Rosa ‘Lime Kiln’ (Ra)
Description:
Rosa ‘Lime Kiln’ is a rambler named by Humphrey Brooke in 1970 Lime Kiln is the name of a house in Suffolk, owned from the late 1960’s by Brooke. He collected over 500 roses in his garden, and creating what he called the first ‘rosarium in Britain’. He opened the garden to the public in 1971, famously growing roses that were never pruned, sprayed or fed.
For more information, see our rare plant of the month blog https://plantheritage.wordpress.com/2020/05/28/rare-plant-of-the-month-may-2020/
Threat Status:
Threatened In Cultivation
As assessed by the Plant Heritage Threatened Plants Programme. For more details see www.plantheritage.org.uk/conservation/threatened-plants/
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