The state flower of Colorado is actually a light-ish purple. And maybe it is because there is so much nature in Colorado!
Colorado's state flower is the White and Lavender Columbine.
The legislative urge was to choose a native flower that no other state had selected. It is attractive, but not as prevalent as the Indian Paintbrush and other contenders, it was selected and the state has gone through great effort to feature it at state entry points.
Unofficial Nomination:The Rocky Ford Cantaloupe. (At least it should be.)The official records indicate that no official fruit exists and that may be because the varieties and quality available in different areas of the state is rivaled only by California. California Citrus has a special niche market as does the Santa Rosa Plum, however even with Colorado's precious water resources sent South for irrigation, the Rocky Ford Cantaloupe like the Georgia Peach and Peanut, Hawaiian Pineapple, Idaho potato, Napa Valley Wines, New Mexico Peppers deserve an ovation as do New England Blueberries and Cranberries.It remains irrelevant simply because few things can beat out a good Rocky Ford Mellon but Colorado does not have an official state fruit,
The State flower of Colorado is the Columbine. Look it up on the web. It is one of the most beautiful flowers you'll ever see. It only grows in the summer in the mountains just below and just above timberline. Timberline in Colorado averages 11,500 ft above sea level. While most all Columbine have large blue petals, I have also found samll fields of Columbine with pure white petals. They are very rare.
mainly blue with some white
Nearly every color is available for the Columbine flower except true orange. Some examples are purple and white. Columbine thrives in sun or partial shade in well-drained and moist soil.
Italy's traditional state flower is the rose, but their religious flower is the white poppy or the white lily.
The Magnolia is Mississippi's state flower. This flower is white. Votes were submitted by 23,278 school children to have this flower as state flower. This flower was voted state in the year of 1952.
The state flower of Maine is the White pine cone and tassel OR Pinus strobus this flower comes from the white pine tree.
mp's state flower name is white lily
The state flower is the white pinecone. The state tree is the white pine.
The Minnesota state flower is the pink and white lady's slipper.