Cherokee Rose
R. laevigata
PICTURE SOURCE Les Roses, Volume II (1821)
ORIGINAL BOTANICAL NAME Rosa Nivea
ORIGINAL FRENCH NAME Rosier blanc de Neige
CURRENT BOTANTICAL NAME R. laevigata
COMMON NAME Cherokee Rose
OTHER NAMES Snow-White Rose, Camellia Rose
CLASS Species
ORIGIN Species from China, naturalised throughout southern North America
FLOWERING Once-flowering; spring or summer
SCENT Slightly fragrant
GROWTH Climber to 12 feet plus (3.6 metres plus)
AVAILABILITY Still in cultivation
At left; picture of the Cherokee Rose , R. laevigata, painted by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, portrait 096 out of 170, Volume II of Les Roses
