Why do the Roses of York and Lancaster look nothing like Roses, Roses have significantly more than 5 petals and the petals are far more dense. Were Roses selectively bred to look
![York and Lancaster (Shrub Rose) | Peter Beales Roses - the World Leaders in Shrub, Climbing, Rambling and Standard Classic Roses York and Lancaster (Shrub Rose) | Peter Beales Roses - the World Leaders in Shrub, Climbing, Rambling and Standard Classic Roses](https://www.classicroses.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/6e9e0330b981bee0eba0610998958c79/y/o/york_and_lancaster_b_1000px.jpg)
York and Lancaster (Shrub Rose) | Peter Beales Roses - the World Leaders in Shrub, Climbing, Rambling and Standard Classic Roses
![Red rose of Lancaster and white rose of York, combine to make the Tudor rose | Wars of the roses, French history, History Red rose of Lancaster and white rose of York, combine to make the Tudor rose | Wars of the roses, French history, History](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f5/d0/fd/f5d0fd298e0765364cbd15366b67c0d9.jpg)