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State Flower of North Dakota

Flower: Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa Arkansana)

The wild prairie rose became a favorite of students of the University of North Dakota back in 1889. The school’s first graduating class realized their school had no official colors. So they chose pink and green, the colors of the prairie rose. They noted that the colors were suggestive of our green prairies and rosy prospects.

The North Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for a state flower in 1898, followed by a vote by North Dakota school children. Both groups favored the wild prairie rose. The wild prairie rose was adopted as North Dakota’s state flower on March 7, 1907, four years before the state flag was adopted.