Rosa laevigata 'Anemone'
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh ly-vih-GAY-tah ah-NEM-oh-nee
- Description
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Pink Cherokee is a cultivar hybrid of the Cherokee rose (R. laevigata), a woody, deciduous, sprawling shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae). The cultivar is a evergreen, climbing vine that has the vigor of its parent, but is much more open and its foliage more dainty. The hybrid was introduced in 1887 and bred by J. Schmidt of Erfurt, Germany. It will grow 12 feet tall and wide with spring blooms of pink flowers that sometimes repeat bloom. Pink Cherokee is very free flowering with single, mildly fragrant, large pink flowers and shiny, green foliage. The stems are dark brown with hooked prickles.
Plant Pink Cherokee in full sun to partial shade and moist soil, although the best flowering and disease resistance occurs in full sun. Water deeply and regularly. A summer application of mulch helps retain moisture. Pink Cherokee rose tolerates a wide range of soil types, even poor soil.
Keep it a distance from high-traffic areas as it is very prickly.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems:
Pink Cherokee is susceptible to Fuller rose beetles, Japanese beetles, rose chafer, rose thrips, southern red mites, and two spotted mites. Disease problems include botrytis, blights, powdery mildew, leaf spots, and anthracnose.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Species:
- laevigata
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Flowers attract butterflies and bees.
- Edibility:
- rose hips are edible
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Vine
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Climbing
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Large, edible, rose hips.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- Large single flowers with 5 petals and yellow stamens. Unlike its parent plant, Cherokee Pink blooms are recurrent. The flower petals are lightly veined with a deeper pink, are paler on the reverse side and surround a crown of golden stamens.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark green, glossy trifoliate leaves with toothed margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Vertical Spaces
- Landscape Theme:
- Cutting Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Poor Soil