Etiket: #rose scent

Before sunrise, while the Isparta countryside is still cool and quiet, rose growers begin gathering delicate pink blossoms by hand. The flowers they collect belong to Rosa damascena—the fragrant oil-bearing rose for which Isparta has become internationally known. But what makes this rose so valuable? Its importance cannot be explained by fragrance alone. The botanical variety, growing environment, harvest time, speed of processing and distillation method all influence the character of the resulting rose oil or rose distillate. To understand the Isparta Rose, we must therefore look beyond the flower and examine the complete journey from field to finished ingredient. What Is the Isparta Rose? The name “Isparta Rose” generally refers to Rosa damascena Mill., an aromatic rose cultivated in and around Isparta, Türkiye. It is also commonly known as: Damask rose Oil-bearing rose Rose of Isparta Turkish oil rose Rosa damascena is valued primarily for the aromatic materials contained within its flowers. These materials can be transferred into rose essential oil and the water phase created during distillation. The flowers are typically pink, densely petalled and in...