4.6. South Carolina

The palmetto grows abundantly in South Carolina, especially along the coast, and is pictured on her coat of arms; as a result it has given state tree is palmetto. State flower of South Carolina is yellow Jessamine.

4.7. The California Poppy

The golden poppy, white poppy, and Mariposa lily were nominated as California’s state flower early in the century. The golden, or California, poppy won by a landslide and became the Golden State’s official flower on March 2, 1903.

Early sailors are said to have nicknamed California La Tierra del Fuego, or “Land of Fire,” for the rolling foothills carpeted with poppies. At that time, the golden poppy — it’s most popular name — grew throughout California, but hardly anywhere else.

Native Americans living in the Northern Sacramento Valley boiled and ate the feathery foliage. In Southern California, Spanish Californians and Indians made a hair dressing out of golden poppy oil. It is said that, during the Gold Rush, Indians believed the metal prospectors searched for was fallen poppy petals.

California poppy blossoms are two- to three-inch cups of gold, bronze, scarlet, terra cotta, rose or white. They bloom on plants with silvery green foliage, about a foot high and usually broader than they are tall.

The California poppy is a perennial and is one of the earliest wild flowers to grow in gardens. But it is most beautiful when setting California’s rolling hills ablaze.

4.8. Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is a wooded land with very fertile soil. The vegetation of Pennsylvania is very varied. But mountain laurel form 1/2 all plants. That’s why mountain laurel is a state flower of Pennsylvania.

4.9. Georgia

Georgia is the third largest producer of cotton goods in the U.S. Now Georgia’s farmers grow a variety of crops that includes pecans, watermelons and peanuts. More peanuts are grown in Georgia than in any other state. Also Georgia is glorified Cherokee rose. That’s why state flower of Georgia is a Cherokee rose.

4.10. Missouri

Defined by the nation’s two greatest rivers, the Missouri landscape rolls from plain in the east and north into the low Ozark Mountain Range in the south, home to a fascinating hill culture that is rich in handmade crafts and traditional music. And culture isn’t limited to the hills. In Missouri grow enormous amount of the hawthorn. The Local inhabitants consider this plant advisable. So the flower of Missouri is hawthorn.

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4.11. Illinois

Nearly 2500 plants grow wild in Illinois, and the springtime blossoms can be found on river and stream banks, in forests, and on the plains. The

most beautiful flower in Illinois is a violet. That’s why State flower of Illinois is a violet.

4.12. Indiana

Indiana is unbelievably beautiful state. State flower of Indiana is peony. This flower personifies the beauty of this state

4.13. Louisiana

Thomas Jefferson struck quite a bargain when he purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon for 15 million dollars in 1803. The Magnolia was approved the official flower of Louisiana by Thomas Jefferson. The Blazon with Magnolia already in three days appeared on main building of the state. Presently, this blazon weighs in capital of state “Baton Rouge”.

Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.

The natural range of Magnolia species is rather scattered. It includes eastern North America, Central America and the West Indies and east and Southeast Asia. Some species are found in South America. Today many species of Magnolia and an ever increasing number of hybrids can also be found as ornamental trees in large parts of North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The genus is named after Pierre Magnol, a botanist from Montpellier in France. See Origin of the name Magnolia.

Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. As a result, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. Fossilised specimens of M. acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating back to 95 million years ago. Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals. The term tepal has been coined to refer to the intermediate element that Magnolia has instead. Magnolias are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Giant Leopard Moth.