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ROSE
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A flower with about thirty regular petals, long stamens, piriform ovaries, and an elongated calyx. The greenish-yellow stem is practically free of thorns.
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Origin |
Grasse region, Maroc (centifolia), Bulgaria, Turkey (damascena).
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Environment |
The centifolia Rose or May Rose is cultivated in France only in
the Grasse region, at Fayence and Montauroux in the Var. This rosebush
must be planted in an area which is neither too hot nor too dry.
It needs about 700 to 900 mm of water annually with a summer dry
season.
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Blooming
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From late April through may in sunny places. Suckers are used almost without exception.
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Fabrication |
Flowers are treated by distillation and extraction. Only the damascena is used to obtain essential oils (4,000 kilos of flowers for 1 kilo of essence). Centifolia and Damascena are both extracted using volatile solvents. The output varies between 17% and 27% of concrete yielding 55% to 65% of absolute. High-temperature maceration in fat was used before. One mustn't forget however that the rose is the western world's most idealized flower. "Roses gone by call from on high to the rose garden. You who need a tall ladder to risk your life. Take care not to stray. Leave this world like the rose's essence running through the perfumer's still..."RUMI
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Odor |
Rose, honey-laden, sweet and strong.
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Applications |
> Perfume.
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Some
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Anaïs Anaïs, Cacharel
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