Rosa damascena P. Mill., The gardeners dictionary: eighth edition; Rosa no.15 1768. (Syn: Rosa gallica var. damascena Voss); 
European Russia (I), Java (I), Thailand (I), Fiji (I), China (Anhui, Beijing,
Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan,
Hongkong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Macao, Nei Mongol,
Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, South China Sea
Islands, Tianjin, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, Turkmenistan (I),
Uzbekistan (I), Southern Marianas (I) (Guam (I)), Iran (EC-Iran, NE-Iran: Mts.),
Hawaii (I) (Molokai (I), Maui (I), Hawaii Isl. (I)), Rotuma Isl. (I), Myanmar
[Burma] (I),
Bangladesh (I), Pakistan (I), USA (I) (Michigan (I), Missouri (I),
North Carolina (I), New York (I)), Canada (I) (New Brunswick (I)), Morocco (c),
Algeria (c), Libya (c)
as per Catalogue of Life;
 

 

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Rosaceae Week: Damask Rose:  Sending photos of (Damask Rose) Rosa damascena which is commercial source of Rose attar, gulabjal and essential oil which is currently prized at Rs. 350000/lit. The essential oil is highly prized in flavour and fragrance industries.


 
Rosa ×damascena Herrm., De Rosa 14. 1762 (P. Miller, Gard. dict. ed. 8: Rosa no. 15. 1768
Shrub with usually curved prickles, 5-7 leaflets, serrate; flowers fragrant, sometimes double.
Photographed from, Srinagar, Kashmir


can it ever escape and grow as wild?

 

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Rosa centifolia vs Rosa damascena : 2 posts by 2 authors.

Is there any clue to differentiate flowers of Rosa damascena and R. centifolia.


 
 
 
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