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 |
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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) | ![]() |