Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
-
Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Summer Damasks, Autumn Damasks
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
Number of Varieties
275
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
200.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green, Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Black Spot, Caterpillars, Downy mildew, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Rust, Scale insects, Thripes
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
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Botanical Name
Rosa × damascena
Matthiola incana
Common Name
Damask rose, rose of castile
Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower
In Hindi
जामदानी गुलाब
gillyflower
In German
Damaszener-Rosen
Garten-Levkoje
In French
Le rosier de Damas
Gillyflower
In Spanish
Rosa de Damasco, Rosa de Castilla
Gillyflower
In Greek
δαμασκηνό τριαντάφυλλο
Gillyflower
In Portuguese
rosa damascena
Matthiola incana
In Polish
Róża damasceńska
Gillyflower
In Latin
surrexit Damascum
Matthiola incana
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Capparales
Family
Rosaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Rosa
Gilia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Gilieae
Subfamily
-
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
3025
1
27800
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