Madder Rose

Madder Rose

Madder Rose is a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. After a 20-year hiatus, a new album was released in September 2019. The band is fronted by Mary Lorson, who shares songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Coté.

Rubia

Rubia is the type genus of the Rubiaceae family of flowering plants, which also contains Coffea (coffee). It contains around 80 species of perennial scrambling or climbing herbs and subshrubs native to the Old World.

Rose

A rose is either a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and tens of thousands of cultivars. The plants range in size and form, from trailing and erect shrubs to climbers up to 7 metres (23 ft) in height. Sharp prickles appear on the stems of many species. Their flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through pinks, reds, oranges and yellows.

Rose (color)

Rose is the color halfway between red and magenta, whose hue corresponds to an angle of 330 degrees on the HSV/HSL color wheel.

madder

Noun

1. A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
2. The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.

Adjective

1. Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.

rose

Noun

1. A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
2. A flower of the rose plant.

Verb

1. To make rose-colored; to redden or flush.
2. To perfume, as with roses.