OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR’S MANSION
First Ladies’
Rose Garden
Roots in History • Blooms for the Future
Welcome to a garden rooted in Oklahoma history and renewed for generations to come. Explore the roses, native plants, pollinator habitat and stories that make this garden a living legacy.
WELCOME TO THE GARDEN
Walk the Circle. Meet the Plants. Discover the Story.
The First Ladies’ Rose Garden combines a treasured Oklahoma tradition with a renewed landscape designed to celebrate roses, native plants, pollinators and the people who helped make the garden possible.
A Garden with History
The First Ladies’ Rose Garden traces its roots to 1927 and has evolved through generations of Oklahoma leadership. Today, the renewed garden carries that history forward while creating a beautiful and educational landscape for the future.
A Living Oklahoma Landscape
Alongside the garden’s roses, visitors will discover native grasses, milkweeds and flowering plants selected to provide color, texture, habitat and seasonal interest throughout the garden.
YOUR SELF-GUIDED TOUR
Garden Map
Use the numbered map and the six visitor tour stops below to explore the garden at your own pace.
1 Prairie Structure
2 Oklahoma Gold & Red
3 Milkweeds & Monarchs
4 Purple Prairie
5 Blues & Lavenders
6 Late-Season Pink
Choose a Tour Stop
Tap a photograph below to learn about the plants featured in each part of the tour.
1
Prairie Structure
Native grasses and sedges provide graceful movement, texture and structure.
Explore Stop 1 →
2
Oklahoma Gold & Red
Warm prairie colors celebrate Oklahoma’s unmistakable summer landscape.
Explore Stop 2 →
3
Milkweeds & Monarchs
Three native milkweeds provide important habitat for monarch butterflies.
Explore Stop 3 →
4
Purple Prairie
Blazing star, coneflower and bee balm bring bold prairie color and pollinator value.
Explore Stop 4 →
5
Blues & Lavenders
Cool blue and lavender flowers provide contrast and late-season beauty.
Explore Stop 5 →
6
Late-Season Pink
Autumn sage extends color and pollinator activity into the later growing season.
Explore Stop 6 →
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