Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Damask
Growth Habit: Typically 4-8 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Unknown, before 1832
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 3 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 4-8 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Ispahan'
  • 'Pompon des Princes'
  • 'Rose d'Ispahan'

Common names
  • Damask Rose
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by Aerith
Photo by Steve812
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-05-16
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Photo by kniphofia
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-29
Location: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2015-07-15
Location: Nationale Plantentuin Meise (Brussels)
Date: 2018-05-16
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-29

Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Location: California
Date: May 2020
Photo by Steve812
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-29
Photo by Steve812

photo credit: Kurt Stüber

Date:  Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Photo by melva
Location: Poland. From my collection.
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 1:09 AM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "Also known as Rose d'Ispahan or Pompon des Princes, this paragon amongst Damask roses has been seen growing wild on the hills of Iran, especially between Shiraz and the old caravan trading center of Ispahan. Residents of Shiraz still grow it in their walled gardens, where plants and pools are a release from the hot, dry land outside. When in full bloom, the bush is covered until it looks like a fountain of pink. The shrub is vigorous and hardy, with a slightly bluish cast to the rough green leaves."

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