On the 4 July, both associations, as well as rose-breeder company Kordes Rosen christened their orange-apricot coloured creation, commemorating the tradition of the once-flourishing rose-business in Luxembourg.
The idea for Limpertsberg’s very own rose arose from a project the associations initiated in Limpertsberg a few years ago, motivating its inhabitants to bring the popular flower back to their gardens. Indeed, Limpertsberg’s now residential landscape was once covered in rose fields, making Luxembourg known as the “Land of Roses”.
All the way back in 1855 Jean Soupert and Pierre Notting started their rose cultivation and exportation business. Circa 6 million rose bushes were sold and exported globally at the height of their venture, until the first and second World Wars brought it to a premature end.
O’Limp’s namegiver Elena Furjes from the Limpertsberg Union explains that this is why “this rose is more than a symbolic act. It is a sign of unity – between nature and neighbours, between the past and the future, between what grows and what remains.”
Rose enthusiasts are welcome to visit the open exhibition Heritage – The Roses of Luxembourg (Héritage – Les roses du Luxembourg) all along the fence of Luxembourg City’s Lycée des Garçons, as well as the “RosaLi” circuit.
Starting autumn, the O’Limp will be available for sale, for you to grace your own garden with. Find further information here.
