National Flower of France

The iris is a very distinctive flower with an unusual shape and is typically associated with spring. But did you know these fascinating facts about the iris? The name iris means rainbow in Greek. It’s quite an apt name, as irises come in all sorts of colours, such as blue, purple, white, yellow, lilac and even brown. The iris belongs to the Iridaceae family. Another member of this family of plants is the gorgeously scented freesia. There’s a vast array of different types of irises and they thrive in different climates, including Europe, the Middle East, Asia, America and North Africa.Irises grow well in a variety of different places, including in deserts, by the banks of streams, in gardens, meadows and on grassy slopes. The iris grows from a bulb. They’re hidden away during the colder months, then suddenly re-appear when it’s warmer. Irises have been popular throughout history and were often used as a source of inspiration for some of the world’s great painters, like Vincent Van Gogh. Irises are typically associated with spring, but nowadays they’re generally available all year round. The iris flower has a very distinct shape, which makes it easy to distinguish. Three large petals fold back from the stem and form the three points of a triangle. In the centre, three smaller petals stand up. This shape is used as the fleur-de-lys symbol.

The iris is the state flower of Tennessee. It’s also the national emblem of France. If you rub together the leaves of the Gladwyn or Stinking iris (Iris foetidissima), they emit an unpleasant smell! Irises are relatively easy to grow, even for the most inexperienced of gardeners. The Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) is commonly found growing wild along the coasts of California and southern Oregon. Iris Florentina is native to the south of Europe. It is white or pale blue flowers known as the Yellow Flag or Yellow Iris, Iris pseudacorus can commonly be found growing along riverbanks, in marshes or even ditches in Britain.

National Flower of all the Countries

•    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.

STATE FLOWERS OF USA

•    Alabama - Camelia
•    Alaska - Forget Me No
•    Arizona - Saguaro Cactus
•    Arkansas - Apple Blossom
•    Carlifornia - Golden Poppy
•    Colorado - Columbine
•    Connecticut - Mountain Laurel
•    Delaware - Peach Blossom
•    Florida - Orange Blossom
•    Georgia - Cherokee Rose
•    Hawaii - Yellow Hibiscus
•    Idaho - Syringa
•    Illinois - Native Violet
•    Indiana - Peony
•    Iowa - Wild Rose
•    Kansas - Sunflower
•    Kentucky - Goldenrod
•    Louisiana - Magnolia
•    Maine - White Pine Cone
•    Maryland - Black Eyed Susan
•    Massachusetts - May flower
•    Michigan - Apple Blossom
•    Minnesota - Lady Slipper
•    Mississippi - Magnolia
•    Missouri - Hawthorn
•    Montana - Bitteroot
•    Nebraska - Goldenrod
•    Nevada - Sagebrush
•    New Hampshire - Purple Lilac
•    New Jersey - Purple Violet
•    New Mexico - Yucca
•    New York - Rose
•    North Carolina - Dogwood
•    North Dakota - Wild Prairie Rose
•    Ohio - Scarlet Carnation
•    Oklahoma - Mistletoe
•    Oregon - Oregon Grape
•    Pennsylvania - Mountain Laurel
•    Rhode Island - Violet
•    South Carolina - Yellow Jessamine
•    South Dakota - Pasque Flower
•    Tennessee - Iris
•    Texas - Blue Bonnet
•    Utah - Sego Lily
•    Vermont - Red Clover
•    Virginia - Dogwood
•    Washington - Rhododendron
•    West Virginia - Big Rhododendran
•    Wisconsin - Wood Violet
•    Wyoming - Indian Paintbrush

Tulips flower types

Originally from Persia, tulips were introduced to Western Europe and the
Netherlands in the 17th century. When growers started to hybridize the flower,
they found ways of making it even more decorative. Hybrids of the flower were a
scarcity at the time and a symbol of high status. Soon tulips became very
popular as a trading product and bulbs were traded at the highest prices. The
months of late 1636 to early 1637 would make history in the Netherlands as "Tulipmania".
A bed of tulips was worth up to $5,000, the value of a small house in Amsterdam
. The bulbs became curraency, and their value was quoted at the stock market.

Some of the popular varieties of Bulbs are as follows:

• Peacock Flower
• Iris
• Day Lily
• Tulip
• Windflower
• Daffodil
• Crocus

Though bulbs are easy to plant, certain care should be taken while growing
them. It is also recommended that one should plant bulbs during the fall season.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TULIP FLOWER - Perfect Lover, Frame, Flower Emblem of Holland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED TULIPS - Believe Me, Declaration of Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHITE TULIPS - Beautiful Eyes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YELLOW TULIPS - There’s Sunshine in Your Smile

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TULIP BULBS - Symbol of high status