[Sca-cooks] Roses to grow and cook with

[Johnna Holloway]

I bought Anne Jennings volumes on gardens when I was in the UK
in 2006. In Medieval Gardens she lists:
Rosa x Alba 'Alba Semiplena'   Common Name   White Rose of York
see 
http://www.marthastewart.com/rosa-x-alba-semiplena?lnc=2f415422352ee010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&rsc=collage_gardening_roses-and-flower-gardens_p6 

for a picture
Rosa gallica var. officinalis    Apothecary's Rose
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/786.shtml
Rosa moschata                       Musk Rose
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/DKIMAGES/Discover/Home/Plants/Ornamental-Groups/Shrubs/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa/Species-Roses/Rosa-moschata/Rosa-moschata-1.html
See also this list:
http://www.ravensgard.org/chimenedes/roses.html 

Johnnae

David Walddon wrote:
> I am looking for a rose that will grow in the Pacific Northwest and 
> will approximate a culinary rose from the Renaissance.
> Everything in the backyard is an edible and I need some flowers!
> Any ideas?
> Eduardo