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Official Designated State FlowersNational USA List by Common and Botanical NameEach state in the United States of America has a formal flower. Some blooms are claimed by more than one place. Check this complete state by state listing.
In the United States of America, each of the 50 states has a designated official state flower. The following list includes the states and the District of Columbia and territories by name and abbreviation, designated official flower, the botanical name of the flower, and the year it was proclaimed or chosen as the state flower. Some states use native flowers, some use the bloom of a flowering tree or shrub or plant; there are several official roses -- both wild and hybridized, and one state uses non-flowers (the white pine cone and tassel.) The earliest listed selection dates back to 1892 (Washington state), the most recently named official state flower is for the state of Hawaii, in 1988. Alabama (AL) camellia Camellia japonica 1959/1999 Alaska (AK) forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris subsp. Asiatica 1917 Arizona (AZ) saguaro cactus blossom Carnegia gigantean 1931 Arkansas (AR) apple blossom Malus domestica 1901 California (CA) California poppy Eschscholzia californica 1903 Colorado (CO) Rocky Mountain columbine Aquilegia caerulea 1899 Connecticut (CT) mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1907 Delaware (DE) peach blossom Prunus persica 1895 District of Columbia (DC) American Beauty Rose Rosa “American Beauty” Florida (FL) orange blossom Citrus sinensis 1909 Georgia (GA) Cherokee rose Rosa laevigata 1916 Hawaii (HI) pua aloalo Hibiscus brackenridgei 1988 Idaho (ID) syringa mock orange Philadelphus lewisii 1931 Illinois (IL) purple violet genus Viola 1908 Indiana (IN) peony Paeonia lactiflora 1957 Iowa (IA) wild prairie rose Rosa arkansana 1897 Kansas (KS) sunflower Helianthus annuus 1903 Kentucky (KY) goldenrod Solidago canadensis var. scabra 1926 Louisiana (LA) magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1900 Maine (ME) eastern white pine tassel and cone Pinus strobes 1895 Maryland MD black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 1918 Massachusetts (MA) mayflower Epigaea repens 1918 Michigan (MI) apple blossom Malus domestica 1897 Minnesota (MA) pink and white ladyslipper Cypredium reginae 1893 Mississippi (MS) magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 1952 Missouri (MO) hawthorn genus Crataegus 1923 Montana (MT) bitterroot Lewisia rediviva 1895 Nebraska (NE) goldenrod Solidago gigantean 1895 Nevada (NV) sagebrush Artemisia tridentate 1917 New Hampshire purple lilac Syringa vulgaris 1919 New Jersey (NJ) violet Viola sororia 1971 New Mexico (NM) yucca Yucca glauca 1927 New York (NY) rose genus Rosa 1955 North Carolina (NC) flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1941 North Dakota (ND) wild prairie rose Rosa arkansana 1907 Ohio (OH) scarlet carnation Dianthus caryophyllus 1904 Oklahoma (OK) mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum 1983 Oregon (OR) Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium 1899 Pennsylvania (PA) mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 1933 Rhode Island (RI) violet Viola palmate 1968 South Carolina (SC) yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 1924 South Dakota (SD) pasque flower Anemone patens var. multifida 1903 Tennessee (TN) iris Iris germanica 1933 Texas (TX) Texas bluebonnet genus Lupinus 1901 Utah (UT) sego lily genus Calochortus 1911 Vermont (VT) red clover Trifolium pretense 1895 Virginia (VA) flowering dogwood Cornus florida 1918 Washington (WA) coast rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum 1892 West Virginia (WV) rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 1903 Wisconsin (WI) violet Viola sororia 1949 Whyoming (WY) Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia 1917 Guam puti tai nobiu Bougainvillea spectabilis Northern Marianas plumeria Plumeria rubra forma acutifolia Puerto Rico hibiscus Thespesia grandiflora U.S. Virgin Islands yellow trumpetbush Tecoma stans This list is based on information from the National Arboretum. This is such an interesting list of official state flowers. It’s difficult to imagine the selection process! It seems every school child in America learns about their official state flower sooner or later, probably along with their state's flag, official seal, and state motto. Did you already know or remember your state flower? more FLOWER GARDENS ARTICLES and FLOWER GARDENS BLOGS Copyright October 14 2007 Barbara Martin All Rights Reserved
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