I am helping my son with a school project. He has to list all of the state flowers and a little bit about them. If any of you could just reply with a blurb about a state flower you've had experience with, I will pass it on to him if he decides to use any quotes in his paper. I know he can find the names of the state flowers without a problem, but I just thought bringing the flowers to life through gardening experiences might help.
Thanks,
Fortunate
Georgia state flower
Just wanted to let you know that there is a website called 50states.com that has web pages on all of the state flowers if you wanted to take a look at it.
But the Georgia state flower is the Cherokee Rose. You guessed it, it's named after the Indian tribe that planted it all over the state and in this region. This rose is really thorny and it is a white color with a golden yellow center. The Cherokee Rose blooms in the early spring, but sometimes if we're lucky, it will have a second flowering in the fall if the weather is warm.
Good luck!
Thankful4flowers
Re: State flowers
Fortunate,
This reminds me of a funny story. I am a transplant (no pun intended!) to Massachusetts, and I recall one time when I was visiting a friend and we got to talking about state birds and state flowers. I did not know what Massachusetts' state flower was, so I asked my friend's 9-year-old daughter, who I figured had learned it in school. She didn't know right off, but she scrunched up her face, trying to pull the answer out of her memory. Finally she said, "Um, the Mayflower?" Oh, I think we laughed all through dessert over that one! Of course, then we had to look up the real answer, and it turns out that our state flower is the trailing arbutus. Well, I'd never heard of that one, and hadn't thought too much about it since then until you asked this question. Now I'm going to be on the lookout for it, whether in garden centers or people's yards. If it's the state flower it should be easy to find!
New Mexico state flower
The New Mexico state flower since 1927 is the yucca flower, native to the deserts of the Southwest. The Mexicans call it "Lamparas de dios" meaning "Lamps of the Lord" because of the bright buches of white flowers that stick up from the center stalk in the plant. It's a member of the lily family and symbolizes sturdiness as well as beauty. Right now (early summer) the flowers are blooming pale ivory at the tips of the long fibrous stalks. At the base of the plant are broad, sharp-edged leaves, and sometimes the yucca can grow to the height of a small tree. Some types of yucca flowers are edible. The American Indians used yucca for the making of soap and baskets.
Hope this helps a little,
Williewonka
Hawaii State Flower
Glad to help out. When Hawaii was a territory, the territorial legislature chose the hibiscus as the territorial flower but didn't specify a color. In 1988 the state legislature chose the yellow hibiscus as the state flower because it is native to the islands. It is a beautiful, easily grown flower but it has no fragrance.It has a red center. The original hibiscus used to live only a day, but now the hybrids will stay on the bush for a few days before dying and falling off. Good luck with your school project.
Aloha,
Malia