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Flowers for national and state emblems

Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.

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PomegranatePunica granatum A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds 🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub Chrysanthemum菊花 Autumn-blooming flower with thousands of varieties, cherished in East Asia and beyond 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower Narcissus Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower AmaranthAmaranthus A tall, colourful plant grown for its flowers, leaves and edible seeds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower YarrowAchillea millefolium A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Common poppyPapaver rhoeas The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Helianthus Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower Crocus Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower Common IvyHedera helix An evergreen climbing vine with lobed leaves and nectar-rich autumn flowers 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower SnowdropGalanthus White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower Aster Star-shaped perennial flowers from Eurasia, popular in gardens for late blooms Aster · Wildflower Plumeria Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree Clematis A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide Clematis · Wildflower CloudberryRubus chamaemorus A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink 🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Golden everlastingXerochrysum bracteatum Papery yellow or white daisy flowers native to Australia, lasting long after picking 🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower Pink trumpet-treeTabebuia rosea A tall tree with pink to purple trumpet-shaped flowers, seen in parks and streets 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Flowering tree Decoration Hortus Eystettensis A 1613 botanical book showing over 1,000 garden plants from a Bavarian palace 🇩🇪 Germany · Art or design MagaThespesia grandiflora Puerto Rico’s national flower, a red or pink five-petalled tree bloom 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 2 more · Flowering tree Pacific dogwoodCornus nuttallii White-bracted tree native to the forests of western North America 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Franklin treeFranklinia alatamaha A rare flowering tree once native to Georgia, now extinct in the wild 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Common red bottlebrushMelaleuca citrina A hardy Australian shrub with bright red brush-like flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis A small white orchid with spiral flowers, blooming in late summer 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Wildflower Blue morning gloryIpomoea indica A fast-growing vine with vivid blue funnel flowers that fade to pink by dusk 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Climber Decoration Kanzashi簪 Traditional Japanese hair ornaments, often crafted as folded silk flowers 🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae A late-blooming purple wildflower of North American meadows and gardens 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Weeping bottlebrushMelaleuca viminalis A red-flowered Australian tree with weeping branches and bottlebrush blooms 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Flowering tree Decoration Papel picado Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Flower craft Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia The tall, red-tipped wildflower that is Wyoming’s state flower 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Lion's earLeonotis leonurus An orange-flowered shrub from southern Africa with tiered whorls of tubular blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Flowering shrub Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare A white-petalled wildflower of meadows, now found across much of the world 🇱🇻 Latvia and 6 more · Wildflower German irisIris × germanica A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Place Tuileries GardenJardin des Tuileries Historic public gardens between the Louvre and Place de la Concorde in Paris 1st arrondissement of Paris, 🇫🇷 France · Flower garden Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria A tall, sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows in Europe and western Asia 🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower TrochetiaBoucle d'Oreille Rare bell-shaped flowers from the Mascarene Islands, with coloured nectar 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Blanket FlowerGaillardia aristata A drought-tolerant wildflower with yellow and maroon daisy-like blooms 🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower Decoration Pūjā in Buddhism𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸 A ritual offering and devotional act in Buddhist practice 🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Offering or rite Camellia reticulata Tall pink-flowered camellia from Yunnan, grown for gardens and tea oil 🇨🇳 China · Flowering tree Datura innoxia A white-flowered night-blooming plant with spiny fruit and toxic parts 🇨🇺 Cuba and 4 more · Wildflower Cooktown orchidDendrobium bigibbum A lilac-purple orchid from Queensland, the floral emblem of the state 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Wildflower Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Carolina lilyLilium michauxii A wild lily with backward-curving, spotted petals from the southeastern US 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
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