Post Your National Flowers/State Flowers

[Nglund]

England: Tudor Rose:

http://www.britam.org/picturesYair/tudor2.jpg

http://www.english-heritageshop.org.uk/mall/EnglishHeritage/customerimages/products/L_14615.jpg
http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/storyimages/REF33.gif
http://www.intstudycen.com/image/tudor1.gif

[Eldritch]

Oh, when I clicked on this thread I thought you meant actual flowers.

Well here goes anyway: Finland's national flower is lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis):

http://www.luontokuva.org/media/kuvaajat/profiilit/539/Kielo.jpg

[Svipdag]

Connecticut's state flower is the mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia, which we share with Pennsylvania .

[Graham]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Scottish_thistle.jpg


The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland since the reign of Alexander III (1249–1286) and was used on silver coins issued by James III in 1470. According to the legend, an invading Norse army was attempting to sneak up at night upon a Scots army encampment. During this operation one barefoot Norseman had the misfortune to step upon a Scots Thistle, causing him to cry out in pain, thus alerting Scots to the presence of the Norse invaders. Some sources suggest the specific occasion was the Battle of Largs, which marked the beginning of the departure of the King Haakon IV (Haakon the Elder) of Norway who, having control of the Northern Isles and Hebrides, had harried the coast of the Kingdom of Scotland for some years

[Thorum]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Linnaea_borealis.jpg

I believe this is the Swedish national flower, Linnaea borealis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linnaea). Sorry, Swedes, for posting this. It is just that we named our daughter, Linnea Valerie. We love the name Linnea. We also love the flower. (I have visited Carl Linneaus' homestead which gave me the idea of the name too.)

Our state (Maryland) flower is the Black-eyed Susan:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Black_eyed_susan_20040717_110754_2.1474.jpg

[Wyn]

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Isn't the rose generally a symbol of England? I mean an ordinary rose. I'd always thought of it as a national symbol, but I suppose it could just be a development of the tudor rose's status as an English symbol.

[Bloodeagle]

The Rose - United States National Flower
The Alaska state flower is the alpine Forget me not, Myosotis alpestris.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/IMAGES/Alaska/ForgetMEnotMyosotis_alpestr.jpg

[Piparskeggr]

Illinois, where I now live, it is the Violet:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Viola_sororia.jpg

Massachusetts, where I was born and raised, it is the Mayflower:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Trailing_arbutus.jpg

Vermont, where I attended college and met my wife, it is the Red Clover:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Red_clover_closeup.jpg

[Vasconcelos]

Lavander

http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/UNC/UNC215/harbor-portugal-lavender_~u11487491.jpg


http://perfumenapele.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/lavender-field1.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Topped_lavendar_flowerhead.jpg

[Guapo]

Serbia is the hemp capitol of Europe.

http://www.erevija.com/files/pictures/24672/2467209.jpg

[Aramis]

Bosnian Lily. Lilium Bosniacum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium_bosniacum).

http://emir.balkanforum.info/Alben/Lilium%20Bosniacum/Lilium%20Bosniacum%20-%20bosnische%20Lilie%20%28BIH%29%208.jpg

Gravestone

http://www.zemljabosna.com/ljiljani_na_stecku.jpg

Easter egg from central Bosnia.

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u194/gabelkre/Ljiljan-projekcija.jpg

Coins

http://www.zemljabosna.com/bosanski_zlatnik.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Bosnia_coin.png/220px-Bosnia_coin.png

etc.

[Liffrea]

Derbyshire's flag incorporates the Tudor rose, which has been a county symbol since the 15th century:

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/Liffrea66/derbyshire_flag_full_size.jpg

The English rose is the emblem of the England Rugby Union team:

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll54/Liffrea66/EnglandRugbyRose.png

[la bombe]

Nevada state flower... sagebrush lol

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/images/sagebrush.jpg
http://www.monroes.com/blog/images/sagebrush.jpg

[Detfri]

Alpine Cyclamen

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Cyclamen-purpurascens-Alpenveilchen.jpg/800px-Cyclamen-purpurascens-Alpenveilchen.jpg

don't ask me why...

[Comte Arnau]

Catalonia's national flower is the ginesta, the weaver's broom.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2627520507_8868ce3b96.jpg

In combination with poppies, it symbolizes the national flag.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YgxdrpkQkK8/SBwcuaGGBiI/AAAAAAAADiY/tH_cwafOuUI/s400/inici+cantic.jpg

[Treffie]

Daffodil - Cennin Pedr, lit. "(Saint) Peter's Leeks"

http://users.aber.ac.uk/ruw/album/08022303bPenlanDaffodils.jpg

[Electronic God-Man]

Pennsylvania's is the Mountain Laurel:

http://www.types-of-flowers.org/pictures/mountain_laurel.jpg

Why do we even have state flowers??

...our state insect is the lightning bug, so that's cool.

[Osweo]

The Tudor Rose of Henry VII was designed to symbolise the reconciliation of the rival royal Houses of York and Lancaster after the 'Wars of the Roses'. The Yorkist rose is white, while the red is from my Lancashire;

http://www.mycollectors.co.uk/StockPhotos/Blazer%20badges/Lancashire-Rose.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3047/2903259512_1ab1b40891.jpg?v=0
http://images.clicklancashire.com/admin/article/articleimages/1249301370-lancs_roseold.jpg
http://www.fruitsaladretro.co.uk/acatalog/carflaglancs.jpg

You can buy a variety under the name of 'Lancashire' here, and I think it looks very attractive;
http://www.rosesuk.com/rose_locator/roses/groundcover/719_lancashire.php
http://www.rosesuk.com/gfx/media/home/lroses/lancashire.jpg
:)

[Nglund]

Isn't the rose generally a symbol of England? I mean an ordinary rose. I'd always thought of it as a national symbol, but I suppose it could just be a development of the tudor rose's status as an English symbol.

Just like what Osweo pointed out:
The Tudor Rose was the merger of Yorkist (http://www.woodworksecrets.com/graphics/yorkshire-rose-ongray.gif) and Lancastrian(http://www.browfarm.co.uk/info_images/lancashire_rose_small.gif) roses.
Although I read (can't remember where though) that this idea of "Tudor" rose was nothing but a propaganda tool meant to conciliate the Houses of York and Lancaster. And that the so-called "War of the Roses" was actually fought under the banners of Saint George and of the Welsh Dragon.

[Osweo]

Just like what Osweo pointed out:
The Tudor Rose was the merger of Yorkist (http://www.woodworksecrets.com/graphics/yorkshire-rose-ongray.gif) and Lancastrian(http://www.browfarm.co.uk/info_images/lancashire_rose_small.gif) roses.
Aye. King Henry VII married the Yorkist heiress Princess Elizabeth. See in the margins of this map of Lancashire; 'Blessed Are The Peacemakers!'
http://www.roydenhistory.co.uk/halewood/maps/maps/1610speed.jpg

Although I read (can't remember where though) that this idea of "Tudor" rose was nothing but a propaganda tool meant to conciliate the Houses of York and Lancaster.
'Nothing but' is over cynical. Henry VII didn't have to put the white in there, but he did.

And that the so-called "War of the Roses" was actually fought under the banners of Saint George and of the Welsh Dragon.
:ohwell:
I'm inclined to see that as rather unlikely. I have read that the rival Houses weren't quite so firmly linked to the rose symbols as was taught later, and that nobody would have known at the time that they were living during the 'Wars of the Roses', but I can remember nothing of any detail.

[WeissBodhi]

Florida's is the Orange Blossom:

http://ferenc.biz/pictures/Orange-Blossom-Florida-state-flower-picture.jpg

[Birka]

Pennsylvania is the Mountain Laurel.

http://www.50states.com/flower/pennsylvania.htm

[askra]

the flower symbol of Sardinia is the Paeonia of Gennargentu

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/La_peonia_del_Gennargentu.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/4974089826_49d1474305_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3080/3248331182_d652ec1485_b.jpg

http://www.naturamediterraneo.com/Public/data7/maria%20giovanna/peonie2.jpg_200971520425_peonie2.jpg

[Hess]

Florida's is the Orange Blossom:

http://ferenc.biz/pictures/Orange-Blossom-Florida-state-flower-picture.jpg

Really? I always assumed that florida's state flower was the poison hemlock, or perhaps a weed

[The Ripper]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Convallaria_majalis_l.jpg

Convallaria majalis

[larali]

Florida - orange blossom. Can't you just smell it?!

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