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Rosa × damascena (Latin for damascene rose), more commonly known as the Damask rose, or sometimes as Bulgarian rose, Turkish rose, Taif rose, Arab rose, Ispahan rose and Castile rose, is a rose hybrid, derived from Rosa gallica and Rosa moschata. DNA analysis has shown that a third species, Rosa fedtschenkoana, has made some genetic contributions to the Damask rose.The flowers are renowned for their fine fragrance, and are commercially harvested for rose oil (either "rose otto" or "rose absolute") used in perfumery and to make rose water and "rose concrete". The flower petals are also edible. They may be used to flavor food, as a garnish, as an herbal tea, and preserved in sugar as gulkand.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Damascene Rose en Damask Rose en Bussora rose en York And Lancaster Rose en Castile Rose en Taif Rose en Bulgarian Rose en Ispahan Rose en Arab Rose en Turkish Rose en Rosa damascena
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