Is anyone growing tea for making petal tisane? Especially Bulgarian Pink Rosa Damascena?
Anyone growing other types of tea for making tea?
Last year I started growing Rosa ×damascena ‘Marchesa Boccella’ which is a repeat blooming selection. I found it had good resistance to black spot which can completely defoliate many roses in my PNW climate.
I’ve made tea from the petals a couple of times now by bruising the fresh petals with sugar crystals to create a mush and then mixing with hot water. I and two other tasters all found the flavor very good and will be continuing to harvest for tea production.
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Thank you, that sounds really delicious. Could I ask where you found your specimen? I’m having a difficult time finding it online, and it seems impossible to find it locally, here in the mid Atlantic area
I got it from Antique Rose Emporium.
They appear to be in stock currently.
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I grow heirloom Damask culinary roses and they have a scent that is far beyond anything I ever smelled in other roses. They are the ones you want for perfume, tea, or cooking. The rose petal jam from them is out of this word. I grow organically and they are never bothered by pests or disease. I bought mine from a local nursery who specializes in Heirloom and native plants. Mount Vernon has them and may be able to tell you who sells them locally. Damask Rose · George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Thank you
Since @Bellatrix mentioned Mt Vernon, their annual plant sale is coming up. Mount Vernon Historic Plant and Garden Sale · George Washington's Mount Vernon
But I don’t see roses mentioned 
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