In the early 1930s, Flower Gardening was gaining popularity in the state. Along with the increased interest in flower gardening came garden clubs and along with garden clubs came appreciation and fascination with the iris, a flower that had been cultivated for thousands of years
the iris
the state flower became a flower because it wAS The first flower to grow there.
The syringa was appointed as the official state flower of Idaho in 1931.
The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas because the state is heavily populated with the flower. The sunflower become the state flower in 1903.
The tulip popular is the official state tree of Tennessee. It was designated the state tree by the General Assembly in 1947.
thew magnolia became the state flower 2 years after Louisiana became a state
the flower is a greenish-red coler
Ohio's state flower,the red/scarlet carnation,became the state flower to honor the memory of William McKinley who often wore this flower in his lapel.
The South Dakota State Flower was selected in 1903.
The Kentucky state flower was adopted after the Kentucky Federation of Women's Clubs began to promote the flower. Since the flower grows all over the state, it become the official state flower.
1973
Tennessee was admitted into the Union on June 1, 1796 becoming the 16th state to join the Union.