Find the official state flower for each of the 50 states, along with some information about their origin, history, and significance. You will also find some tips on how to care for state flowers, as well as some fun facts.
State | Flower |
Alabama |
Camellia (Genus Camellia) |
Alaska |
Forget-Me-Not (Myostis Alpestris) |
Arizona |
Saguaro Blossom (Carnegiea Gigantea) |
Arkansas |
Apple Blossom |
California |
California Poppy (Eschscholtzia Californica) |
Colorado |
Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia Caerulea) |
Connecticut |
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latifolia) |
Delaware |
Peach Blossom |
District of Columbia |
American Beauty Rose |
Florida |
Orange Blossom (Citrus Sinensis) |
Georgia |
Cherokee Rose (Rosa Laevigata) and Azalea |
Hawaii |
Hibiscus or Pua Aloalo (Hibiscus Brackenridgei) |
Idaho |
Syringa (Philadelphus Lewisii) |
Illinois |
Purple Violet (Viola spp.) |
Indiana |
Peony |
Iowa |
Wild Prairie Rose (Genus Rosa) |
Kansas |
Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) |
Kentucky |
Goldenrod |
Louisiana |
Magnolia and Louisiana Iris (Magnolia spp. & Giganticaerulea) |
Maine |
Pine Cone and Tassel (Eastern) White Pine (Pinus Strobus) |
Maryland |
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia Hirta) |
Massachusetts |
Mayflower (Epigaea Repens) |
Michigan |
Apple Blossom (Pyrus Coronaria) |
Minnesota |
Pink & White Lady’s Slipper(Cypripedium Reginae) |
Mississippi |
Magnolia (Magnolia Grandiflora) |
Missouri |
Hawthorn (Crataegus Species) |
Montana |
Bitterroot (Lewisia Rediviva) |
Nebraska |
Goldenrod (Solidago Species) |
Nevada |
Sagebrush (Artemisia Tridentata) |
New Hampshire |
Purple Lilac (Syringa Vulgaris) |
New Jersey |
Violet (Viola Sororia) |
New Mexico |
Yucca (Yucca Glauca) |
New York |
Rose (Rosa Species) |
North Carolina |
American Dogwood (Cornus Florida) |
North Dakota |
Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa Arkansana) |
Ohio |
Scarlet Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus) |
Oklahoma |
Mistletoe (Phoradendron Flavescens) and Indian Blanket (Gaillardia Pulchella) |
Oregon |
Oregon Grape (Berberis Aquifolium) |
Pennsylvania |
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia Latiflolia) |
Rhode Island |
Violet (Viola Species) |
South Carolina |
Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium Sempervirens) |
South Dakota |
Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Hirsutissima) |
Tennessee |
Iris (Iridaceae) and Passion Flower (Genus Passiflora) |
Texas |
Bluebonnet (Lupinus Species) |
Utah |
Sego Lily (Calochortus Gunnisonii) |
Vermont |
Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) |
Virginia |
Dogwood (Cornus Florida) |
Washington |
Pink Rhododendron (Rhododendron Macrophyllum) |
West Virginia |
Rhododendron (Rhododendron Maximum) |
Wisconsin |
Wood Violet (Viola Papilionacea) |
Wyoming |
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja Linariaefolia) |