"Raoul squeezed her hand reassuringly and then smiled at Beatrix some.  "White roses are consiered by many to be fragile but isn't that part of what makes them so spectacular? such a hard to grow bloom should never look so beautiful and hardy as these and yet they grow here in the face of adversity pristine and beautiful.  Roses contain much symbolism, in fact there is an entire language centered around roses.  The white rose is important to use for many reasons but one is what it stands for.  "Purity of spirit and love, secrets kept, honesty...it is the hardest of all the flowers to keep just as attributes like those are not easy to maintain.  Mountain daisies are an astounding flower as well though it is said to have derived from a Dryad who presided over forests, meadows, and pastures. Roman legend states that the nymph Belides caught the eye of Vertumnus, the god of orchards. This happened when she was dancing with other nymphs at the edge of a forest. Belides didn't want to be the center of attention, so morphed into the flower bellis or daisy.  Daisies, of course you probably already know this, represent  innocence and purity, saying, 'You have as many virtues as this plant has petals,' or, 'I will consider your request'.  Mountain daisies; which are often tipped in crimson and I am guessing is why it is the one you choose as your favorite since your countries color is red, mean  'beauty that is unknown to the possessor.'