It is a bright yellow body with black wings and a tail, according to the Iowa Legislature. The Wild Rose was designated as the official state flower in 1897. No particular species of the flower is ...

While there may be hundreds of distinct images associated with the 50 states, few are as beautiful as the state flower.

On Aug. 4, 1895, the Des Moines Register reported that goldenrod had become the official state flower of Nebraska. It joked, “Wish Iowa had adopted it first. We may have to accept the corn ...