A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. County flowers have been chosen for all counties in the United Kingdom. Other countries which have a county system are not known to have chosen county flowers, although state flowers exist for each of the states of the USA. Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. ... This is a list of U.S. state flowers: External link Juelies State Flower Garden of Gifs See also Lists of U.S. state insignia Categories: Lists of flowers | U.S. state insignia ...

County flowers have a long history in Britain - the Red rose of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages, for instance. However, the county flower concept was only extended to cover the whole United Kingdom in 2002. In that year, the plant conservation charity Plantlife ran a competition to choose county flowers for all counties, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Lancashire is a county in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Queen Elizabeth II makes an official appearance at the CBC Headquarters as part of her Jubilee goodwill tour, October 2002. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The...

Plantlife's scheme is loosely based on Britain's traditional counties, and so some modern local government areas are not represented by a flower. Flowers were also chosen for thirteen major cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. The Isles of Scilly were also treated as a county (distinct from Cornwall) for the purpose of the scheme. The Isle of Man was included, but not the Channel Islands. The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ... The subdivisions of the United Kingdom: Countries The United Kingdom is divided into four entities — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Bristol is a unitary authority with city and ceremonial county status in South West England. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Leeds is the urban core of the metropolitan borough and city the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Newcastle upon Tyne, often shortened to Newcastle, is a city and unitary authority situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, in North East England. ... Nottingham is a city (the county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... , For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Tresco, the second largest Island of Scillonia The Isles of Scilly (Cornish: Ynysek Syllan) form an archipelago of islands off the Cornish coast. ... The Channel Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. ...

A total of 94 flowers were chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove Digitalis purpurea was chosen for four counties - Argyll, Birmingham, Leicestershire and Monmouthshire) - more than any other species. The following species were chosen for three counties each: Binomial name Digitalis purpurea L. The Purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), also known as Common foxglove, is a biennial herb of the family Plantaginaceae native to Europe. ... Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: Sir Fynwy) is both a principal area and a traditional county in south-east Wales. ...

• Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia (Cardiganshire, Kirkcudbright and Tyrone)
• Cowslip Primula veris (Northamptonshire, Surrey and Worcestershire)
• Harebell Campanula rotundifolia (Antrim, Dumfriesshire and Yorkshire)
• Thrift Armeria maritima (Bute, Pembrokeshire and the Isles of Scilly)

And the following species were chosen for two counties: Binomial name Andromeda polifolia L. Bog-rosemary (Andromeda polifolia) is a heath shrub found across northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Cardiganshire (Sir Aberteifi in Welsh) was a traditional county in Wales that existed between 1282 and 1974. ... Location within the British Isles. ... This article is about County Tyrone. ... Cowslips (Primula veris) are low growing plants with yellow flowers from the Primrose Genus. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Binomial name Campanula rotundifolia L. The Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) is a short to medium, slender, hairless perennial. ... Antrim in Northern Ireland may refer to Antrim town. ... Dumfriesshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Phris in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... The White Yorkshire rose. ... Binomial name Armeria maritima (Mill. ... Bute, sometimes known as Buteshire (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic), is a small traditional county of Scotland. ... Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ...

• Grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris (Cumberland and Sutherland)
• Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris (Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire)
• Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas (Essex and Norfolk)

In addition, Sticky Catchfly Lychnis viscaria was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian, the county containing Edinburgh. Species Grass of Parnassus is the English name for the genus Parnassia, also known as Bog-stars. ... Cumberland is one of the 39 traditional counties of England. ... Sutherland (Cataibh in Gaelic) is a traditional county which is now within the Highland local government area of Scotland. ... Pasque flowers Categories: Stub | Flowers | Ranunculales ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The central portions of the old province of Lothian in Scotland, centred around Edinburgh, became known as Midlothian, Scotland. ...

A full list of the UK's county flowers can be found at List of county flowers of the United Kingdom.

External Links

• Plantlife County flowers page
• BBC coverage of the county flowers competition