American Beauties! Your Guide to Every State Flower

Just like we have the American flag and individual U.S. state flags, states also have their own state flowers. (The national flower is the rose!)

Some states share their state flowers with others, while others have had their own flowers bred just for them (awesome work out there, Oklahoma).

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