Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel', Camellia 'Maud Messel' and Forsythia suspensa 'Nymans', with its bronze young stems, are all familiar shrub to gardeners.
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Anne Messel and her second husband the 6th Earl of Rosse.
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The selection, 'Leonard Messel' was a chance hybrid that was developed at Messel's garden in Sussex, Nymans.