Edible roses for consumption

There are many edible rose varieties that are suitable for eating. Since antiquity, a wide variety of dishes have been prepared from roses. Back then, people mainly used Old Roses with a high oil content. Besides these, English David Austin Roses and other modern fragrant roses have also proven their worth in the kitchen.

The most popular preparations are jelly, syrup, jams and preserves, liqueur and ice cream made from rose petals. But many other delicacies such as sparkling wine, strong spirits, rose vinegar, rose water, chutney and even rose chocolate are made by enthusiastic amateur cooks. It is also very popular to refine conventional recipes by adding rose syrup, rose water or rose pulp. There are no limits to creativity here - anything that pleases and tastes good is allowed.

On this page we show you a selection of the best edible roses that we know our customers have been using for many years.

Edible roses for consumption: 23 varieties buy online

Falstaff

English rose

red, 120-250cm

dark crimson, densely double cupped blooms, pronounced fragrance, bushy, climbing growth

currently not available to order

Officinalis ('Apothekerrose')

historic shrub rose

pink, ca. 150cm

from 12,90 €

abundant flowering, insect-friendly, attractive foliage and fruit in autumn

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Rose de Resht

historic shrub rose

purple, 0.9 - 1.2 m x 0.8 m

from 12,90 €

very strongly fragrant, also for cooking with roses, robust, low-maintenance

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Charles de Mills

historic shrub rose

intense pink & violet, ca. 150cm

from 13,90 €

strongly fragrant, beginner-friendly Gallica rose, AGM award-winning

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Comte de Chambord

historic shrub rose

pink, ca. 120cm

from 13,90 €

compact-bushy old shrub rose, repeat-flowering, with strong fragrance. Healthy foliage, frost-hardy, world rose 2022

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Jacques Cartier

historic shrub rose

pink, ca. 150cm

from 13,90 €

healthy, shade-tolerant and very frost-hardy, repeat-flowering damask rose with strong fragrance

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Louise Odier

Bourbon rose

pink, ca. 200cm

from 13,90 €

lovely climbing rose with vigorous fragrance, especially on an obelisk

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Darcey Bussell ®

English rose

red, 100 cm x 75 cm

continuously flowering, robust and healthy, AGM 2012, perfect in a container

currently not available to order

Evelyn ®

English rose

apricot, ca. 90cm

popular fragrance rose, not very tall-growing, good in a container

currently not available to order

Gertrude Jekyll ®

English rose

pink, 120 - 350 cm x 80 - 150 cm

from 15,90 €

strongly fragrant, very vigorous growth, hardy, also as a climbing rose. One of the healthiest roses.

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Golden Celebration ®

English rose

yellow, ca. 120cm

from 15,90 €

large, cup-shaped blooms, strong, nuanced tea-rose fragrance, very eager to flower, arching growth

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Ispahan

Damask rose

pink, up to 200 cm

from 15,90 €

one of the most fragrant roses, spreading and tall-growing, robust, long flowering period

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Miranda

Damask rose

pink, ca. 150cm

from 26,90 €

good fragrance, charming button eye, rain-resistant blooms that fade only slowly

Container-grown

Trigintipetala

Damask rose

pink, ca. 200cm

from 15,90 €

Bulgarian oil rose, also 'Rose of Kazanlik', strongly fragrant, large, spreading shrub, robust and hardy

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Fantin Latour

historic shrub rose

pink, ca. 200cm

from 16,40 €

a rewarding, richly flowering variety with a good, strong fragrance, spreading growth habit

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Felicia

musk rose

pink, ca. 150cm

from 16,40 €

rewarding AGM rose, good fragrance, robust and healthy, also for a hedge

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Maiden's Blush

historic shrub rose

soft pink, ca. 150cm

from 16,40 €

vigorous fragrance, grey-green Alba foliage, large rose shrub with abundant blooms, very robust and frost-hardy

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Mme. Plantier

historic shrub rose

white, 3.6 m x 2.4 m

from 16,40 €

as a large shrub or climbing rose, strongly fragrant, spreading, arching growth, very winter hardy

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Arthur de Sansal

historic shrub rose

red, ca. 100cm

from 16,90 €

good fragrance, compact, bushy growth, very beautiful in a tub

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Roald Dahl ®

English rose

apricot, 120 cm

from 17,40 €

compact, attractive growth habit, also in a container, with rain-resistant blooms

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AUSblush

English rose

soft pink, ca. 120cm

from 19,40 €

Almost thornless shrub/climbing rose with good fragrance

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AUSfather

English rose

apricot, ca. 180cm

from 19,40 €

vigorous-growing, fruity fragrant, one of David Austin's best climbing roses

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AUSmary

English rose

pink, 120 x 90 cm

from 19,40 €

Hardy old English rose, blooms very richly and early, beautiful growth habit, fragrant, one of the best Austin roses

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Are roses poisonous?

No, roses are not poisonous by nature and are therefore suitable for eating. If you want to use the roses from your garden in the kitchen, however, you should refrain from conventional plant protection (= spray treatments).