In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the U.S. Botanic Garden will bloom with the flowers each U.S. state and territory has chosen as their official flower. 

Explore the display throughout the Garden that will showcase the state and territory flowers with living plants, artistic displays, botanical illustrations, and herbarium specimens. 

From fragrant magnolia flowers and roses to native orchids, bluebonnets, and saguaro cactus flowers, enjoy the variety of floral beauty that symbolizes America.  

Find your official flower in the Garden

The official flowers of all U.S. states and territories:

  • ALABAMA - camellia (Camellia japonica)
  • ALASKA - forget-me-nots (Myosotis asiatica)
  • AMERICAN SAMOA - paogo (Pandanus tectorius)
  • ARIZONA - saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea)
  • ARKANSAS - apple blossom (Malus spp.)
  • CALIFORNIA - California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
  • COLORADO - columbine (Aquilegia coerulea)
  • CONNECTICUT - mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
  • DELAWARE - peach blossom (Prunus persica)
  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - rose (Rosa ‘American Beauty’)
  • FLORIDA - orange blossom (Citrus)
  • GEORGIA - sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana)
  • GUAM - puti tai nobio  (Bougainvillea spp.)
  • HAWAII - ma‘o hau hele (Hibiscus brackenridgei)
  • IDAHO - syringa (Philadelphus lewisii)
  • ILLINOIS- violet (Viola spp.)
  • INDIANA - peony (Peonia)
  • IOWA - wild rose (Rosa sp.)
  • KANSAS - sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
  • KENTUCKY - goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
  • LOUISIANA - magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
  • MAINE - white pine cone and tassel (Pinus strobus)
  • MARYLAND - black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
  • MASSACHUSETTS - mayflower (Epigaea repens)
  • MICHIGAN - apple blossom (Malus spp.)
  • MINNESOTA - pink and white lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium reginae)
  • MISSISSIPPI - magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
  • MISSOURI - hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
  • MONTANA - bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)
  • NEBRASKA - goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
  • NEVADA - sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata and A. trifida)
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE - purple lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
  • NEW JERSEY - violet (Viola spp.)
  • NEW MEXICO - yucca (Yucca spp.)
  • NEW YORK - rose (Rosa spp.)
  • NORTH CAROLINA - American dogwood (Cornus florida)
  • NORTH DAKOTA - wild prairie rose (Rosa spp.)
  • NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - flores mayo (Plumeria spp.)
  • OHIO - scarlet carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
  • OKLAHOMA - Oklahoma rose (Rosa ‘Oklahoma’)
  • OREGON - Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium)
  • PENNSYLVANIA - mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
  • PUERTO RICO - flor de maga (Thespesia grandiflora)
  • RHODE ISLAND - violet (Viola spp.)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA - yellow jasmine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA - pasqueflower (Pulsatilla spp.)
  • TENNESSEE - iris (Iris spp.)
  • TEXAS - bluebonnet (Lupinus spp.)
  • UTAH - sego lily (Calochortus nuttallii)
  • VERMONT - red clover (Trifolium pratense)
  • US VIRGIN ISLANDS - yellow elder (Tecoma stans)
  • VIRGINIA - American dogwood (Cornus florida)
  • WASHINGTON - coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum)
  • WEST VIRGINIA  - rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum)
  • WISCONSIN - violet (Viola spp.)
  • WYOMING - Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia)
Text: America's State Flowers - An America250 Celebration with images of colorful flowers