Dad took cuttings from Cherokee roses growing in the woods and planted them along our fence. Their fierce thorns augment the barbed wire. The Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) is the state flower of Georgia, but it's actually native to southern China and persists here as an invasive. The plant has canes that cling to trees with their thorns, growing long enough to scale a pine tree. Single while flowers cover the vine in spring.
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| Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) |
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| Cherokee rose |
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| Blue toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis), a native relative of snapdragon. |
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| Blue toadflax, next to the pond. |
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| Atamasco lily (Zephyranthes atamasco), our native Easter lily. |
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| Triune Atamasco lily |
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| White oak (Quercus alba) new leaves unfurling. |
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