Comments on: Rose of Damascus http://archersofokcular.com/rose-of-damascus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rose-of-damascus 'burası Türkiye!' - 'this is Turkey!' - living, loving and travelling Turkey Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:51:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alan http://archersofokcular.com/rose-of-damascus/#comment-1742 Alan Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:44:05 +0000 http://archersofokcular.com/?p=2389#comment-1742 . . a rose by any other name . . all are beautiful! The distillation process produces a clear product, but the market pressure to colour the associated products led to the pink hybrid which became dominant, ‘taking over’ the native species. That there are pockets where the original survives has to be a given, I believe.
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]]> By: Ellen http://archersofokcular.com/rose-of-damascus/#comment-1740 Ellen Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:41:16 +0000 http://archersofokcular.com/?p=2389#comment-1740 So the original rosa damascene is white? And here I was thinking the color “rose” must have come from this variety, since they’re all that color now. Live (or read) and learn.
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]]> By: Alan http://archersofokcular.com/rose-of-damascus/#comment-1583 Alan Thu, 03 May 2012 11:39:01 +0000 http://archersofokcular.com/?p=2389#comment-1583 Thanks Melanie and welcome to Archers. There are some simple and some very beautiful and elaborate stills to be found.
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