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The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia and Canada. In the United States, the term state flower is more often used.
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Washington, DC FlowerWashington, DC Flower - American Beauty Rose

American Beauty Rose

(Rosa 'American Beauty')

Adopted: NA

The American Beauty Rose, Rosa 'American Beauty', was adopted as Washington, DC's flower.

Of the thousands of different varieties of roses, some are popular year after year. Others disappear because plant breeders produce better ones. For example, the American beauty rose was once popular but is no longer grown commercially. It is a hybrid perpetual, famous for its fragrant crimson blooms.

Characteristics

  • Class: Hybrid Perpetual
  • Bred: Hoopes, 1909, USA
  • Description: Double, spring flowering, dark pink, fragrant.
  • Color: Deep pink (med. red)
  • Blooms: Full, cupped, large, 50 petals
  • Foliage: Dull Green
  • Fragrance: Quite fragrant
  • Height: 12-15'
  • Size (H x W): 4-6 x 3-4
  • Growth Habit: Susceptible to Mildew
  • Cultivation: Vigorous, greenhouse, susceptible to Blackspot, Powdery Mildew, Rust
  • Hardiness: zones 5-9; Not Hardy North of: Zone 9
  • Origins: Bred in France (1875) by Lédéchaux

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae -- Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae –
Order Rosales –
Family Rosaceae – Rose family
Genus Rosa L. – rose
Species Rosa 'American Beauty'
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Find images and a brief history of the flowers representing, usually by legislative action, the state symbols of each of the fifty states. Many of the state flowers are actually trees -- some states have chosen the same species as state tree and as state flower.

flow·er (flour)
n.
1.
a. It is the reproductive structure of many seed-bearing plants, typically having either specialized male or female organs or both male and female organs, like stamens and a pistil, enclosed in an outer envelope of petals and sepals.
b. Such a structure having showy or colorful parts; a blossom.
2. A plant that is cultivated or cherished for its blossoms.
3. The condition or a time of having developed flowers: The violets were in full flower.
4. Something, such as an decoration or a figure of speech that resembles a flower in shape, fineness, or attractiveness.
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