Cherokee Rose

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Rosa Laevigata

Cherokee rose, Rosa Laevigata, a wild rose and the official state flower of Georgia. The beautiful white scented flowers have large golden centers.

It's an evergreen climbing rose with lots of thorns and bright green foilage that grows up to 15 feet in warmer climates. It needs protection or a sheltered warm place in colder areas. It's actually best suited for warmer climate zones.

The green stens have reddish thorns and glossy green leaves that are made up of just three leaflets. The scented flowers appear in late spring and then there is a second flowering in the fall.

cherokee rose

The hips are oval to pear shaped and orange in color at first, but change to brown as they age. The 'Cherokee' roses have become naturalized in several southern states of the USA.

The name is derived from the Cherokee Indians who planted the roses everywhere. Zones 5-10, height 15 feet.

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