Rosa 'Dolce'™

Bozreka023

Edible rose with sweet taste of red currants

Colour: Cyclamen red
Flower Type: Very double
Rose Type: 40-50 cm
Plants/m²: 4-5
Height: 40-50 cm

A medium sized shrub. Branches are strong and upright, each bearing a tight cluster of double flowers. Colour is intensive and eye-catching. Flowers are nicely rounded and flat, full of soft petals. It blooms whole summer long. It likes companionship of medium sized perennials of creamy colours. Best planted in full sun. It is quite disease and heat resistant.

Kitchen Info

FLOWER DIAMETER: 6 cm
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PETALS: 61
FRAGRANCE & TASTE: Pleasant fruity fragrance and a sweet taste of red currants
HARVEST TIME: Half to fully open flowers, best in the early morning
BEST KITCHEN USE: Salads, confectionery and decoration

Flowers of this rose are full of delightful soft petals of strong cyclamen colour. Fragrance is delicately fruity with hints of citrus, while the taste is refreshing combination of sweet and sour. Petals are numerous and suitable for decoration. They also retain colour well during processing, so we recommend using them in confectioneries such as rose petal preserve or rose syrup. Also suitable for salads as a healthy and colourful addition to lettuce or arugula. Petals can also be air-dried and stored in glass jars.

Would you like to try it in the kitchen? Try this recipe!