Prisident de Shze' has handsome grey-green leaves, and grows to four feet. It grows to four feet. The Damasks Like the Gallicas, the Damask roses are very old. They are thought to be a natural cross between Gallicas and Rosa phoenicia, a native of the eastern Mediterranean area. They share the grayish, matte leaf surface of Gallicas but are usually bigger.
Damasks are best at making marvelous pinks and wonderful fragrances.
It covered itself in silvery pink blooms that faded to blush at different rates, giving an amazing effect for about 17 days. Here it gets to five by three feet. The flowers are barely semi-double, with vivid yellow stamens. Ispahan' has clear soft pink, loosely double blooms produced over a longer season than any other Damask. Because the petals keep their fragrance after drying, they are prized for potpourri.