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'Rosa damascena Mill.' rose Reviews & Comments
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R. damascena (syn.: R. gallica, var. damascena, Damask rose (Pers. gol-e moḥammadi). It is recorded only in Ṯābeti (p. 640), who, however, adds that “this shrub is probably a hybrid, namely R. gallica X R. centifolia” (sic). Ḵātamsāz (p. 68) mentions it only as the hybrid R. X R. damascena. According to Ṯābeti, this dubious taxon has semi-double fragrant corymbose pink flowers. In any case, the gol-e moḥammadi is widely cultivated in some places (notably Qamṣar in Kāšān province) to obtain the well-known distillate golāb (rose water); hence it is also called gol-e golāb (see also GOLĀB).
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/gol
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V. Větvička in his book Růže (Roses), AVENTINUM, 2001, on page 96 - Rosa gallica var. damascena and Rosa belgica, these are just two of the many names of Rosa x damascena. The first name talk about origin and the second suggest the place where first arrived in Europe.
There are two types, every from different parents. One with attribute "Summer" is probably from parentage R. gallica x R. phoenicia, second Autumn Damask is from R. gallica x R. moschata. English botanist Rowley calls it R. damascena var. semperflorens, because of repeat flowering, while the first blooms only once in early summer.
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Available from - high country roses
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12 JUL 06 by
ingrid
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Great rose for exclusion hedges in northern (Zone 4) areas. Thorny, vigorous growth. Blooms once, heavily and some what messily, dropping petals all over the place, in late June in Minnesota. Will rarely have a few repeat blooms at the end of the summer. The flower form is cabbagy, but the fragrance is wonderful. Some tendency to leaf spot and leaf drop when weather gets hot and humid; plants may look leggy by late summer. This is not a well-behaved, classic, formal garden rose; it is a rowdy plant that will need lots of pruning to keep it in bounds. Mine were easily 5' tall and would get taller if I let them. If you like strong fragrance, lots of flowers and don't care about their form, and if you need to keep the neighbor's kids / dogs / ATV's out of your yard, consider this as a hedge rose.
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