Introduction of common edible rose varieties

In people's eyes, roses have always been a symbol of beauty and love, but in fact, roses can not only be used for viewing, but also can be eaten, and can also play a variety of functions such as tonifying blood and nourishing qi and beauty. But it should be noted that not all roses are edible, so which roses can be eaten? What are the varieties of edible roses? Let's get to know it.

1. Damascus Rose

The main cultivated variety of Gallia, native to Syria. Damascus rose is a deciduous erect tufted shrub with a stout trunk and erect branches with a general height of about 150cm. Its flower fragrance is pure, meticulous, belongs to the international light fragrance type, the florescence is relatively concentrated, and emits a sweet fragrance when it blossoms, so it is the best variety for extracting rose essential oil and processing rose dew, so Damascus rose is widely planted to extract rose oil.

2. Pingyin rose

Pingyin rose is a representative variety of Pingyin in Shandong Province, and its cultivation history is very long, which has a history of more than 1300 years. Pingyin rose compact plant, strong spur, few and short prickles, flowers solitary or several clusters, to gather for many, flowers extremely double, showing a thousand-leaf type. The edible value of Pingyin rose is also very prominent. As early as the Ming Dynasty, Pingyin people have used roses to brew rose wine, rub rose sauce and make rose-flavor cakes.

3. Bitter rose

Kushui rose is mainly produced in Kushui area of Gansu Province. it is a natural cross between blunt tooth rose and double red rose (not artificial cross). It has a long history of cultivation and is one of the four major roses in China. Kushui rose has a high oil yield, which is mainly used to extract essential oil and make rose tea.

4. Yunnan Red Rose

Yunnan is one of the three major production places of fresh cut flower roses in the world, and Yunnan edible roses are also quite famous, such as Dianhong roses. Compared with other Chinese edible rose varieties, Dianhong rose makes up for the astringency of bitter rose and Pingyin rose in taste, and has a more fragrant sweet taste. Its florescence is in April or May every year. Dianhong roses are generally used in local rural areas to make rose tea, rose wine, rose cake and rosin stir-fried delicacies.

5. Ink red rose

Ink red rose is called "Zhu Mo Jiahui" in the north, and it is an important variety of edible rose. Mohong is a rose, which is made from the hybrid perfume rose and the hybrid Catharanthus rose. at first, it was used as a cut flower variety. Ink red flowers with large diameter, many petals, crimson with dark red, high pigment content, long florescence, velvet-like texture, is one of the most fragrant rose, is the raw material for making spices, but also used to make tea and sauce.

Generally edible roses refer to some special edible varieties, and the common rose sauce, rose cream and rose candy are made from the petals of edible roses. But as mentioned earlier, not all roses are edible, and some may also contain toxic ingredients, so don't eat blindly.

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