Oklahoma State Flower Oklahoma Rose Meaning and Symbolism

Oklahoma designates mistletoe (phoradendron serotinum) as the official state floral emblem. Mistletoe is the oldest of Oklahoma's symbols (adopted in 1893 as the official territorial flower - 14 years before statehood). Oklahoma also recognizes a state flower (adopted in 2004) and a state wildflower (adopted in 1986). All State Flowers Mistletoe grows on trees throughout the state and is.. Home | Learn | Oklahoma Symbols Oklahoma Symbols State Flag The state flag features an Osage warrior's shield on a blue background. An olive branch and a calumet, or peace pipe, lay across the shield. Seven eagle feathers decorate the shield. The flag was designed by Louise Funk Fluke and was officially adopted in 1925.

The Oklahoma rose is a variety of the rose flower, which is the national flower of the United States. Other states that have adopted the rose as the state flower include; the rose in New York, wild prairie rose in North Dakota, wild rose in Iowa, and the Cherokee rose in Georgia.. The Oklahoma rose was designated the official state flower of Oklahoma in 2004. Oklahoma also recognizes an official floral emblem (adopted in 1893) and a state wildflower (recognized in 1986), and even a state rock shaped like a rose.