Post Your National Flowers/State Flowers

[Nglund]

England: Tudor Rose:

[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):

[Svipdag]

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

[Graham]

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]

I believe this is the Swedish national flower, Linnaea borealis. 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:

[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.

[Piparskeggr]

Illinois, where I now live, it is the Violet:


Massachusetts, where I was born and raised, it is the Mayflower:


Vermont, where I attended college and met my wife, it is the Red Clover:

[Vasconcelos]

Lavander

[Guapo]

Serbia is the hemp capitol of Europe.