Cherokee rose
Georgia's state bloom
Cherokee rose is a climbing rose with large white fragrant flowers, native to China but naturalized in the southeastern United States.
It's the state flower of Georgia.
The name comes from Cherokee people, who encountered the plant after it spread along trails they traveled.
The thorny vine can grow aggressively, covering fences and climbing trees.
- GeorgiaName shared by country and state
- white petalsColorless flower segments
- Trail of Tears1830s forced indigenous relocation
- forced marchCompulsory rapid military movement
- state flowerOfficial bloom of territory
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