Flower colors are mainly deep pinks, crimsons and purples. Striped and mottled varieties are common. This is a very old group. They are taller plants than the gallica roses, with grayish-green foliage. Their habit is usually graceful and arching, spreading under the weight of many flowers.
Damasks have large blossoms with a strong, distinctive fragrance.
They range in color from white to deep pink. Damask roses are not adapted to the heat of the coast and lower Piedmont. They were the only repeat-blooming roses until the introduction of the China roses. They are stocky, healthy bushes, with double, fragrant blossoms set in a ruff of leaves. The colors range from white through all the pinks to deepest red.