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Rosaceae
Bulgarian Rose
Rosa damascena
Love and beauty.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- Middle East, Central Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 4-7 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bulgaria's Rose Valley produces over 80 percent of the world's rose oil, an industry dating back to the 17th century.
- It takes approximately 3,500 to 4,000 kilograms of rose petals to produce just one kilogram of rose oil.
- Rose oil is one of the most expensive essential oils in the world, sometimes exceeding the price of gold by weight.
- The roses are harvested by hand before sunrise, when the oil content in the petals is highest.
- Bulgaria celebrates an annual Rose Festival each June, crowning a Rose Queen and parading through fields of blooming roses.
Color meanings
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romance
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devotion