National Flowers Tour Map

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BOTANICAL EMBLEMS FROM 26 STATES MOUNTAIN LAUREL* Kalmia latifolia Connecticut SF Pennsylvania SF

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WHITE PINE Pinus strobus Maine SF (cone and tassel)

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EVENING TRUMPETFLOWER Gelsemium sempervirens South Carolina SF

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N ATI O N A L FLOWE RS TO U R A diverse collection of flowers are official symbols and representations of the states and territories across the nation.

In addition to being beautiful, these botanic symbols reveal a powerful conservation message. Most (81%) of the designated flowers are native to the places they represent. Mt. Cuba Center is home to state flowers, state wildflowers, or state herbs representing 26 states. We house a high representation of the national flowers because we focus on native species and our location in Delaware sits at a unique vegetation mixing zone between northern and southern flora.

Use this chart to tour the flower symbols. Optimal bloom periods vary among the species, providing something special to see during each season.

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OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA Hydrangea quercifolia Alabama SF

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ROSEBAY RHODODENDRON* Rhododendron maximum West Virginia SF Georgia WF (Rhododendron sp.)

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FLOWERING DOGWOOD* Cornus florida North Carolina SF Virginia SF

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ROSE Rosa sp.

New York SF

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BLACK-EYED SUSAN Rudbeckia hirta Maryland SF

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LARGE-FLOWERED TRILLIUM Trillium grandiflorum Ohio WF

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VIOLET Viola sp.

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PRESENT IN AREAS OF LIMITED VISIBILITY OR RESTRICTED ACCESS

TALL GOLDENROD Solidago altissima South Carolina WF

CAMELLIA Camellia japonica Alabama SF

SMOOTH GOLDENROD* Solidago gigantea Kentucky SF Nebraska SF

SHOWY LADY’S SLIPPER Cypripedium reginae Minnesota SF

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SWEET GOLDENROD Solidago odora Delaware WF

WILD PASSIONFLOWER Passiflora incarnata Tennessee WF

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COMMON LILAC Syringa vulgaris New Hampshire SF

WOOD VIOLET Viola palmata Rhode Island SF

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TENNESSEE PURPLE CONEFLOWER Echinacea tennesseensis Tennessee WF

COMMON BLUE VIOLET Viola sororia Wisconsin SF

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SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA* Magnolia grandiflora Louisiana SF Mississippi SF

TRAILING ARBUTUS Epigaea repens Massachusetts SF

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TICKSEED* Coreopsis sp.

Florida WF Mississippi WF

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MILKWEED Asclepias sp.

Illinois WF

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WINTERGREEN Gaultheria procumbens Maine SH

KEY * Species represents multiple states SF= State Flower WF = State Wildflower SH = State Herb

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