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State Flowers of the United States
by Wendy Aiton
http://www.flowerwa.com

Most schoolchildren can name the official emblems of their
state. Can you? Here's a quick quiz to see how much you
know about the state flowers of the fifty states of the
United States.

Some states chose flowers that are the only natural choice.
What flower could better represent Massachusetts, home of
the Pilgrims, than the mayflower? And yet, the
Massachusetts state legistlature, meeting in 1918, were
hesitant. The bill to name the mayflower as the state
flower was followed quickly by another to recognize the
water lily instead. Other bills followed, and in the end,
the legislature handed the decision to the state Deparment
of Agriculture, who handed it to the Department of
Education, who passed it on to the schoolchildren of the
Commonwealth. The children voted two-to-one to adopt the
mayflower, and it was named officially on May 1, 1918.

The Massachusetts mayflower is on the endangered species
list, which grants it particular restrictions against being
picked or destroyed. It shares that with the state flower
of Colorado - the white and lavender columbine. In 1925,
the state's General Assembly passed a law making it the
duty of all citizens to protect the columbine. Further, it
is against the law to dig up any columbine on public land
or to pick more than 25 columbine flowers per day.

3. It's not unusual for a state to change its mind about
its official state flower, but one state holds the record
for being indecisive. Which state changed its state flower
no less than four times in the course of its history?

4. Very often, states chose the blossom of an important
food crop or export for its state. How many state flowers
that are fruit blossoms can you name?

Violet - and blue - are popular colors for state flowers.
The official state flowers include four that name violets,
as well as New Hampshire's purple lilac, and Tennesee's
iris.

Indiana's fickle state legislature adopted no less than
four official flowers over the years. Originally, the
lawmakers chose the carnation as the state's flower, but
changed that in 1931, when they chose the zinnia to
represent their state. In 1957, they again changed their
minds and voted to recognize the dogwood blossom. On March
13, 1957, the legislature voted to name the peony as
Indiana's state flower - for now.

Yellow flowers also take their place among the state
flowers. Hawaii's state flower is specifically the yellow
hibiscus, the sunflower represents Kansas. Both Nebraska
and Kentucky choose the goldenrod, once also the state
blossom of Mississippi. State legislators replaced it with
the far more Southern magnolia to escape the goldenrod's
mistaken reputation for causing allergies.

8. Some states specifically named only one phylum or
color of flower to be their official state representative.
What color is the state flower of Hawaii?

The remaining state flowers are: Alabama, camellia; Alaska,
forget-me-not; Arizonia, saguaro cactus blossom; Arkansas,
apple blossom; California, golden poppy; Colorado, mountain
columbine; Connecticut, mountain laurel; Delaware, peach
blossom; Florida, orange blossom; Georgia, Cherokee rose;
Hawaii, red hibiscus; Idaho, syringa; Illinois, violet;
Indiana, peony; Iowa, wild rose; Kansas, sunflower;
Kentucky, goldenrod; Louisiana, magnolia; Maine, pine cone
and tassel; Maryland, black-eyed Susan; Massachusetts,
mayflower; Michigan, apple blossom; Minnesota,
lady-slipper; Mississippi, magnolia; Missouri, hawthorn;
Montana, bitterroot; Nebraska, goldenrod; Nevada,
sagebrush; New Hampshire, purple lilac; New Jersey, violet;
New Mexico, yucca; New York, rose; North Carolina, dogwood;
North Dakota, prairie rose; Ohio, red carnation; Oklahoma,
mistletoe; Oregon, Oregon grape; Pennsylvania, mountain
laurel; Rhode Island, violet; South Carolina, yellow
jasmine; South Dakota, pasqueflower; Tennessee, iris;
Texas, bluebonnet; Utah, sego lily; Vermont, red clover;
Virginia, dogwood; Washington, coast rhododendron; West
Virginia, rhododendron; Wisconsin, violet; Wyoming, Indian
paintbrush.

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