Plastic bag with rose petals ready to be transported to the rose oil distillery on the field during rose harvest.

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Plastic bag with rose petals ready to be transported to the rose oil distillery on the field during rose harvest. The rose blossoms of Rosa Damascena begin to bloom around the third week of May, and will continue for three or four weeks depending upon climatic conditions. The harvesting season starts as soon as the flowers begin to open and continues until all the roses have been gathered. In Bulgaria the blossoms are still collected by hand and are nipped just below the calyx (the green, outer protective cover). Collection begins at sunrise when the oil yield is at its highest, and should be completed by am while the dew is still on the flowers. The flowers are initially placed into baskets, and then transferred to sacks for transportation to the distilleries.

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Size: 3646px × 5000px
Location: Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Svetlana Bachevanova / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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