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Rosaceae
Persian Rose
Rosa x damascena
Timeless love, beauty, and the essence of perfume.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- Middle East, Iran, Damascus region
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 100–220 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 4–9
- Lifespan
- perennial shrub; decades
Did you know
- It takes approximately 10,000 rose blossoms to produce just 5 milliliters of rose otto essential oil.
- The Valley of Roses in Bulgaria produces over 80 percent of the world's rose oil from Damask roses.
- Damask rose petals are the key ingredient in Turkish delight, rosewater, and gulkand (rose petal preserve).
- The Damask rose is thought to be a natural hybrid at least 5,000 years old, predating recorded history.
- Cleopatra allegedly filled rooms ankle-deep with Damask rose petals to welcome Mark Antony.
Color meanings
Pink
grace and gratitude
Light Pink
gentle admiration