Tag: State Flowers
State Flower – Oklahoma (OK)
In 1893, fourteen years before its official statehood, Oklahoma choose Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) as its official state floral emblem. The greenery shown in harsh...
State Flower – Maine (ME)
The state of Maine is the only state to select a state floral emblem that actually isn’t a flower at all! In 1895, the...
State Flower – New Hampshire (NH)
In 1919, the northeastern state of New Hampshire choose Purple Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, as its official state floral emblem. Purple Lilac is not native...
State Flower – Massachusetts (MA)
In 1620, the colonial ship named the "Mayflower" landed on the coast of Massachusetts. It is fitting that the state floral emblem is a...
State Flower – Florida (FL)
What do you think of when Florida comes to mind? White sandy beaches? Retirees? Sunshine? How about oranges? It will undoubtedly come as no...
State Flower – Arizona (AZ)
Arizona is a beautiful desert state in the American southwest, so it makes perfect sense that in 1931 the state picked a native desert...
State Flower – California (CA)
California is a beautiful and vast state, affectionally nicknamed “The Golden State”. So, it is appropriate that the state flower chosen in 1903 is...
State Flower – Arkansas (AR)
In 1901, when Arkansas declared the Apple Blossom its official state floral emblem, it was the largest apple producing state in the country! Since...
State Flower – South Dakota (SD)
South Dakota is a beautiful state of varied landscapes from sprawling prairies, rich farmland, green ranchland, glacial lakes, and beautiful mountains. In 1903 the...
State Flower – West Virginia (WV)
West Virginia sits in the heart of the Application Mountain Range and is blanketed in forests. In 1903, the school children of the state...
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