“Speaking of blooms, we must say goodbye to the latest gesture that wants to pay homage to Ilaria and her courage. It is a new rose that bears her name, the work of Davide Dalla Libera, a passionate nurseryman and young talent to be proud of. : at just 28 years old, he has already achieved magnificent roses and won important prizes in a field in which Italy is, unfortunately, losing its illustrious traditions. “

“The elegant flower of this rose, created by Davide Dalla Libera, a young Paduan hybridizer, would certainly have been the companion of the Maestro’s performances, who used to keep one on the lectern, and who triumphed at the Teatro alla Scala with a memorable direction of The Knight of the Rose (Der Rosenkavalier), by Strauss. And to think that in the genetic line of the Kleiber rose – for those lucky coincidences that sometimes occur, the rose ‘Johann Strauss’ is present! “