The National Flower Every country (S)

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San Marino  

Cyclamen (Cyclamen)

The flowers are produced in whorls of 3-10, with each flower on a slender stem 3-12 cm tall with five united petals.

Scotland

Thistle (Cirsium Altissimum)     

   

The thistle flower is a favorite flower among butterflies.

Seychelles  

 

Tropicbird Orchid  

    

These are sprays of white flowers with long spurs like the tails of tropicbirds.

Sicily

 

Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus) 

   

The carnation is native to Eurasia and has been cultivated for more than 20 centuries.

Singapore  

  

Vanda Miss Joaquim Orchid 

   

The flower is a hybrid orchid between Vanda teres & Vanda hookeriana

Slovakia 

Rose (Rosa) 

  

The first historical reference of the rose is by the Sumerians from ancient Mesopotamia.

Slovenia 

 

Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus)   

 

Carnations can be propagated by planting young flowering shoots.

Spain

Red carnation

          The National Flower of Spain is the Red Carnation.

Sri Lanka    

   

Nil Mahanel Water Lily (Nympheae Stellata)

   

The flower, a blue water lily, was adopted on Feb. 26, 1986.

S. Africa

Protea (Protea Cynaroides)

The King protea is originally from the Cape Town area of South Africa.

S. Korea

Rose of Sharon (Moogoonghwa) (Hibiscus Syriacus)

          Hibiscus Syriacus are pink-mauve single flowers having a dark magenta eye. The flower is not a rose, but its large exotic blossoms attract hummingbirds and tiny insects.

Sweden

Linnea (Linnea Borealis)  

   

The flowers are pink, bell-like, very fragrant and grow in pairs.

Switzerland

Edelweiss (Leontopodium Alpinum)

  

The flowers are starfish-like white, wooly blooms.

Syria

Jasmine

Jasmine flowers are generally white, although some species have yellow flowers.