Georgia State Flower

Photograph by Ed Jackson

Cherokee Rose

The above photograph shows three stages in the flowering of a Cherokee Rose. At left center is an unopened bud; at top is a recently opened bloom; and at bottom is a mature bloom.

The Cherokee Rose became Georgia's official state "floral emblem" by virtue of a joint resolution of the General Assembly approved by Gov. Nathaniel Harris on Aug. 18, 1916.

Cherokee Rose Photo Gallery from the State Botanical Garden in Athens

Cherokee Rose Photo Gallery from Houston County

Cherokee Rose Photo Gallery from Pierce County

Click here for a larger photo of a Cherokee Rose

Legend of the Cherokee Rose

Cherokee Rose Page from netstate.com

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