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Official State Flower
Topic Started: Mar 22 2005, 11:08 AM (1,342 Views)
mychrissy
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Chrissy
Now that we are talking about spring I thought it would be a good time to give you Official State Flower list.

Alabama Camellia Camellia
Alaska Forget Me Not Myosotis alpestris
Arizona Saguaro Cactus Blossom Carnegiea gigantea
Arkansas Apple Blossom Pyrus coronaria
California California Poppy Eschscholtzia californica
Colorado Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia caerules
Connecticut Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
Delaware Peach Blossom Prunus persica
Florida Orange Blossom Citrus sinensis
Georgia Cherokee Rose Rosa laevigata
Hawaii Pua Aloalo Hibiscus brackenridgei
Idaho Syringa - Mock Orange Philadelphus lewisii
Illinois Purple Violet Viola
Indiana Peony Peony
Iowa Wild Prairie Rose Rosa pratincola
Kansas Sunflower Helianthus annuus
Kentucky Goldenrod Solidago altissima
Louisiana Magnolia Magnolia
Maine White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus, linnaeus
Maryland Black-eyed susan Rudbeckia hirta
Massachusetts Trailing-Arbutus Epigaea regens
Michigan Apple Blossom Pyrus coronaria
Minnesota Pink and white lady's-slipper Cypripedium reginae
Mississippi Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
Missouri Hawthorn Crataegus
Montana Bitterroot Lewisia rediviva
Nebraska Goldenrod Soldiago gigantea
Nevada Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata
New Hampshire Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris
New Jersey Violet Viola sororia
New Mexico Yucca flower Yucca glauca
New York Rose Rosa
North Carolina American Dogwood Cornus florida
North Dakota Wild Prairie Rose Rosa arkansana
Ohio Scarlet Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus
Oklahoma Mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum
Oregon Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel Kalmia latiflolia
Rhode Island Violet Viola
South Carolina Yellow Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens
South Dakota Pasque Flower Ppulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee Iris Iridaceae
Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus
Utah Sego lily Calochortus gunnisonii
Vermont Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Virginia American Dogwood Cornus florida
Washington Coast Rhododendron Rhododendron macrophyllum
West Virginia Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Wisconsin Wood Violet Viola papilionacea
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia

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Little Kopit
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For Canada, you can see both the name and the picture here.

But if you're short of time

British Columbia - Pacific Dogwood
Alberta - Wild Rose
Saskatchewan - Western Red Lily
Manitoba - Prairie Crocus
Ontario - White Trillium
Quebec - blue flag
New Brunswick - Purple Violet
Nova Scotia - May Flower
Prince Edward Island - Lady's Slipper
Newfoundland and Labrador - Pitcher Plant
Yukon Territory - Fireweed
Northwest Territory - Mountain Avens
Nunavut - Purple Saxifraga

Canada - Maple Leaf.

The date each flower was adopted is extemely interesting too, especially for 'Canada'.


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DylansMom
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Jackie-Sioux Falls, SD (in Arizona for the moment)
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Maine White pine cone and tassel Pinus strobus, linnaeus


Figures! Our flower is a pine cone! :faint: :faint: :faint:
Greg, Dylan & Jasper too!
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Little Kopit
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Hey, you all. How about some pictures!

& how is the white pine cone a blooming thing?

:)
Lynne
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Trailblazer
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Yes, Oklahoma's state flower is a parasite! LOL

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Sometimes we take drives in the country through miles of sunflowers.

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mychrissy
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Don't feel bad Jacque, your new flower for South Dakota is Pasque Flower.
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mychrissy
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Thanks Lynne, I was hoping someone would do the flowers for the provinces in Canada. :)
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mychrissy
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Jackie,
But then again, Colorado's Rocky Mountain Columbine is a pretty flower also.

Come to think of it, where DO you live, can we narrow this down to one state please, I'm getting confused.. :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin:
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White trillium … also known as Wake Robin are the most common. They are from the Lily family. Picking the plant is discouraged in Ontario, as removal of flower and leaves may kill the plant or weaken the roots so that blooming will only reoccur in about 7 years. They were nicknamed Wake Robins because they bloom about the time Robins make an appearance in Spring.

They can also be red or pink:

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We put a red one and two white ones on the gables of our house.

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mychrissy
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Sylvia,
I Always like looking at the work you did on your home, remember at one point I thought it was paint and you told me it was tiles? Should have know you would have done that youself,with all your talent.
Very nice.

Chrissy

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Cornelius
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Here's the state flower of the Netherlands.
And you thought it was the tulip.Posted Image :floorrollin:
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Trailblazer
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Hey, Kees!! We recognize that as the 'unofficial' flower for many states here too! :floorrollin:

One of the biggest cash crops in quite a few states, as a matter of fact. LOL
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DylansMom
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Jackie-Sioux Falls, SD (in Arizona for the moment)
mychrissy
Mar 22 2005, 03:05 PM
Jackie,
But then again, Colorado's Rocky Mountain Columbine is a pretty flower also.

Come to think of it, where DO you live, can we narrow this down to one state please, I'm getting confused.. :floorrollin:  :floorrollin:  :floorrollin:

Ok, follow closely Chrissy.....

Maine is and I guess always will be home, since this is where I grew up and my family is here.....

Officially, now, we are residents of South Dakota, or so says my drivers license...

We will be working in Colorado this summer.

Got it??? :floorrollin: :floorrollin:

Here is a picture of our lovely "flower"
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White pine cone and tassel
Pinus strobus, linnaeus

White pine cone and tassel (Pinus strobus, linnaeus). Adopted by the Legislature of 1895. The White pine is considered to be the largest conifer in the northeastern United States. Leaves (needles) are soft, flexible and bluish-green to silver green in color and are regularly arranged in bundles of five. Needles are 2 1/2-5 inches long and are usually shed at the end of the second growing season. Flowers (strobili) occur on the tree. Cones are 4-8 inches in length, usually slightly curved. Cone scales are thin and never have prickles. Cones also have a fragrant gummy resin.
Greg, Dylan & Jasper too!
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mychrissy
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Oh Cornelius,
Love the "official" flower of the Netherlands. :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin:
Now I have never tried any illegal drug, drink in my later years, but I have often thought of it. Too old at this point in my life and feel liquor is enough in the evening hours.
When we were building our house the painter was always smoking grass. When things got stressful I used to tell him joking around "I'm getting close"....
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Actually I'd be afraid I might like it. It took me years to enjoy a drink.
Besides, being married to a cop, it wouldn't have gone over well. He has handcuffs. :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin:
Chrissy

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