Cherokee Rose
Rosa laevigata

Georgia State Flower History:

With support from the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs, the Cherokee rose was named Georgia 's state floral emblem in 1916. The name "Cherokee Rose" is a local designation derived from the Cherokee Indians who widely distributed the plant. The rose is excessively thorny and generously supplied with leaves of a vivid green. Waxy white, with a large golden center, the Cherokee rose blooms in early spring. If conditions are right, the Rose will bloom once again in the fall of that same year.