Cherokee Rose

Companion Items/
Varieties

 

Zexmenia

Standard Fountain Grass

'Fortuniana'

'White Lady Banks'

'Antique Roses for the South'

'Roses in the Southern Garden'

'The Southern Heirloom Garden'

'Perennial Garden Color'
 

 

 
Common Name: 'Cherokee'
Class/Variety: Rosa laevigata - 1759
Habit: Climber
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone:  
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Water Usage:  Low
Soil Type:  Well-Drained
Height: 5 to 15 feet
Spread: 8 to 10 feet
Season of Bloom: Spring
Bloom Color: White
Fragrance: Yes
Hips: Yes
Availability: Yes

 
Scented flowers, which appear in spring only, are large, single, creamy white and have prominent yellow stamens. Very bristly, oval to pear-shaped, orange hips follow the flowers but quickly change to brown with age. This species has naturalized itself in several southern states. 'Cherokee' is native to southern China and Taiwan. It was first botanically described from a specimen growing in Georgia, and is their state flower.


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