Rosaceae
Damask rose
Rosa × damascena
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Damask rose
Synonyms
- Rosa belgica Mill.
- Rosa bifera (Poir.) Pers.
- Rosa calendarum Borkh.
- Rosa centifolia var. bifera Poir.
- Rosa multiflora Wrede ex Rössig
- Rosa portlandia Andrews
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Edal Anton Lefterov, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mario Esteban Murillo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.