um just passing by...if its free just take a cutting and stick in some rooting solution and plant it and wait and see :-P....nothing to lose a new plant to gain ;-)

P.S.

Or maybe try differnt methods...layering,getting seeds from the flowers,cuttings,taking some roots and see if they germinate...just try nothing lose...;-)

Is it, by chance, your State's official flower? You may want to re-think that decision of bringing into your landscaping, if so.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Rhizo, your link doesn't work. What's the reservation about using my state flower?

The cherokee rose can become quite agressive and ill behaved and most people would not want it as part of their garden. Is the plant you've seen the cherokee rose?

Rhizo, I don't think it's Cherokee rose. The flowers on my plant are much, much smaller than the pictures I've seen of the Cherokee. But the pictures weren't to scale, so who knows? This evening, the head of my local county extension office is giving a lecture on caring for ornamentals in the landscape. Maybe I'll take a cutting and see if he can identify it. Oh, thanks for giving me the heads up on my state's flower. I'm embarrased to admit to not having previously known it. I do know that our bird is the brown thraser. My resident pair just fledged 3 from the nest. It's been a good spring so far.