Posts Tagged ‘Cherokee Rose’
A Look Back at the Selection of Georgia’s Beautiful State Flower: The Cherokee Rose
“Only a horticulturist can identify a Cherokee Rose for sure, but Mrs. Wills once suggested a simple way for the average person to distinguish between the Cherokee and the Macartney, which is often confused with it because the blossoms are similar: ‘The Cherokee,’ she said, ‘has only three leaves on a leaf stem; the Macartney…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2020 Houseplants and Air Quality, Benjamin Alvord, Olav Hauge, Ozaki’s Cherry Trees, the Camperdown Elm, World Daffodil Day, Dream Plants for the Natural Garden by Piet Oudolf and Henk Gerritsen, and the Cherokee Rose
Today we celebrate the Brigadier General, who described the Compass Plant. We’ll also learn about the Norwegian poet who gardened and tended 70 apple trees. We remember the gift given to American by the Mayor of Tokyo. We also honor an extraordinary tree that was discovered on the estate of the first Earl of Camperdown.…
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