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EUROPE United Kingdom See Also: County flowers of the United Kingdom Each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom has a traditional national floral symbol. In England this is the Rose , in Scotland this is the Thistle , and in Wales this is the Leek . A county flower is a Flowering Plant chosen to symbolise a County . They exist primarily in the United Kingdom , but some counties in other countries also have them. County flowers in the United Kingdom One or two county flowers have a long history in England - the Red Rose Of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages , for instance. However, the county flower concept was only extended to cover the whole United Kingdom in 2002, as a Promotional Tool by a charity. In that year, the plant conservation charity Plantlife ran a competition to choose county flowers for all counties, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II . Plantlife's scheme is loosely based on Britain's , Birmingham , Bristol , Cardiff , Edinburgh , Glasgow , Leeds , Liverpool , London , Manchester , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , Nottingham and Sheffield . The Isles Of Scilly was also treated as a county (distinct from Cornwall) for the purpose of the scheme. The Isle Of Man was included, but not the Channel Islands . A total of 94 flowers was chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove ''Digitalis purpurea'' was chosen for four counties - Argyll , Birmingham, Leicestershire and Monmouthshire ) - more than any other species. The following species were chosen for three counties each:
And the following species were chosen for two counties:
In addition, Sticky Catchfly ''Lychnis viscaria'' was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian , the county containing Edinburgh. For most counties, Native species were chosen, but for a small number of counties, Non-natives were chosen, mainly Archaeophyte s. Ireland The Shamrock is widely used as a symbol for Ireland . County flowers in Ireland
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ASIA Bangladesh The floral emblem are the . China The floral emblem is usually the Peony , Plum Blossom , and Chrysanthemum also the ''National fruit'' of PRC is the Kiwifruit . Japan The national flower of Japan is 'Japanese Flowering Cherry'. Chrysanthemum is symbol of Japanese Imperial family. Laos Laos national flower is the Champa . Malaysia The national flower for Malaysia is Hibiscus . The state flower for the State of Sarawak in eastern Malaysia is Phalanopsis bellina. New Zealand The "Silver Fern" is acknowledged as a national emblem in New Zealand. Other plant emblems are: Koru (a curled fern symbol) and Kowhai (a native tree with yellow cascading flowers). Pakistan The floral emblem are the .'' Singapore The national flower for Singapore is Vanda Miss Joaquim . Taiwan Taiwan has selected county flowers for all of its counties {Link without Title} . A partial list:
Taiwan has also selected county trees. THE AMERICAS Bolivia Bolivian national flowers are Cantuta (''Catua buxifolia'') and Patujú (''Heliconia rostrata'') Canada The Maple is widely used as a symbol for Canada . has several floral emblems]] Many Canadian flags and coat of arms have floral emblems on them. The Flag Of Montreal has four floral emblems. On the right side of the Flag Of Saskatchewan overlapping both green and gold halves is the western red lily, the provincial floral emblem. The Coat Of Arms Of Port Coquitlam has the City's floral emblem, the azalea displayed on a collar. The Coat Of Arms Of Prince Edward Island displays Lady's Slippers , the floral emblem of the Island. The Coat Of Arms Of Nova Scotia has the Trailing Arbutus or mayflower, the floral emblem of Nova Scotia, added when the arms were reassumed in 1929. Colombia The Orchid is the Colombian national flower. Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic's national flower is the Caoba (Mahogany) tree's flower. Nicaragua 's National Flower.]] Nicaragua 's national flower is the Sancuanjoche ''(Plumeria rubra var alba)'', and was declared the country's national flower on August 17th, 1971. Its name is derived from Nicarao , the name of the Nahuatl -speaking tribe which inhabited Nicaragua ; "xacuan"(sacuan) means beautiful yellow petals and "xochilt"(joche) means flower. The flower can be found in the Masaya Volcano National Park among other places. Nicaragua and Laos share the same national flower under different local names. In Laos it is named "Champa". (Temple of the Sun, today's Convento Santo Domingo), Cusco , Peru .]] Peru The national flower of Peru is the Cantuta (often spelled Kantuta or '''Qantuta''', from Quechua ''qantu'')(''cantua buxifolia''). It can be found at the high valleys of the Andean territory, in Peru and Bolivia . is the State Flower for Minnesota ]] United States See Also: List of U.S. state flowers In 1986 President , state flowers and '''state trees''' have been adopted as symbols by state legislatures. AUSTRALIA In Australia , floral emblems have been adopted by each state and territory. See List Of Australian Floral Emblems for a complete list. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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