A mysterious rose survived Hurricane Katrina. Nearly 20 years later, it’s still a symbol of hope

A mysterious rose survived Hurricane Katrina. Nearly 20 years later, it’s still a symbol of hope

The genesis of this climbing rose bush, which becomes covered with delicate bursts of pink flowers every spring, is still murky. But the plant came to join Peggy Martin’s garden in the community of Phoenix, Louisiana, some 16 years before Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, leaving an estimat...