Autumn Damask

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The ‘Autumn Damask’ rose is one of the earliest known roses. Of unknown parentage, the blooms are clear, medium pink. It has moderate fragrance, long vigorous 5-8 ft canes and double to semi-double blooms of 3-4”.

The crusading knights brought the first Damask Rose to France from Persia between 1254 and 1276.

This rose blooms twice in one season, a quality unseen in roses then grown in Europe. The Damask’s recurring bloom is a symbol for eternal life.

It is a long-lived, vigorous shrub that is still widely grown by lovers of old roses.