Every U.S. state has an official flower — some native, some adopted for beauty or history. A few states share flowers (magnolia: LA, MS); Maine chose a pine cone. The national flower is the rose. Here's the full list with key traits, perfect for patriotic plantings or trivia.
State Flowers at a Glance
- AL: Camellia (Camellia japonica) — white to red blooms.
- AK: Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris) — blue, clingy seeds.
- AZ: Saguaro cactus blossom (Carnegiea gigantea) — white, night-blooming.
- AR: Apple blossom (Malus domestica) — pink/white.
- CA: California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) — orange/yellow.
- CO: Rocky Mountain columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) — white/lavender.
- CT: Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) — pink/white fragrant clusters.
- DE: Peach blossom (Prunus persica) — delicate pink.
- DC: Rose 'American Beauty' — classic red.
- FL: Orange blossom (Citrus sinensis) — white, fragrant.
- GA: Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) — white, thorny.
- HI: Yellow hibiscus (Hibiscus brackenridgei) — native.
- ID: Syringa / mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) — white, fragrant.
- IL: Violet (Viola) — purple spring blooms.
- IN: Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) — red/pink/white, double/single.
- IA: Wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) — pink/yellow center.
- KS: Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) — yellow to red.
- KY: Goldenrod (Solidago) — bright yellow plumes.
- LA: Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) — large, white, fragrant.
- ME: White pine cone & tassel (Pinus strobus) — not a flower.
- MD: Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) — yellow, dark center.
- MA: Mayflower (Epigaea repens) — pink/white, fragrant.
- MI: Apple blossom (Malus domestica) — pink/white.
- MN: Lady slipper (Cypripedium reginae) — pink/white orchid.
- MS: Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) — same as LA.
- MO: Hawthorn (Crataegus) — white clusters.
- MT: Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) — purplish-pink.
- NE: Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) — yellow.
- NH: Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) — purple, fragrant.
- NJ: Violet (Viola sororia) — purple.
- NM: Yucca (Yucca glauca) — ivory flowers, sharp leaves.
- NY: Rose (Rosa) — many varieties.
- NC: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) — white/pink bracts.
- ND: Wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) — same as IA.
- OH: Scarlet carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) — red, blue-green foliage.
- OK: Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) — green leaves, white berries.
- OR: Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) — yellow flowers, blue berries.
- PA: Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) — pink, like CT.
- RI: Violet (Viola palmata) — purple.
- SC: Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) — yellow vine flowers.
- SD: Pasque flower (Anemone patens) — lavender, early spring.
- TN: Iris (Iris germanica) — purple German iris.
- TX: Bluebonnet (Lupinus) — blue, bonnet-shaped.
- UT: Sego lily (Calochortus) — white/lilac/yellow.
- VT: Red clover (Trifolium pratense) — dark pink.
- VA: Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) — same as NC.
- WA: Coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) — pink/purple.
- WV: Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) — pale pink/white, flecked.
- WI: Violet (Viola sororia) — purple.
- WY: Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) — red bracts.
Plant your state's flower for a living connection to home.
