Fun Flower Facts

Do you know your state flower? Read on for a list of the designated U.S. state flowers.

Alabama (AL): Camellia, Camellia japonica
Alaska (AK): Forget-me-not, Myosotis alpestris subsp. Asiatica
Arizona (AZ): Saguaro Cactus Blossom, Carnegia gigantean
Arkansas (AR):  Apple Blossom, Malus domestica
California (CA): California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica
Colorado (CO): Rocky Mountain Columbine, Aquilegia caerulea
Connecticut (CT): Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Delaware (DE): Peach Blossom, Prunus persica
District of Columbia (DC): American Beauty Rose, Rosa “American Beauty”
Florida (FL): Orange Blossom, Citrus sinensis
Georgia (GA): Cherokee Rose, Rosa laevigata
Hawaii (HI): Pua Aloalo, Hibiscus brackenridgei
Idaho (ID):  Syringa Mock Orange, Philadelphus lewisii
Illinois (IL): Purple Violet, genus Viola
Indiana (IN): Peony, Paeonia lactiflora
Iowa (IA):  Wild Prairie Rose, Rosa arkansana
Kansas (KS): Sunflower, Helianthus annuus
Kentucky (KY): Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis var. scabra
Louisiana (LA): Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora
Maine (ME): Eastern White Pine Tassel and Cone,  Pinus strobes
Maryland (MD): Black-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta
Massachusetts (MA): Mayflower, Epigaea repens
Michigan (MI): Apple Blossom, Malus domestica
Minnesota (MA): Pink and White Ladyslipper, Cypredium reginae
Mississippi (MS): Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora
Missouri (MO): Hawthorn, genus Crataegus
Montana (MT): Bitterroot, Lewisia rediviva
Nebraska (NE): Goldenrod, Solidago gigantean
Nevada (NV):  Sagebrush, Artemisia tridentate
New Hampshire (NH): Purple Lilac, Syringa vulgaris
New Jersey (NJ): Violet, Viola sororia
New Mexico (NM): Yucca, Yucca glauca
New York (NY): Rose, genus Rosa
North Carolina (NC): Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida
North Dakota (ND): Wild Prairie Rose, Rosa arkansana
Ohio (OH): Scarlet Carnation, Dianthus caryophyllus
Oklahoma (OK):  Mistletoe, Phoradendron leucarpum
Oregon (OR): Oregon Grape, Berberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania (PA): Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Rhode Island (RI): Violet, Viola palmate
South Carolina (SC): Yellow Jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens
South Dakota (SD): Pasque Flower, Anemone patens var. multifida
Tennessee (TN): Iris, Iris germanica
Texas (TX): Texas Bluebonnet, genus Lupinus
Utah (UT): Sego Lily, genus Calochortus
Vermont (VT): Red Clover, Trifolium pretense
Virginia (VA): Flowering Dogwood, Cornus florida
Washington (WA): Coast Rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum
West Virginia (WV): Rhododendron Rhododendron maximum
Wisconsin (WI): Violet, Viola sororia
Wyoming (WY): Indian paintbrush, Castilleja linariifolia