Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Lax petals
Petal count: double: 16-25 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: Double to full, in clusters
Rebloom: None
Class: Other: Damask
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: Unknown origin, before 1560
Optimal growing zones: USDA zones 4-9

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: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 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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Common names
  • Damask Rose
  • Rose
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Rosa x damascena
  • Synonym: Rosa polyanthos
  • Synonym: Rosa gallica var. damascena
  • Synonym: Rosa calendarum

Photo Gallery
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2021-04-21
digital camera

Date: c. 1913
photo from the 1913 catalog, Biltmore Nursery Roses, Asheville, N

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