Most countries have a number of symbols to represent the country. Symbols include flowers, animals and national anthems. We take a look at the national flowers of the world.
Related: National Trees of the World, National Fruits of the World
Country |
National flower |
|
| Afghanistan | Red tulip (Tulipa gesneriana) |  |
| Albania | Red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) |  |
| Algeria | Wall iris (Iris tectorum) |  |
| Andorra | Poet’s narcissus (Narcissus poeticus) |  |
| Angola | Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) |  |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Dagger’s Log (Agave karatto) |  |
| Argentina | Ceibo (Erythrina crista-galli) |  |
| Armenia | Marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) |  |
| Australia | Golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha benth.) |  |
| Austria | Edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale) |  |
| Azerbaijan | Khari-bulbul (Ophrys caucasica) |  |
| Bahamas | Yellow elder (Tecoma stans) |  |
| Bangladesh | White water lily (Nymphaea nouchali) |  |
| Barbados | Pride of Barbados (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) |  |
| Belarus | Common flax (Linum usitatissimum) |  |
| Belgium | Red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) | |
| Belize | Black orchid (Encyclia cochleatum) |  |
| Bhutan | Blue poppy (Meconopsis grandis) |  |
| Bolivia | Flor del Inca (Cantua buxifolia) |  |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Golden lily (Lilium bosniacum) |  |
| Botswana | Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) |  |
| Brazil | Cattleya orchid (Cattleya labiata) |  |
| Brunei | Simpor (Dillenia suffruticosa) |  |
| Bulgaria | Rose (Rosa) |  |
| Burkina Faso | Red rose (Rosa) | |
| Burundi | Bujumbura flower (Rotheca myricoides) |  |
| Cabo Verde | Gerbera (Gerbera) |  |
| Cambodia | Romduol (Sphaerocoryne affinis) |  |
| Cameroon | Red stinkwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) |  |
| Canada | Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) |  |
| Central African Republic | King protea (Protea cynaroides) |  |
| Chad | Gerbera (Gerbera) | |
| Chile | Chilean bellflower (Lapageria rosea) |  |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Baobab flower (Adansonia digitata) |  |
| China | Plum blossom (Prunus mume) |  |
| Colombia | Christmas orchid (Cattleya trianae) |  |
| Comoros | Ylang ylang (Cananga odorata) |  |
| Costa Rica | Purple girl (Guaria morada) |  |
| Croatia (unofficial) | Iris (Iris croatica) |  |
| Cuba | White mariposa (Hedychium coronarium) |  |
| Cyprus | Cyprus cyclamen (Cyclamen cyprium) |  |
| Czechia | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Denmark | Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) and red clover (Trifolium pratense) |  |
| Dominica | Bwa kwaib (Sabinea carinalis) | No image available |
| Ecuador | Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) |  |
| Egypt | Lotus (Nymphaea lotus) |  |
| El Salvador | Izote (Yucca guatemalensisa) |  |
| England | Tudor rose (Rosa) | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Vernonia djalonensis (Vernonia djalonensis) | No image available |
| Eritrea | Gerbera (Gerbera) | |
| Estonia | Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) |  |
| Ethiopia | Calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) |  |
| Fiji | Tagimoucia (Medinilla waterhousei) | No image available |
| Finland | Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) |  |
| France | Iris (Iris) | |
| Gabon | Flame tree (Delonix regia) |  |
| The Gambia | Moon orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) |  |
| Georgia | Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) |  |
| Germany | Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) | |
| Ghana | Impala lily (Adenium multiflorum) |  |
| Greece | Bear’s breech (Acanthus mollis) |  |
| Grenada | Bougainvillea (Nyctaginaceae) |  |
| Guyana | Water lily (Victoria amazonica) |  |
| Haiti | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) |  |
| Honduras | Digby’s beaked laelia (Rhyncholaelia digbyana) |  |
| Hungary | Tulip (Tulipa) | |
| Iceland | Holtasóley (Dryas octopetala) |  |
| India | Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) |  |
| Indonesia | Moon orchid (Phalaenopsis amabilis) | |
| Iraq | Red rose (Rosa spp.) | |
| Ireland | Shamrock (Trifolium pratense or Trifolium pratense flore albo) |  |
| Israel | Anemone (Anemone) |  |
| Italy | Lily (Lilium) |  |
| Jamaica | Lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale) |  |
| Japan | Cherry blossom (Prunus avium) |  |
| Jordan | Black iris (Iris chrysographes) |  |
| Kazakhstan | Lily (Lilium) | |
| Kuwait | Arfaj (Rhanterium epapposum) |  |
| Kyrgyzstan | Tulip (Tulipa) | |
| Laos | Frangipani (Plumeria) |  |
| Latvia | Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) |  |
| Lebanon | Lebanon cyclamen (Cyclamen libanoticum) |  |
| Lesotho | Spiral aloe (Aloe polyphylla) |  |
| Liberia | Pepper flower (Piper nigrum) | No image available |
| Libya | Pomegranate (Punica granatum) |  |
| Liechtenstein | Neroli viviparum lily (Crinum viviparum) | No image available |
| Lithuania | Rue (Ruta graveolens) |  |
| Luxembourg | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Madagascar | Royal poinciana (Delonix regia) | |
| Malawi | Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) |  |
| Malaysia | Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) | |
| Maldives | Pink rose (Rosa polyantha) |  |
| Malta | Maltese centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius) |  |
| Marshall Islands | Frangipani (Plumeria) | |
| Mauritania | Mauritanian mallow (Mauritanian malva) |  |
| Mauritius | Boucle d’oreille (Trochetia boutoniana) | No image available |
| Mexico | Dahlia (Dahlia) |  |
| Micronesia | Frangipani (Plumeria) | |
| Moldova | Basil (Ocimum basilicum) |  |
| Monaco | Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) |  |
| Mongolia | Pincushion flower (Scabiosa comosa) |  |
| Montenegro | Mimosa (Mimosa pudica) |  |
| Morocco | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Mozambique | Bell bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) |  |
| Myanmar | Padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus) |  |
| Namibia | Welwitschia (Welwitschia mirabilis) | |
| Nepal | Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum) |  |
| Netherlands | Tulip (Tulipa) | |
| New Zealand | Kōwhai (Sophora tetraptera) |  |
| Nicaragua | Frangipani (Plumeria) | |
| Nigeria | Yellow trumpet (Costus spectabilis) |  |
| Northern Ireland | Flax flower (Linum usitatissimum), clover leaf (Trifolium) | |
| North Korea | Oyama magnolia (Magnolia sieboldii) |  |
| North Macedonia | Common opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) |  |
| Norway | Bergfrue (Saxifraga cotyledon) | No image available |
| Oman | Jasmine (Jasminum) |  |
| Pakistan | Jasmine (Jasminum) | |
| Palestine | Faqqua iris (Iris haynei) |  |
| Panama | Holy ghost orchid (Peristeria elata) |  |
| Papua New Guinea | Sepik blue orchid (Dendrobium lasianthera) |  |
| Paraguay | Bluecrown passionflower (Passiflora caerulea) |  |
| Peru | Quechua (Cantua buxifolia) |  |
| Philippines | Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac) | |
| Poland | Red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) | |
| Portugal (unofficial) | Lavender (Lavandula) |  |
| Qatar | Qataf (Limonium congestum) | No image available |
| Romania | Dog rose (Rosa canina) |  |
| Russia | Chamomile (Anthemis nobile) |  |
| Rwanda | Red rose (Rosa) | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Poinciana (Delonix regia) | |
| Saint Lucia | Rose (Rosa), Marguerite daisy (Argyranthemum frutescens) | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Soufriere tree flower (Spachea perforata) | No image available |
| Samoa | Teuila torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) |  |
| San Marino | Cyclamen (Cyclamen) |  |
| Saudi Arabia | Royal jasmine (Jasminum grandiflorum) |  |
| Senegal | Baobab flower (Adansonia digitata) | |
| Serbia | Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) | |
| Seychelles | Tropicbird orchid (Angraecum eburneum) |  |
| Sierra Leone | Yellow trumpet (Costus spectabilis) | |
| Singapore | Singapore orchid (Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim) |  |
| Slovakia | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Slovenia | Red carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) |  |
| Solomon Islands | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) |  |
| Somalia | King protea (Protea cynaroidesis) | |
| South Africa | King protea (Protea cynaroidesis) | |
| South Korea | Mugunghwa hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus) |  |
| South Sudan | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) | |
| Spain | Red carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) | |
| Sri Lanka | Nil Manel (Nymphaea nouchali) | |
| Sudan | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) | |
| Suriname | Palulu (Heliconia bihai) |  |
| Sweden | Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) |  |
| Switzerland | Edelweiss (Leontopodium nivale) | |
| Syria (unofficial) | Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) | |
| Tanzania | Eastern African clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum) |  |
| Thailand | Golden shower tree (Cassia fistula) |  |
| Timor-Leste | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) | |
| Togo | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Tonga | Red-blossomed heilala (Garcinia sessilis) | No image available |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Chaconia (Warszewiczia coccinea) |  |
| Tunisia | Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) | |
| Turkey | Tulip (Tulipa) | |
| Turkmenistan | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Tuvalu | Frangipani (Plumeria) | |
| Uganda | Yellow trumpet (Costus spectabilis) | |
| Ukraine | Sunflower (Helianthus) |  |
| United Arab Emirates | Tribulus omanense (Tribulus omanense) | No image available |
| United States of America | Rose (Rosa) | |
| Uruguay | Ceibo (Erythrina cristagalli) | |
| Vanuatu | Hibiscus (Hibiscus) | |
| Venezuela | May flower (Cattleya mossiae) |  |
| Vietnam | Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) | |
| Yemen (unofficial) | Coffee (Coffea arabica) |  |
| Zambia | Bougainvillaea (Bougainvillea nyctaginaceae) | |
| Zimbabwe | Flame lily (Gloriosa superba) |  |
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Julia is a writer and landscape consultant from Wollongong with a love of horticulture. She had been an avid gardener for over 30 years, collects rare variegated plants and is a home orchardist. Julia is passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge of plant propagation and plant toxicology. Whether it’s giving advice on landscape projects or sharing tips on growing, Julia enjoys helping people make their gardens flourish.
