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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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Common sunflowerHelianthus annuus A tall annual plant grown for its large yellow flower heads and edible seeds 🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower LilyLilium Tall bulb flowers with large, colourful blooms in many gardens and cultures Lilium · Wildflower RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub Sacred lotusNelumbo nucifera The pink aquatic flower sacred in Asia and grown for food, worship and beauty 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Water flower Wild cherryPrunus avium A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom 🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree LindenTilia Tall, broad-leaved trees with fragrant yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree 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 Opium poppyPapaver somniferum A tall annual poppy grown for seeds, opium, and striking garden flowers 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower Common poppyPapaver rhoeas The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Sour cherryPrunus cerasus The small, tart cherry tree grown for its sour red fruit 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Flowering tree Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 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 ButtercupRanunculus A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers Ranunculus · Wildflower HoneysuckleLonicera Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar Lonicera · Wildflower Iris A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms Iris · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub CornflowerCentaurea cyanus A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields 🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Common ValerianValeriana officinalis Tall, sweet-scented wildflower with pale pink blooms and a long history in herbal lore 🇮🇸 Iceland and 8 more · Wildflower Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower PeonyPaeonia Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower Guelder-roseViburnum opulus A white-flowered shrub with red berries, rooted in Slavic and Ukrainian tradition 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Flowering shrub 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 EdelweissLeontopodium nivale A woolly white star-shaped flower of the European mountains 🇦🇹 Austria and 5 more · Wildflower CloudberryRubus chamaemorus A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink 🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica A large, spiny cactus grown for its sweet fruit and edible pads 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower ColumbineAquilegia A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms Aquilegia · Wildflower Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea Tall spikes of bell-shaped, spotted flowers in purple, pink, white or yellow 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 more · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe 🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower Delphinium Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white Delphinium · Wildflower FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium A tall pink wildflower that quickly covers burned or disturbed ground 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower White pasqueflowerPulsatilla occidentalis A spring-blooming wildflower with white or pale purple sepals Pulsatilla occidentalis · Wildflower Spanish broomSpartium junceum A tall shrub with rush-like stems and fragrant yellow flowers 🇵🇪 Peru and 6 more · Flowering shrub Red DisaDisa uniflora A striking red orchid from the mountain streams of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare A white-petalled wildflower of meadows, now found across much of the world 🇱🇻 Latvia and 6 more · Wildflower Sundial lupineLupinus perennis A blue to violet wildflower of sandy open habitats in eastern North America 🇨🇦 Canada · Wildflower Golden everlastingXerochrysum bracteatum Papery yellow or white daisy flowers native to Australia, lasting long after picking 🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower Red columbineAquilegia canadensis A woodland wildflower with red and yellow nodding blooms from eastern North America 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia The tall, red-tipped wildflower that is Wyoming’s state flower 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Southern catalpaCatalpa bignonioides A fast-growing American tree with showy white trumpet flowers 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree
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