RIP Jane Goodall: Pink Hybrid Tea Rose Lives On

RIP Dr, Jane Goodall, who received not only the Presidential Medal of Freedom but global respect and even flowers named after her.

One includes a hybrid pink tea rose that Jackson & Perkins rose breeders say is “noble and passionate yet tempered with the humility of its human namesake.”

The Dr. Jane Goodall Rose is well-branched and boasts an exceptionally attractive bushy habit. This variety grows to a happy goldilocks medium, neither too big nor too small, and suits virtually any size landscape.

Goodall, who is revered for being a “passionate advocate for empowering individuals and communities to protect and preserve the natural world,” died at 91 of natural causes. She is best known for her work as a chimpanzee expert.

It is not unusual for plants to be named after famous scientists and researchers, and these flowers honor her decades of groundbreaking work in conservation and primatology.

Aside from this hybrid rose, which was created in 2017, there is a Jane-Goodall Orchid (Dendrobium goodallianum): This rare species was discovered in Papua New Guinea in 2003 and the “Spathoglottis Jane Goodall” was registered in Singapore in 2005 in her honor. 

A portion of all sales from the Jackson Perkins rose will benefit the Jane Goodall Institute. – Jill Brooke