The Best State-by-State Wildflower Books Ever

Go Wild!

Wildflowers with their vibrant colors, natural way of just fitting in, how many of them come back to surprise us year after year, are reminders of the beauty given to us by Mother Nature.

Tread lightly if you are heading out to view wildflowers in their natural surroundings, find a focal point in your garden if you are going to grow them, also consider getting out your camera (dust it off if you have too :-) and share your creative perspective.

On this lens each of the states are represented with their official flower, wildflower or floral emblem. I have discovered 50 plus books about state and region specific wildflowers, as well as how-to grow these nature-friendly blooms. Point, click, enjoy!

Find The Flowers For Your Zone

by B Dean

Botanical name:
Hydrangea quercifolia
Common name:
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Purchase Oakleaf Hydrangea Plants
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Alabama State Wildflower

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Myosotis sylvatica
Common name:
Forget-Me-Not (Wild Native)
Purchase Forget-Me-Not Seeds
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Alaska State Flower

by AZ Hwys

Botanical name:
Carnegiea gigantea
Common name:
Saguaro Cactus Blossom
Zone: 7-11
Resource:
Arizona State Flower

by C Hunter

Botanical name:
Pyrus malus
Common name:
Apple Blossom
Zone: 4-8
Resource:
Arkansas Floral Emblem

Gently Walk Through Your Garden

by P Munz

Botanical name:
Eschscholzia californica
Common name:
California Poppy
Zone: 8-10
Purchase California Poppy Leaf;
cut and sifted
Resource:
California State Flower

by D Mammoser

Botanical name:
Aquilegia caerulea
Common name:
White and Lavender Columbine
Zone: 3-10
Resource:
Colorado State Flower

by H Ryden

Botanical name:
Kalmia latifolia
Common name:
Mountain Laurel
Zone: 4-9
Resource:
Connecticut State Flower

by W Duncan

Botanical name:
Prunus persica
Common name:
Peach Blossom
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
Delaware State Flower

Share Your Blooms With a Friend

by W Taylor

Botanical name:
Coreopsis spp.L.
Common name:
Tickseed
Zone: 4-9
Resource:
Florida State Wildflower

by H Nourse

Botanical name:
Rhododendron austrinum
Common name:
Azalea
Zone: 6-9
Resource:
Georgia State Wildflower

by J Green

Botanical name:
Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray
Common name:
Yellow Hibiscus (Wild Native)
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Hawaii State Flower

by M Turner

Botanical name:
Philadelphus lewisii
Common name:
Syringa
Purchase Syringa Plants
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Idaho State Flower

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Snip Stems At An Angle

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Viola sororia
Common name:
Violet (Wild Native)
Zone: 3-7
Resource:
Illinois State Flower

by K Yatskievych

Botanical name:
Paeonia
Common name:
Peony
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Indiana State Flower

by S Runkel

Botanical name:
Rosa pratincola
Common name:
Wild Rose (prairie rose)
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
Iowa State Flower

by M Haddock

Botanical name:
Helianthus
Common name:
Sunflower (Wild Native)
Zone: 4-9
Resource:
Kansas State Flower

Set Your Camera To Close-Up

by T Barnes

Botanical name:
Solidago
Common name:
Goldenrod
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Kentucky State Flower

by Browntrout Pub.

Botanical name:
Iris brevicaulis, et al.
Common name:
Louisiana Iris
Zone: 4-8
Resource:
Louisiana State Wildflower

by A Bessette

Botanical name:
Pinus strobus
Common name:
Pine Cone and Tassel
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Maine State Flower

by W Duncan

Botanical name:
Rudbeckia hirta
Common name:
Black-eyed Susan
Zone: 3-7
Resource:
Maryland State Flower

Learn Everything About Your Favorite

by C Burrell

Botanical name:
Epigaea repens
Common name:
Mayflower
Zone: 3-9
Resource:
Massachusetts State Flower

by H Lund

Botanical name:
Iris lacustris
Common name:
Dwarf Lake Iris
Zone: 4-8
Resource:
Michigan State Wildflower

by J Moyle

Botanical name:
Cypripedium reginae
Common name:
Pink and White Lady Slipper
Zone: 2-7
Resource:
Minnesota State Flower

by S Timme

Botanical name:
Magnolia grandiflora
Common name:
Magnolia
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Mississippi State Flower

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Make Your Own Compost

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Crataegus mollis
Common name:
Hawthorn Blossom
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
Missouri Floral Emblem

by B Magley

Botanical name:
Lewisia rediviva
Common name:
Bitterroot
Zone: 4-7
Resource:
Montana Floral Emblem

by Freeman/Schofield

Botanical name:
Solidago serotina
Common name:
Goldenrod
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
Nebraska Floral Emblem

by R Taylor

Botanical name:
Artemisia tridentate or trifida
Common name:
Sagebrush
Zone: 4-10
Resource:
Nevada State Flower

Line Your Beds With Natural Stones

by L Newcomb

Botanical name:
Cypripedium acaule
Common name:
Pink Lady's Slipper
Zone: 3-7
Resource:
New Hampshire State Wildflower

by H Boyd

Botanical name:
Viola sororia
Common name:
Violet
Zone: 4-8
Resource:
New Jersey State Flower

by J Craighead

Botanical name:
Yucca glauca
Common name:
Yucca Flower
Zone: 2-10
Resource:
New Mexico State Wildflower

by Chapman/Bessette

Botanical name:
Rosa
Common name:
Rose
Zone: 4-9
Resource:
New York State Flower

Learn To Cultivate Your Seeds

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Cornus florida
Common name:
Dogwood
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
North Carolina State Flower

by J Sanders

Botanical name:
Rosa blanda or arkansana
Common name:
Wild Rose (prairie rose)
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
North Dakota Flower Emblem

by S Tekiela

Botanical name:
Trillium grandiflorum
Common name:
Large White Trillium
Zone: 2-10
Resource:
Ohio State Wildflower

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Gaillardia pulchella
Common name:
Blanket Flower
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Oklahoma State Wildflower

Unique Find

How to make flower seed packets

This is an excellent lens with step-by-step instructions on how to make these beautiful seed packets for weddings, birthdays, as a thank you, a just because. Enjoy making yours!

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Create A Mosaic Of Colors

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Berberis aquifolium
Common name:
Oregon Grape
Zone: 6-9
Resource:
Oregon State Flower

by Clemants/Gracie

Botanical name:
Kalmia latifolia
Common name:
Mountain Laurel
Zone: 4-9
Resource:
Pennsylvania State Flower

by E Johnson

Botanical name:
Viola sororia
Common name:
Violet
Zone: 4-8
Resource:
Rhode Island State Flower

by W Cullina

Botanical name:
Solidago altissima
Common name:
Goldenrod
Zone: 5-9
Resource:
South Carolina State Wildflower

Find Peace In Your Garden

by Brooklyn Botanic

Botanical name:
Pulsatilla hirsutissima
Common name:
American Pasque Flower
Zone: 5-7
Resource:
South Dakota Floral Emblem

by D Duhl

Botanical name:
Passiflora incarnata
Common name:
Passion Flower
Zone: 6-8
Resource:
Tennessee State Wildflower

by G Ajilvsgi

Botanical name:
Lupinus subcarnosus
Common name:
Bluebonnet
Zone: 3-10
Resource:
Texas State Flower

by R Shaw

Botanical name:
Calochortus nuttallii
Common name:
Sego Lily
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Utah State Flower

Edible Flowers Add Beauty To A Salad

by C Burrell

Botanical name:
Trifolium pratense
Common name:
Red Clover
Zone: 6-9
Resource:
Vermont State Flower

by J Kavanagh

Botanical name:
Cornus florida
Common name:
American Dogwood
Zone: 5-8
Resource:
Virginia State Floral Emblem

by A Kruckeberg

Botanical name:
Rhododendron macrophyllum
Common name:
Pacific or Coast Rhododendron
Zone: 6-9
Resource:
Washington State Flower

by C Tarbox

Botanical name:
Rhododendron maximum
Common name:
Big Laurel
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
West Virginia State Flower

Plant Hardiness Zone Maps

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Plant hardiness zones are a guide to help you know which plants will grow where you live, so you don't plant things that will soon die just because they can't manage your region's temperatures. Plants vary in the temperature extremes they can endure.

USA Plant Hardiness Zones

Canada Plant Hardiness Zones

Europe Plant Hardiness Zones

Australia Plant Hardiness Zones

Venture Out And Try Something New

by D Burns

Botanical name:
Viola papilionacea
Common name:
Wood Violet
Zone: 3-8
Resource:
Wisconsin State Flower

by D States

Botanical name:
Castilleja linariaefolia
Common name:
Indian Paint Brush
Zone: 2-6
Resource:
Wyoming State Flower

For Your Garden

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. ~Walt Whitman

Additional Reading

Give me odorous at sunrise a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed. ~Walt Whitman

An Instant Guide to Wildflowers

Detailed, full-color illustrations of flowers, leaves, and shape of plant, plus a distribution map and concise informative text, allow you to identify positively the most familiar species of North America. Hardcover, 128 pages $3.99

My First Pocket Guide: Wildflowers

Written and illustrated by National Geographic, this book is great for the little adventurers in your life. Trade Paperback, 80 pages $5.95

Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--Eastern Region

More than 940 all-new, full-color images show the wildflowers of eastern North America close-up and in their natural habitats. Hardcover, 896 pages $19.95

Field Guide to North American Wildflowers--Western Region

This fully revised edition brings a new level of beauty, accuracy, and usefulness to the field guide that wildflower enthusiasts have relied upon for more than 20 years. Hardcover, 896 pages $19.95

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Deb

Bee-you-tee-ful!!
I don't know who the nasty person was that down rated this lens, because it's certainly a 5*. As a flowergardener, I'm salivating over the photos below! Especially the 'purples and fern' and 'bursting at the seam'.

Posted August 12, 2008

flowergardener

Holy Moly! What an excellent lens and resource! WOW
I never would have thought of doing this, I'll bet it took you forever to create! Awesome Job!
Welcome to the Flowers, Flowers, and more Flowers Group Clouda!

Posted July 15, 2008