Oklahoma State Flowers

When it comes to state flora, one must be careful to differentiate in Oklahoma. The Sooner State is represented, in one way or another, by three official flowers:

Official floral emblem - Mistletoe

Official state wild flower - Indian Blanket

Official state flower - Hybrid Tea Rose, "Oklahoma"

Mistletoe was adopted as the official floral emblem in 1893, while Oklahoma was still a territory. It was adopted by the State of Oklahoma in 1910.






Oklahoma also adopted the official state wild flower, the Indian blanket, in 1910.







It wasn't until 2004 that the "Oklahoma rose" joined the list.

The Oklahoma rose is a hybrid tea rose [Rosa odorata (Andr.) Sweet] developed in 1964 by Herbert C. Swim and O.L. Weeks at Oklahoma State University.