R. Damascena Trigintipetala – Kazanlik old rose

R. Damascena Trigintipetala – Kazanlik

A rose used for centuries for the extraction of essential oils; its strong scented blooms are 5 cm in diameter, double, filled with 30 slightly ruffled petals with a pink colour that blends to white. Disease-resistant, grows vigorous, semi-shade tolerant, well-branched and with a light green foliage to a height of 150 cm, or even 250 cm if trained as a climber, and spreads up to 150 cm. This rose has been selected before 1612 and is one of the main varieties cultivated in the Bulgarian area of Kazanlik, of which it bears the name, famous in all Europe for the production of essential oils.