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) |  |