The Peggy Martin rose grows on an arbor at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden. Photo by Anna Ribbeck/LSU AgCenter
Peggy Martin stands beneath the Peggy Martin rose growing along a fence at her home in Gonzales, Louisiana. The rose was named for Martin after it survived being inundated with water for several weeks on her Plaquemines Parish Property during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Photo by Tobie Blanchard/LSU AgCenter
Peggy Martin holds the children’s book that tells the story of the rose that bears her name. Photo by Tobie Blanchard/LSU AgCenter
Peggy Martin Rose blooming along a fence at LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden. The climbing rose was named a Louisiana Super Plant by LSU AgCenter. Photo by Anna Ribbeck/LSU AgCenter
A quick glance at Peggy Martin’s Gonzales, Louisiana, home, and it’s clear she loves plants. Paintings and prints of flowers line her walls, tablecloths pop with colorful flora, potted plants fill corners and bouquets dot shelves and end tables. Her yard is an oasis of greens, pinks, reds and purples.Growing along her garden gate is an extraordinary plant with a storied past, a proli...
