If you want to convey meaning with roses, you should know that color is of great importance. While everyone knows red roses are symbols of love, you might not realize that the particular shade you choose holds a deeper meaning. Bright, scarlet roses are best given to symbolize new love. More medium, crimson tones that are closer to true red are better for a long-standing love affair. Darker shades that tend toward burgundy could represent appreciation and a desire to take a relationship into the realm of romance. The deeper hue of dark red roses embodies intense feelings of romance and they represent unconscious beauty, the most attractive type.