The “Lost” Victorian Hybrid: Rosa Limon-Fragrans

Horticultural Archive Recovery: The Rebirth of the ‘Citrus-Rosa’ Following a meticulous restoration of the 1894 “Glasshouse Ledgers” from a private estate in the Cotswolds, botanists have successfully recreated the Citrus-Rosa—a botanical marvel previously thought lost to the Great Frost of 1947. A rare freak plant sourced from Tibet by Victorian plant hunter Sir Cyrus Rosenbaum.… More Leave a comment