How to Use state flower in a Sentence

state flower

noun
  • And their bloom is our state flower for a reason.
    — Becky Bartkowski, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Even the white blooms that crown the saguaro are the Arizona state flower.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The magnolia flag has the state flower on a dark blue background with red bars on either end.
    — The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The new design features the state flower against a blue background with yellow and red bars on either side.
    — PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2020
  • Mountain Laurel line the overlook, the blooms of the state flower just starting to peak.
    — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 17 June 2018
  • Plus, volunteers get to spend ample time around the gorgeous orange state flower.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The new Mississippi flag has the state flower on a dark blue background with red bars on either end.
    — Emily Wagster Pettus, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • What’s the official state flower of Idaho?
    — Bruce Whiting, Idaho Statesman, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Some state parks or protected lands in Texas may kindly ask visitors to avoid picking the state flower.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Gabriel won the costume contest with an outfit inspired by the bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 3 Oct. 2022
  • As with many things, Texans take great pride in their state flower, and this time of year, that pride is on full display — as, of course, are the flowers.
    — Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The bluebonnet, the state flower of Texas, is usually in peak bloom in early April.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Bluebonnets are the Texas state flower and a favorite wildflower.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Bluebonnets were named the state flower in 1901, beating out the cotton boll and the cactus.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Ghosh celebrated her first dose with an ode to our state flower, the California poppy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The low-growing purple pasque, South Dakota’s state flower, first peeks through the soil in early March.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • From state nicknames and state songs to state flowers and mammals, the United States is full of symbols for its 50 states.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • One was designed to look like Louisiana’s state flower, the magnolia.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Golden poppies, California’s state flower, are also dotted across the grass at the shield’s base.
    — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 25 May 2018
  • The flag features a white magnolia blossom, which is the Mississippi's state flower.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The flag features a white magnolia blossom, which is the Mississippi's state flower.
    — Olivia Munson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • With the right timing, travelers will be able to see a variety of blooms, including lupine, glacier lilies, and bitterroot, which is the state flower.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The state also has a motto that accompanies its state flower, the American Pasque.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Late in the month, the surrounding countryside explodes into a carpet of bluebonnet blooms, the state flower of Texas.
    — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Magnolia later became the official state flower, and the whole place was known as the Magnolia State.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 17 June 2020
  • One shows Angelou as an 8-year-old girl with an apple blossom, the state flower of Arkansas, hovering over her head.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Called Dogwood, after both the state flower and tree, it would be aimed at women living in the suburbs and beyond, a constituency that can swing elections there.
    — WIRED, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Apple blossoms, the state flower of Arkansas, will replace roses at the track in the resort town of Hot Springs.
    — cleveland, 1 May 2020
  • Other fields are planted with colorful types of flowers, such as Black-Eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland.
    — Susan Soldavin, baltimoresun.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • The peony even became the state flower of Indiana in 1957, replacing the zinnia for the honor.
    — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'state flower.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: