A vast number of countries from around the globe have decided to use flowers and plants as symbols on their emblems, as a representation of who they are and what they stand for. Whether you are designing a specific floral arrangement, or want to have a flowers from a variety of countries within your garden, or whether you’re just interested in where your favourite flowers originate from, this list will be of interest to you.
• Afghanistan – The tulip
• Albania – traditional poppy, coloured red and black
• Alberta – Wild Rose
• Antigua and Barbuda - Agave karatto
• Argentina - ceibo tree
• Australia – The Wattle, specifically golden
• Austria – Alpine gentian, edelweiss
• Bahamas – the Yellow Elder
• Bangladesh - Shapla or a Water Lily in white.
• Belarus – Wild blue flax
• Belize - Black Orchid
• Bermuda – Strict blue eyed grass
• Bhutan – Poppy coloured blue
• Bolivian - Catua buxifoli) and Heliconia rostrata
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – Lilium bosniacum
• Brazil - Tabebuia alba
• British Columbia – Pacific Dogwood
• Brunei – Simpor
• Bulgaria – A traditional rose
• Cambodia – Romduo
• Canada - The Maple Leaf
• Chile – Copihue
• Costa Rica – Guaria morada and Guarianthe skinneri
• Croatia –Degenia velebitica, Iris croatica, Oak and Tilia
• Cuba – Mariposa, Butterfly and Hedychium coronarium
• Cyprus – Cyprus cyclamen
• Czech Republic – Tilia cordata
• Dominica – Caribwood or Bois Kwaib
• Dominican Republic - Caoba
• Ecuador - Rose
• Egypt - Egyptian Lotus Flower
• El Salvador - Flor de Izote
• Estonia – cornflower in blue
• Ethiopia – Lily, specifically a calla.
• Faroe Islands – Marsh Marigold
• Fiji - Tagimaucia
• Finland – White rose and lily of the valley.
• France - Iris
• French Polynesia - Gardenia taitensis
• Germany – Cornflower and oak
• Gibraltar – Candytuft (Iberis gibraltarica)
• Guyana – Victoria regia lily
• Greece – Laurel branch and violets
• Guatemala - Monja Blanca
• Hungary – Traditional Tulip
• Ireland - Shamrock
• Italy – Cyclamen, Daisy and Lily
• India - Lotus
• Indonesia – Melati is the national flower, Anggrek Bulan is the flower of charm and Padma Raksasa Rafflesia is the rare flower.
• Iran – Red Rose
• Iraq – Rose
• Jamaica – a Lignum Vitae
• Jordan – The Black iris
• Liberia - Pepper
• Lithuania – Rue
• Macedonia – Poppy
• Malaysia - Bunga Raya
• Maldives – A rose, in pink
• Manitoba – Prairie Crocus
• Mauritius – The Trochetia boutoniana
• Mexico – A Dahlia plant
• Macau - lotus
• Monaco – a traditional carnation
• Nepal – The Rhododendron flower
• Netherlands – Tulip
• New Brunswick – Purple Violet
• New Zealand - Silver Fern (foilage)
• Newfoundland and Labrador – The Pitcher Plant
• Nicaragua - Sacuanjoche
• Nigeria – Costus spectabilis
• North Korea – A magnolia
• Northwest Territories – Mountain Avens
• Nova Scotia – Mayflower
• Nunavut – Purple Saxifrage
• Norway – Saxifraga cotyledon
• Ontario – White Trillium
• Panama - Holy Ghost or Dove Orchid
• Peru - Cantuta
• Poland – Red poppy
• Portugal –Red Carnation, Olive leaves, Lavender, Cork Oak and Blue-White Hydrangea
• Prince Edward Island – Pink Lady's Slipper
• Quebec – The Blue Flag Iris
• Romania – either Dog Rose, Edelweiss or Romanian Peony
• Russia – Chamomile
• Saskatchewan – Western Red Lily
• Serbia – Plum, Syringa and oak
• Singapore – specific orchid called Vanda Miss Joaquim
• Slovenia – Linden leaf and Carnations
• Southern Africa – King protea
• Southern Korea – Hibiscus syriacus
• Spain – Carnation
• Sri Lanka –Water Lily
• Switzerland – Edelweiss and alpenrose
• Taiwan – The Plum blossom
• Thailand - Golden Shower Tree
• The Philippines - Sampaguita
• Trinidad and Tobago – Chaconia
• Tonga - Heilala
• Tunisia – Jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum)
• Turkey – Tulip
• Ukraine – Sunflower, Viburnum and Cherry
• United Kingdom:
o England Tudor rose and English Oak
o Northern Ireland the flax, orange lily, or shamrock
o Scotland the thistle, Scottish bluebell (harebell) or heather
o Wales the daffodil, leek or sessile oak
• Uruguay – Ceibo
• USA - Rose
• Venezuela –Orchids or Cattleya mossiae
• Vietnam – Lotus, coloured red
• Yukon – Fireweed
• Zimbabwe – lily, called the flame lily.
