Flower of the Province or State of where you live.

[Laramie Sweet]

Flower of the Province or state of where you live. Feel free to add a bit about the flower of where you are from and a picture of it.

For Alberta:

The Alberta Rose
Wild Rose

Better know by its common names, the Wild Rose or the Prickly Rose, Rosa acicularis is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae). It was adopted by the Province of Alberta, Canada to be its official floral emblem in 1930.

In Alberta, you can find the Wild Rose in bloom starting in late May and lasting until early August. The fragrant flowers are bright pink with petals 3-5 cm in size and can be used for the manufacture of perfume.

The Wild Rose is classified as a deciduous shrub (bushy shrub) and can be found almost everywhere in Alberta. The plant grows up to 1.5 m (5 feet) tall and has "bristle like" branches. The larger stems are densely covered with small prickles with the occasional thicker thorn.  

[Tillisnut]

I'm from Texas.

The bluebonnet, a name common to several North American species of Lupinus, is the state flower of Texas. They typically grow about 0.3 m (1 ft) tall. The name may come from the shape of the petals of the flower and their resemblance to the bonnets worn by pioneer women to shield themselves from the sun. It may instead be derived from the Scottish term Bluebonnet, for the traditional blue coloured version of the Tam o'shanter hat.





Bluebonnet  

[Laramie Sweet]

That sure is neat there Tillisnut, I wonder about the rest of the members. 3nodding  

[Tillisnut]

I sure like the posts here so far. smile This is a pretty interesting topic.  

[Laramie Sweet]

Tillisnut

I sure like the posts here so far. smile This is a pretty interesting topic.

3nodding Yea it sure is, that is why I started it. blaugh