Rubus coronarius 25/1 Restock and prized for at least

and prized for at least five hundred years as a symbol of long life and good fortune

give shelter from hard frost

and a rare alternative to the common gold dust plant

the plant is one of those quietly special natives that reward a collector willing to give the roots damp

Rubus coronarius 25/1 Restock and prized for at leastRubus coronarius, often called the Easter Rose, is one of those plants that gently refuses categorization. Botanically the species sits squarely among the brambles, a blackberry relative, yet in bloom the shrub bears no resemblance to anything prickly or wild. In place of the usual bramble flower comes a flush of large, fully double white blooms that read far more like heirloom roses than raspberries, each one softly luminous and timed, in the mildest