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 ...

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 ...

The most common state flower is the rose, variations of which are claimed by Georgia, Iowa, New York, North Dakota and Oklahoma. Another unique state “flower” is Maine’s, which is a white ...