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Official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
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Oklahoma Symbols
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Oklahoma State Wild Flower
Indian Blanket
(Gaillardia pulchella)
Adopted on May 7, 1986.
Indian Blanket, Gaillardia pulchella, was adopted on May 7, 1986 as Oklahoma's State Flower.
Indian Blanket is a red flower with yellow tips. It symbolizes Oklahoma's scenic beauty as well as the state's Indian heritage. Indian Blanket flowers bloom in June and July.
Indian Blanket is a flat multi-petaled round flower, 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are two distinctly separated colors: orangey-red toward the center and yellow at the tip, with the yellow being predominant to almost non-existent, as shown in this picture. The plant is a bush type, with stems radiating from a central root system and ranging from 1 to 3 feet in height.
Indian Blanket is heat and drought tolerant, as are many wild flowers. In the wild, its blooming season is normally June until August. In the garden, it will bloom from early summer until the first frost; deadheading is helpful for ensuring a full season of flowers. An individual plant may survive several years, but propagation is accomplished chiefly by self-seeding. It thrives best in full sun and soil which drains well. It can not survive a winter in heavy wet soil.
The following information is excerpted from the Oklahoma Statutes, Title 25, Section 25-92.
TITLE 25. Definitions and General Provisions.
Chapter 3 - State Emblems and Honorary Positions.
SECTION 25-92.1.
§25-92.1. State wild flower - Indian Blanket.
The official state wild flower of the State of Oklahoma shall be the Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella).
Added by Laws 1986, HB 1649, c. 6, § 1, eff. November 1, 1986.
House Bill No. 1649
An Act relating to definitions and general provisions;
establishing the official state wild flower;
providing for codification; and providing an effective date.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Oklahoma:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 92.1 of Title 25, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
The official state wild flower of the State of Oklahoma shall be the Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella).
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 1986.
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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