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National flowers of Slavic countries
Like most other ethic groups, Slavs have national flowers that act as a symbol of their particular country.
Belarus
Flax (Linum Usitatissimum) – The flowers last only until the heat of the mid-day sun hits them.
Bulgaria
Rose (Rosa) – Roses are more fragrant on a sunny day.
Croatia
Iris Croatica (Hrvatska Perunika) – It grows only in the northern and northwestern Croatia.
Czech Republic
Rose (Rosa) – Miniature roses were first developed in China.
Poland
Corn Poppy (Papaver Rhoeas) – Corn Poppy or Red Poppy is the wild poppy of agricultural cultivation.
Russia
Camomile (Matricaria Recutita) – The flower has an aromatic, fruity and floral fragrance.
Serbia
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria Majalis) – Lily of the Valley are fragrant bell shaped flowers.
Slovakia
Rose (Rosa) – The first historical reference of the rose is by the Sumerians from ancient Mesopotamia.
Slovenia
Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus) – Carnations can be propagated by planting young flowering shoots.
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For Macedonia, it is wheat (Macedonian: жито), tobacco (тутун) and opium poppy (афион)
Poppy;
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Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) serves as the national flower of Ukraine.
Sunflowers in Ukraine
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The Mimosa is the national flower of Montenegro.
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I think it was quite pan-sovietic (slavic) flower back then, given with many occasions - Women's Day, Teacher's Day etc.
pic source: http://masazikosmetyka.pl/node/44
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I was about to say where is the Ukrainian flower?lol. Thanks LouiseFerdinand
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The main problem is that our country has not any "national flower" - just a national tree
A couple weks ago, I have heard radio broadcasting where were Czech people asked what kind of flower deserves to be a "national flower" as a symbol of the country and its people.
Czechs voted mostly for
1) Lemon thyme
2) Common daisy
Both of the flowers had very poetic names in Czech and in literature are tied with legends and fairy-tales.
Lemon thyme is called Mateřídouška in Czech. It means something like mother-breath, and a Czech poet K.J. Erben wrote a poem about the flower, based on folk legend what he heard.
It is a story about a mother who died and her orphans were visiting her grave. Deceased mother changed herself in a flower what covered the grave. Her kids,
when feeling the smells of the flower, recognized in it a breath of their mother and therefore named the flower mateřídouška - breath of the mother
Common daisy - is called Sedmikráska chudobka in Czech. Sedmikráska means something like seven-beauty, and chudobka, is originated from adjective chudý, i.e. poor, simple. This flower is very durable and can grow everwhere.
Czech pastor Jan Karafiát wrote a book for children named Fireflies. In the book is written that when a fireflie died, at its grave will grow a daisy flower.
I was very surprized when I read books of English author J.R.R. Tolkien, that he mentioned a durable white flower what grows at graves of elves and warriors, there.
He named the flower as Uilos or Simbelmynë with meaning Evermind (or Everwhite). I am not sure what kind of flower was inspiration for JRRT, when he wrote about Simbelmynë, but the fact that one is white, (as well as daisy), bloomed at all seasons (as well as daisy), and in legend is tied with graves (as well as daisy)...
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