National Flower of all the Countries

July 17, 2008

•    Antigua & Barbuda - Dagger’s Log, Agave Karatto Miller  Agave karatto
•    Argentina - Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli adopted on December 2, 1942
•    Austria - Edelweiss  Leontopodium alpinum
•    Australia - Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha
•    Bahamas - Yellow Elder, or Yellow Cedar  Tecoma stans
•    Balearic Islands - Carnation
•    Bangla Desh - Water Lily ‘Shapla’ Nymehaea nouchali adopted in 1971
•    Barbados -Pride of Barbados also known as Dwarf Poinciana & Flower Fence Poinciana pulcherrima
•    Belarus - Flax
•    Belgium - Red Poppy
•    Belize - Black Orchid
•    Bermuda - Blue-eyed Grass
•    Bhutan—blue poppy?
•    Bohemia - Thyme
•    Bolivia - Kantuta
•    Brazil - Cattleya Orchid
•    British Columbia - Dogwood Tree Flower Cornus Nuttalli
•    Bulgaria - Rose Rosa
•    Canada - Maple Leaf
•    Cayman Islands—Wild Banana Orchid  Schomburgkia thomsoniana
•    Chile - Copihue/Chilean Bellflower Lapageria rosea
•    China - Plum Blossom Prunus Mei
•    Columbia - Christmas orchid  (Cattleya trianae
•    Costa Rica - Guaria Morada (purple orchid) cattleya skinneri adopted on June 15, 1939
•    Cuba - Butterfly Jasmine Mariposa
•    Cyprus - Rose Rosa
•    Czechoslovakia - Rose Rosa
•    Denmark - Marguerite Daisy
•    District of Columbia - American Beauty Rose Rosa
•    Dominica—The bwa kwaib, or Carib tree Sabinea carinalis adopted as the national tree in 1978
•    Egypt - Lotus Nymphaea lotus
•    England - Rose Rosa
•    Equador - White Nun Orchid
•    Estonia - Corn-flower or Bachelor’s Button Centaurea cyanus adopted on June 23, 1988
•    Ethiopia - Calla Lily
•    France - Iris
•    French Polynesia -The Tiare  Gardenia taitensis
•    Finland - Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis
•    Germany - Centaurea/Knapweed
•    Greece - Bear’s breech
•    Greenland - Willow Herb
•    Guam?Puti Tai Nobiu Bougainvillea spectabilis
•    Guatemala - White Nun Orchid Lycaste skinneri alba
•    Guyana - Water Lily  Victoria regia
•    Holland - Tulip
•    Honduras - Orchid Brassavola digbiana adopted on January 12, 1946. The rose was the national flower from 1946-1969
•    Hong Kong - Orchid Bauhinia blakeana
•    Hungary - Tulip
•    India - Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
•    Indonesia - adopted 3 national flowers on June 5, 1990 to mark the World Environment Day:

1)     Melati (Jasmine) (Jasminum sambac
2)    Moon Orchid Phalaenopsis amabilis also known as the anggrek bulan
3)    Rafflesia Rafflesia arnoldi

•    Iran - Red Rose
•    Iraq - Rose Rosa
•    Ireland - Shamrock
•    Jamaica - Tree of Life, Brazil wood or lignum vitae Guaiacum sanctum
•    Japan - Chrysanthemum (imperial) , Cherry Blossom Sakura
•    Jordan - Black Iris  Iris nigricans
•    Korea - Rose of Sharon
•    Laos - Rice
•    Latvia - Oxeye Daisy or pipene,  Leucanthemum vulgare, earlier known as Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
•    Liberia - Pepper
•    Libya - Pomegranate blossom
•    Lithuania - Rue (Ruta graveolens)
•    Luxembourg - Rose
•    Madagascar - Poinciana or Flamboyant Delonix regia
•    Maldives - Pink Rose
•    Malta - The Maltese Centaury  Paleocyanus crasifoleus) adopted in the early 1970s
•    Malaysia - Hibiscus  Hibiscus rosa sinensis, locally known asBunga Raya
•    Marianas—Plumeria Plumeria acuminata, locally known asflores mayo, adopted on March 13, 1979
•    Mexico - Dahlia
•    Monaco - Carnation
•    Nepal - Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum , locally known as Lali Guras
•    Netherlands - Tulip Tulipa
•    New Zealand - Kowhai Sophora microphylla
•    Nicaragua - Sacuanjoche Plumería rubra acutifolia
•    N.Korea - Azalea (Jindallae)
•    Northern - Ireland Flax
•    Norway - Purple Heather Calluna vulgaris
•    Pakistan - Jasmine
•    Panama - Dove Orchid Peristeria elata
•    Paraguay - Jasmine-of-the-Paraguay
•    Peru - Kantuta, Inca magic flower
•    Philippines - Sampaguita Jasminum sambac, adopted on February 1, 1934
•    Poland - Corn Poppy
•    Portugal - Lavender
•    Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican Hibiscus Flor de maga
•    Republic of Molossia - Common Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata
•    Romania - Dog rose
•    Russia - Camomille
•    San Marino - Cyclamen
•    Scotland - Thistle
•    Seychelles - Tropicbird Orchid
•    Sicily - Carnation
•    Singapore - Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid a hybrid orchid between Vanda teres & Vanda hookeriana,adopted onApril 15, 1981
•    Slovakia - Rose Rosa
•    Slovenia - Carnation
•    Sri Lanka - Nil Mahanel (Water Lily) Nympheae Stellata,adopted on Feb. 26, 1986
•    S. Africa - Protea  Protea cynaroides
•    S. Korea - Moogoonghwa (Rose of Sharon) Hibiscus syriacus
•    Soviet Union - Carnation (hvozdyka)
•    Sweden - Linnea  Linnea Borealis
•    Switzerland - Edelweiss  Leontopodium alpinum
•    Tahiti - Gardenia Taitensis
•    Taiwan (Republic of China) - Plum blossom Prunus mei, adopted on July 21, 1964
•    The Cayman Islands - Wild Banana Orchid
•    Trinidad and Tobago - Chaconia also known as Pride of Trinidad & Tobago/Wild Poinsettia Warszewiczia coccinea
•    Tonga - Heilala
•    Turkey - Tulip Tulipa
•    Ukraine - Sunflower
•    United States of America - Rose Rosa
•    United Kingdom, England -Tudor rose
•    United Kingdom, Scotland - Thistle
•    United Kingdom, Wales - Leek
•    Uruguay - Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli
•    Venezuela - Orchid
•    Virgin Islands - Yellow Elder or Yellow Trumpet Tecoma stans adopted in 1934
•    Wales - Daffodil (National Symbol - Leek)
•    Yemen - Arabian coffee
•    Yugoslavia - Lily of the Valley

Many European countries do not have a national flower, for instance modern France, Spain and Italy.

National Flowers of Argentina : Ceibo

July 11, 2008

Ceibo is the National flower of Argentina. The ceibo is a South American tree that grows between 8 and 10 meters high, it has carmine red flowers and a crooked trunk. It was declared the National Flower of the Republic of Argentina on December 2, 1942.

It grows on the banks of the Paraná river and Río de La Plata (Silver River), but it can also be found near lakes and swampy areas around the country.
The wood of the ceibo is very light and porous; and it is used for the construction of rafts, model aircrafts and beehives.

The presence in parks and Argentine gardens, adds a note of perfume and color.

It blooms between November and February.