All 50 Official State Flowers
Desiree Kohler

Every state has an official state flower—some chosen for beauty, others chosen for hardiness in the location. Find out your state's flower here, and consider incorporating some state pride into your garden design.

We all remember learning about our state symbols in elementary school. Every state in the U.S. has an official state flower. And, as a bonus, even Washington, D.C., has an official flower—the 'American Beauty' rose. The rose is also considered the official flower of the United States. Some flowers were selected for their hardiness in the state, while others were selected for looks alone. However they were picked, state flowers were selected to represent the people and the essence of each individual state. Check out yours and the others in your region.

Northeast

ConnecticutMountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

DelawarePeach blossom (Prunus persica)

MaineWhite pine cone and tassel (Pinus strobus, linnaeus)

MarylandBlack-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

Massachusetts: Trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens)

New HampshirePurple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

New JerseyViolet (Viola sororia)

New YorkRose (Rosa)

Rhode IslandViolet (Viola)

Vermont: Red clover (Trifolium pratense)

Washington, D.C.: 'American Beauty' rose (Rosa)

Southeast

AlabamaCamellia (Camellia)

ArkansasApple blossom (Pyrus coronaria)

FloridaOrange blossom (Citrus sinensis)

GeorgiaCherokee rose (Rosa laevigata)

KentuckyGoldenrod (Solidago altissima)

LouisianaMagnolia (Magnolia)

MississippiMagnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)

North CarolinaAmerican dogwood (Cornus florida)

South Carolina: Yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

TennesseeIris (Iridaceae)

VirginiaAmerican dogwood (Cornus florida)

West VirginiaRhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)

Midwest

IllinoisPurple violet (Viola)

IndianaPeony (Peony)

IowaWild prairie rose (Rosa pratincola)

KansasSunflower (Helianthus annuus)

MichiganApple blossom (Pyrus coronaria)

Minnesota: Pink and white lady's-slipper (Cypripedium reginae)

MissouriHawthorn (Crataegus)

NebraskaGoldenrod (Solidago gigantea)

North DakotaWild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana)

OhioScarlet carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)

South DakotaPasque flower (Pulsatilla hirsutissima)

WisconsinWood violet (Viola papilionacea)

Mountain West

ColoradoRocky Mountain columbine (Aquilegia caerules)

IdahoMock orange (Philadelphus lewisii)

Montana: Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)

NevadaSagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)

Utah: Sego lily (Calochortus gunnisonii)

WyomingIndian paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia)

Pacific Northwest

CaliforniaCalifornia poppy (Eschscholtzia californica)

OregonOregon grape (Berberis aquifolium)

WashingtonCoast rhododendron (Rhododendrum macrophyllum)

Southwest

Arizona: Saguaro cactus blossom (Carnegiea gigantea)

New MexicoYucca flower (Yucca glauca)

Oklahoma: Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum)

TexasBluebonnet (Lupinus)

Noncontiguous

AlaskaForget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris)

HawaiiPua aloalo (Hibiscus brackenridgei)