Each of the 50 U.S. states selected a flower to name as their state’s representative. Many of these flowers are not native to the state, but are very beautiful or have other importance. Some of these were selected as early as 1895, some as late as 1988. Click on a link below to see photos and a plant description.
| State | State Flower | Native or Non-Native | Year Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Camellia (Camellia japonica) | Non-native Native to Asia | 1959/1999 |
| Alaska | Alpine Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis alpestris subsp. asiatica) | Non-native Native to Europ | 1917 |
| Arizona | Saguaro Cactus Bloom (Carnegia gigantea) | Native | 1931 |
| Arkansas | Apple Blossom (Malus domestica) | Non-native From Asia | 1901 |
| California | California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) | Native | 1903 |
| Colorado | Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) | Native | 1899 |
| Connecticut | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Native | 1907 |
| Delaware | Peach Blossom (Prunus persica) | Non-native From Asia | 1895 |
| District of Columbia | American Beauty Rose (Rosa 'American Beauty') | Non-native From France | |
| Florida | Orange Blossom (Citrus sinensis) | Non-native Unknown, possibly a native of Asia | 1909 |
| Georgia | Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) | Non-native Native to China Naturalized | 1916 |
| Hawaii | Pua Aloalo (Hibiscus brackenridgei) | Native | 1988 |
| Idaho | Syringa Mock Orange (Philadelphus lewisii) | Native | 1931 |
| Illinois | Purple Violet (Viola spp.) | Native | 1908 |
| Indiana | Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) | Non-native Native to Asia | 1957 |
| Iowa | Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana) | Native | 1897 |
| Kansas | Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) | Native | 1903 |
| Kentucky | Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) | Native | 1926 |
| Louisiana | Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | Native | 1900 |
| Maine | Eastern White Pine Tassel and Cone (Pinus strobus) | Native | 1895 |
| Maryland | Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) | Non-native Native to U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains Naturalized | 1918 |
| Massachusetts | Mayflower (Epigaea repens) | Native | 1918 |
| Michigan | Apple Blossom (Malus domestica) | Non-native From Asia | 1897 |
| Minnesota | Pink and White Ladyslipper (Cypripedium reginae) | Native | 1893 |
| Mississippi | Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | Native | 1952 |
| Missouri | Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) | Native | 1923 |
| Montana | Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) | Native | 1895 |
| Nebraska | Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) | Native | 1895 |
| Nevada | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) | Native | 1917 |
| New Hampshire | Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) | Non-native Native to Blanks Naturalized | 1919 |
| New Jersey | Violet (Viola sororia) | Native | 1971 |
| New Mexico | Yucca (Yucca glauca) | Native | 1927 |
| New York | Rose (Rosa spp.) | Native | 1955 |
| North Carolina | Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) | Native | 1941 |
| North Dakota | Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana) | Native | 1907 |
| Ohio | Scarlet Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) | Non-native Unknown | 1904 |
| Oklahoma | Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) | Native | 1983 |
| Oregon | Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium) | Native | 1899 |
| Pennsylvania | Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | Native | 1933 |
| Rhode Island | Violet (Viola palmata) | Native | 1968 |
| South Carolina | Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) | Native | 1924 |
| South Dakota | Pasque Flower (Anemone patens var. multifida) | Native | 1904 |
| Tennessee | Iris (Iris germanica) | Non-native Native to Eastern Mediterranean or Europe | 1933 |
| Texas | Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus spp.) | Native | 1901 |
| Utah | Sego Lily (Calochortus spp.) | Native | 1911 |
| Vermont | Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) | Non-native Native to Europe | 1895 |
| Virginia | Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) | Native | 1918 |
| Washington | Coast Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | Native | 1892 |
| West Virginia | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) | Native | 1903 |
| Wisconsin | Violet (Viola sororia) | Native | 1949 |
| Wyoming | Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) | Native | 1917 |