Blog — State Flowers

With all the beautiful flowers in our nation only a select few rise to the honor of being adopted as official flowers. As Americans we have a rich floral history. When I began my journey to research and illustrate our nation's state flowers I decided to include our national flower and capital flower in my America's Favorite Flowers art collection....

It's a special day for the people of Connecticut! Why? The Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) became the official state flower on this day back in 1907. This floral beauty is an evergreen plant with clusters of delicate flowers. A bit of American floral history... The first official flower on record was adopted in 1893 by the people of Oklahoma. At...

It was a dark time for me. My first marriage was ending, and I was alone with my senior dog and guinea pig. My ex was pursuing divorce, and my heart was broken. A few months earlier I had launched my first website featuring my America's Favorite Flowers© botanical illustrations of our nation's state flowers, our capital flower and our...