State flowers

the state flowers along with their facts.

1. Andhra Pradesh Jasmine is known in India as the "Queen of the Night" because of it's intoxicating perfume that is released at night. JASMINE

2. Arunachal Pradesh LADY’S SLIPPER The shape of the lip of the flower is slipper shaped which gives it it’s name. CHHATTISGARH

3. ASSAM an essential part of Assamese culture, and is considered to be a symbol of love, fertility and merriment. K OPAU PHUL

4. The bark of this tree is used in making tonics and astringent. It has vibrant colours. BIHAR ORCHID TREE (KACHNAR)

5. Assagoa is the flower valley of goa. RED Jasmine is used to cause relaxation and to heighten sexual desires. gOA RED JASMINE

6. GUJARAT AFRICAN MARIGOLD They are used as medicine and as ceremonial offering to the sun gods in the district of Surat.

7. HARYANA It is a symbol of sun, rebirth and creation in ancient India. It is able to maintain stable temperature of the flower. LOTUS

8. It is used in landscaping and for decoration of woodland gardens. It is also known as Rose tree. Pollen and Nectar maybe toxic. HIMACHAL Pradesh PINK RHODODENDRON

9. J HARKHAND It is associated with folk tradition. It is said that tree is a form of AGNI, the god of fire and war. PALASH

10. The flowers are of ritual importance in the vishu festival of kerala . It’s flower symbolize Thai royalty. kerala GOLDEN SHOWER TREE

11. It symbolizes purity for roman Catholics. Cats are extremely sensitive to the toxicity of the plant and ingestion is often fatal. MADHYA PRADESH MADONNA LILY

12. Also known as Pride of India. It is used to control body sugar level. The flower of this plant blooms once in a year. MAHARASHTRA JARUL

13. It is believed that the plant can only be grown on the tops of Shirui Hill. It is used in treating skin and stomach problems. manipur SIROI LILY

14. The name  Vanda  came from the Sanskrit word for orchid. Known as “air plants” vanda’s do not need soil to grow.  mizoram RED VANDA

15. Rhododendron is also known as "rose tree" because it often produces flowers in trusses, just like some types of roses NAGALAND RHODODENDRON

16. ODISHA ASHOKA It bears orange and yellow flowers in bunches. This tree is considered one of the most sacred trees in the Indian traditions and it is dedicated to love God Kama. 

17. PUNJAB GLADIOLUS The English used the gladiolus flower's stem base (corms) as a poultice and for drawing out thorns and splinters.

18. RAJASTHAN ROHIDA Timber is fairly used for making furniture, carts, oil presses. Saffron colour dye is said to be extracted from its flowers by traditional dyers

19. Orchids can live on the ground (terrestrial forms), attached to woody plants (epiphytic types) or under the ground. sIKKIM NOBLE ORCHID

20. TAMIL NADU GLORY LILY The name Gloriosa means ‘full of glory’ and the specific epithet superba means ‘superb’, alluding to the striking red and yellow flowers.

21. TELENGANA RANAWARA  it is also referred to as “ Matara tea” owing to the  fact  that it is widely used in the Matara area as a tea.

22. TRIPURA NAG KESAR Known as the Steel Wood tree, it has the hardest bark of all trees in the world. 

23. UTTAR PRADESH SCARED TREE  Also called  palash , tesu or Flame of the Forest, the plant grows as a medium-sized tree and is a native to India. 

24. named after  Brahma , the God of Creation, probably blooms only for one night in the entire year, somewhere between July and September. UTTARAKHAND BRAHMA KAMAL

25. NIGHT FLOWERING JASMINE WEST BENGAL Night - blooming  jasmines  flower  up to four times per year, after which, they produce white berries full of seeds.

26. It is a symbol of sun, rebirth and creation in ancient India. It is able to maintain stable temperature of the flower. LOTUS KARNATAKA