The World’s Oldest Plants
Thursday, January 25, 2024
The rose plant that clings to the wall of Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany was first documented in 815 CE, which makes this flowering plant more than 1,200 years old. | Together with BetterHelp |
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| The Germans refer to it as the Tausendjähriger Rosenstock, meaning the "thousand year rose." According to local lore, Charlemagne's son Louis the Pious was out hunting when he lost his cross. He later discovered it beside a rose bush, which he decided would make a fine spot for a cathedral. The rose was a wild dog rose, and it's still here today because of its remarkable ability to survive. Towards the end of World War II, a direct hit on the cathedral caused it to burn, and the precious rosebush was a casualty, too. But from the ashes came a miracle: Eight weeks later, a cluster of new shoots appeared from a root buried under the debris. Each spring, it still blooms in glorious shades of pale pink. |
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