Special: Where's That Plant?!

The curse of famous roses

The Colchis Empire spanned much of what is now Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. But I want to get closer, to a plant that does not survive even several miles away from its small ecosystem. This plant grows in a town that has seen massive destruction, genocide, and a numbing tourism brought on by the very shrub that has called it home for thousands of years.

This plant was submitted by a dear subscriber, friend and talented writer, Kaylyn Gabbert who knew exactly what this plant was — but I didn’t and there’s a story here.