Damask Rose

Rosa 'Kazanlik' Rosaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Biocultural value

Cultivated in the Bulgarian Kazanlik Valley, the fragrant petals contain high quality oils much used in perfumery.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Leon Ginnenthal

Description

Rosa 'Kazanlik' is an Old Garden Damask rose. Thirty soft deep pink petals 2" across. Grown in Kazanlik Bulgaria and used to make the famous attar of roses

USDA Hardiness Zone

4

Special characteristics

fragrance, other ethnobotanical uses