The origin of the Peggy Martin rose baffles experts, but the plant withstood the storm after being underwater for weeks. Now, the rose thrives across the United States.

Hurricane Katrina devastated families and communities, but for some, the most memorable part is how many strangers showed up to lend a hand.

Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. StoryCorps was there in the aftermath, recording interviews with survivors in the cities where they fled. The stories in this episode— many captured only weeks after the storm— bear witness to one of the worst natural disasters in U.