted the practice. Just be grateful it wasn't green.

LTS