Stately Flowers
Stately flowers are lovely flowers intended to symbolize a state. Each state has an official flower, usually one that grows in the state. You can grow your state's flower. Or, if you prefer another flower, don't worry! You can grow that one, too! What You'll Need:
- Encyclopedia or almanac
- Pot and potting soil
- Seeds or seedling
How To Grow Your State's Flower:
Find out from the list below what your state flower is. Why do you think that flower was picked as a symbol of your state? What about other states? Do any states share the same flower? Does your town or county have its own official flower?
You can grow your state flower, either from seeds or from a seedling you buy at a nursery. Or pick another state. Maybe you want to try to grow all the states!
The following is a list of each state's flower:
Alabama: Camellia
Alaska: Forget-me-not
Arizona: Saguaro cactus blossom
Arkansas: Apple blossom
California: Golden poppy
Colorado: Rocky mountain columbine
Connecticut: Mountain laurel
Delaware: Peach blossom
District of Columbia: American beauty rose
Florida: Orange blossom
Georgia: Cherokee rose
Hawaii: Yellow hibiscus
Idaho: Syringa
Illinois: Native violet
Indiana: Peony
Iowa: Wild rose
Kansas: Native sunflower
Kentucky: Goldenrod
Louisiana: Magnolia
Maine: White pine cone and tassel
Maryland: Black-eyed susan
Massachusetts: Mayflower
Michigan: Apple blossom
Minnesota: Pink and white lady's-slipper
Mississippi: Magnolia
Missouri: Hawthorn
Montana: Bitterroot
Nebraska: Goldenrod
Nevada: Sagebrush
New Hampshire: Purple lilac
New Jersey: Purple violet
New Mexico: Yucca
New York: Rose
North Carolina: Dogwood
North Dakota: Wild prairie rose
Ohio: Scarlet carnation
Oklahoma: Mistletoe
Oregon: Oregon grape
Pennsylvania: Mountain laurel
Rhode Island: Violet
South Carolina: Yellow jessamine
South Dakota: Pasqueflower
Tennessee: Iris
Texas: Bluebonnet
Utah: Sego lily
Vermont: Red clover
Virginia: Dogwood
Washington: Western rhododendron
West Virginia: Big rhododendron
Wisconsin: Wood violet
Wyoming: Indian paintbrush
On the next page, find out how to grow an unusual type of flower -- one that only blooms at night!
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