Massachusetts State Flower: Mayflower

Scientific Name: Epigaea repens

State Flower Description: Mayflowers are pale pink or white with a small tube ending in 5 flared lobes. The Mayflower lobes are approximately 1/2 inch long, and grow small terminal and upper axillary clusters. The Mayflower flowers are waxy and sweet-scented flowers which intensify with age.

Where It's Found: The Mayflower is native throughout eastern North America, from Manitoba and south to Florida and Mississippi. The Mayflower blooms from March till May.

Massachusetts State Flower Dedication: 1918

Maryland State Flower: Black-eyed susan

Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta

State Flower Description: Black-eyed Susan is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae and is an upright annual which is native to most of North America. It is commonly referred to as the Black-eyed Susan, but also may be called brown-eyed Susan, brown Betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, Poorland daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy

Where It's Found: Black-eyed Susan's are found throughout North America from and is native to the Northeastern United States from Maine to Alabama.

Maryland State Flower Dedication: 1918

Maine State Flower: White pine cone and tassel

Scientific Name: Pinus strobus

State Flower Description: The White pine cone isn't a flower since gymnosperms do not have true flowers. Maine is the only state that has designated a cone the representative of the state rather than a typical flower due to the large populations of pines in the state. The Eastern white pine cone trees belong pine tree family, also called as Conifers.

Where It's Found: Eastern white pine is considered native to the United States. Eastern white pine trees are beautiful landscape that are widely used throughout much of North America as reforestation projects. The Eastern White Pine is considered to be the largest conifer in northeastern parts of the United States.

Maine State Flower Dedication: 1945

Louisiana State Flower: Magnolia

Scientific Name: Magnolia

State Flower Description: Magnolia are a showy flower that is very fragrant and is white, pink, purple, green, or yellow. The Magnolia flower posseses 3 sepals and 6-12 petals. Magnolia flowers don't have petals and sepals so to say but are made up of petal-like tepals. Magnolias bloom from April to June only after the completion of their seventh year. Magnolias are thought to be one of the earliest known flowering plants dated back to around 130 million years.

Where It's Found: Magnolias are native to eastern North America, Central America and the West Indies and Asia, as well as South America. Magnolias are representative of the southern states in the United States and are found growing on the end of the evergreen species.

Louisiana State Flower Dedication: 1900

Kentucky State Flower: Goldenrod

Scientific Name: Solidago gigantea

State Flower Description: Goldenrod is very common in the United States which blooms around August - October. The flower is a cluster of yellow flowers that form on the top half of the plant.

Where It's Found: The Goldenrod is commonly found in the United States and grows in woods, meadows, hills, and on rocky ground. Gernerally it can be seen blooming in late summer and early fall in large numbers in fields of the Northeast states.

Kentucky State Flower Dedication: 1926

Kansas State Flower: Sunflower

Scientific Name: Helianthus annuus

State Flower Description: Sunflowers are large rough stemmed plants that grow up to 10 feet tall with the worlds record sunflower plant being 27 feet tall. Sunflowers are popular plants to grow and are an agriculture crop due to the seeds that are produced and have a wild range of uses. Sunflowers are mostly yellow in color and have multiple petals that surround the center which is where the seeds are produced.

Where It's Found: Sunflowers can be found around the world and have been used for over 3000 years for their seeds. They are mostly found in gardens, however they are grown commercially and you can often see large fields of Sunflowers across the United States.

Kansas State Flower Dedication: 1903

Iowa State Flower: Wild prairie rose

Scientific Name: Rosa arkansana

State Flower Description: The Wild Prairie Rose flower is about 2 inches wide and very fragrant. The wild prairie rose has five petals and vary from pink to white. The petals of the Wild Prairie Rose are edible and can be used in salads, to make tea, or can be candied.

Where It's Found: Wild Prairie Roses are found across Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, north to Colorado, as well as Kansas and Minnesota. The Wild Prairie Roses are grown in prairies, woodland margin and disturbed areas in these states.

Iowa State Flower Dedication: 1897

Indiana State Flower: Peony

Scientific Name: Paeonia

State Flower Description: The Peony produces large, fragrant flowers in red to white or yellow, light pink to magenta in late spring and early summer. Peony is very popular in gardens and makes a great cut flower.

Where It's Found: Peony flowers are grown as ornamental plants in gardens for their very large, often scented cut flowers. Peony is native to Asia, Southern Europe and Western North America.

Indiana State Flower Dedication: 1957

Illinois State Flower: Violet

Scientific Name: Viola

State Flower Description: Violets are one of the most common flowers with over 20 genera in the family of the Viola. The most common is the purple violet and is a brilliant purple with 5 petals and generally bloom around mid to late spring.

Where It's Found: Violets are found everywhere but most commonly found in eastern North America.

Illinois State Flower Dedication: 1907

Idaho State Flower: Syringa, mock orange

Scientific Name: Philadelphus lewisii

State Flower Description: The Syringa, mock orange is a deciduous shrub that grows to 1.5 to 3 meters produces clusters of flowers that are generally white in color and have a yellow center. The flowers have a sweet aroma similar to that of orange blossoms that have a hint of pineapple scent.

Where It's Found: The Syringa, mock orange is native to western North America, from northwestern California in the Sierra Nevada, north to southern British Columbia, and east to Idaho and Montana.

Idaho State Flower Dedication: 1931