Roses (suit)


Roses or Flowers are one of the four suits of playing cards used in a Swiss deck along with Shields, Acorns and Bells. This suit was invented in 15th century German speaking Switzerland and is a survivor from a large pool of experimental suit signs created to replace the Latin suits.

Characteristics

The rose is represented by a stylised yellow flower, with six leaves and an orange pistil.
In German, the suit is called Rosen.