Flowers you've never seen on a Hawaiian shirt.

Alabama

Camellia

Camellia japonica

The deep-south bloom in garden whites and pinks.

Alaska

Forget-me-not

Myosotis asiatica

A tiny blue bloom for the biggest state.

Arizona

Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Carnegiea gigantea

A cactus blossom that owns the desert night.

Arkansas

Apple Blossom

Malus

Orchard pink, midwestern spring.

California

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Golden hills, state of sunshine.

Colorado

Colorado Blue Columbine

Aquilegia coerulea

The blue alpine cup at 10,000 feet.

Connecticut

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Pink-and-white cups on woodland ridges.

Delaware

Peach Blossom

Prunus persica

The first blush of spring.

Florida

Orange Blossom

Citrus sinensis

Citrus perfume in full bloom.

Georgia

Cherokee Rose

Rosa laevigata

White petals, southern spine.

Hawaii

Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hibiscus brackenridgei

The one hibiscus Hawaii actually claimed.

Idaho

Syringa (Mock Orange)

Philadelphus lewisii

Crisp white mock orange on mountain air.

Illinois

Violet

Viola

Purple by a schoolkid vote since 1907.

Indiana

Peony

Paeonia

Full, ruffled, and unapologetically romantic.

Iowa

Wild Rose

Rosa arkansana

Tough prairie rose, weathered pink.

Kansas

Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Gold on gold — spot it a block away.

Kentucky

Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

Late-summer gold across the bluegrass hills.

Louisiana

Magnolia

Magnolia

Creamy white, impossibly large.

Maine

White Pine Cone & Tassel

Pinus strobus

The only "flower" that is a pine cone.

Maryland

Black-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Gold petals, chocolate center.

Massachusetts

Mayflower

Epigaea repens

Pale pink, colonial restraint.

Michigan

Apple Blossom

Malus

Blush pink over Great Lakes orchards.

Minnesota

Pink & White Lady's Slipper

Cypripedium reginae

A protected orchid from the northern bogs.

Mississippi

Magnolia

Magnolia

On the flag — wear it anyway.

Missouri

Hawthorn

Crataegus

Soft white clusters, woodland green.

Montana

Bitterroot

Lewisia rediviva

Pink out of bare granite.

Nebraska

Goldenrod

Solidago gigantea

The prairie at golden hour.

Nevada

Sagebrush

Artemisia tridentata

Silver-green, the desert after rain.

New Hampshire

Purple Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

The smell of a New England spring.

New Jersey

Violet

Viola sororia

Garden State, modest and everywhere.

New Mexico

Yucca Flower

Yucca

Cream spikes off a desert stalk.

New York

Rose

Rosa

Classic, urban, impossible to argue with.

North Carolina

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Appalachian white before the leaves.

North Dakota

Wild Prairie Rose

Rosa blanda

Soft pink on open plains.

Ohio

Scarlet Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

Scarlet, classic, a little superstitious.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Rose

Rosa

Deep crimson that survives the heat.

Oregon

Oregon Grape

Berberis aquifolium

The whole Pacific Northwest in one evergreen.

Pennsylvania

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Pink cups on the June ridge.

Rhode Island

Violet

Viola

Small state, loud shirt.

South Carolina

Yellow Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Trumpet gold in Lowcountry green.

South Dakota

Pasque Flower

Pulsatilla hirsutissima

First purple through the last snow.

Tennessee

Iris

Iris

Purple flourish of a southern spring.

Texas

Bluebonnet

Lupinus

Lone Star fields, true blue.

Utah

Sego Lily

Calochortus nuttallii

A white lily built for the desert.

Vermont

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Field pink, Green Mountain humble.

Virginia

American Dogwood

Cornus florida

American white on eastern slopes.

Washington

Coast Rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Coast pink in the evergreen.

West Virginia

Rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

Mountain maximum, big and loud.

Wisconsin

Wood Violet

Viola papilionacea

The quiet violet of the north woods.

Wyoming

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja linariifolia

Red-orange fire on the high plains.

District of Columbia

American Beauty Rose

Rosa

The capital's own crimson rose.

Limited

Urban Rose

Rosa

Limited

Retro Columbine

Aquilegia coerulea

Limited

Botanical Columbine

Aquilegia coerulea