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The Passion Flower, genus Passiflora, is one of the official state wildflowers. It grows wild in the southern part of the United States and in South America, is also commonly known as the maypop, the wild apricot and the ocoee.
In 2012, the 107th General Assembly added Tennessee Echinacea, Echinacea tennesseensis, as an official state wildflower (Public Chapter 829). State Wildflower: Passion Flower The passion flower grows wild in the southern part of the United States and in South America.
Tennessee has two state flowers. The purple passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) is the state's wildflower and the iris is the state's cultivated flower. In 1919, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a resolution providing for a state flower to be chosen by a vote of the state's school children, with the process to be overseen by a five-member ...
Tennessee has designated three state flowers: the passion flower and Tennessee coneflower are the state wildflowers while the iris is the state cultivated flower.
Learn about the history, symbolism and uses of the passion flower, the state wildflower of Tennessee since 1919. Find out how it differs from the iris, the state cultivated flower, and how it is used in herbal medicine.
The state of Tennessee is unique in the fact that it has two state flowers. Tennessee’s state flower is the iris. In addition to the iris, the state also signified the passion flower as its state wildflower. The passion flower was adopted as the state flower in 1919 by local school children.
Do you know the Tennessee state symbols ? Find out here, a table showing the symbols of the state including bird, animal, fish, flower and more.
One of Tennessee's state wildflowers is the passion flower ( Passiflora sp. ). Also known as the maypop, the wild apricot and the ocoee, the passion flower grows wild in Tennessee and the southern United States.
The official Tennessee State flower is the Iris. But Tennessee has two official wildflowers as well, the Tennessee coneflower (or Tennessee echinacea) and the passionflower. Let’s take a look at these gorgeous blooms, where you’ll find them, and when they bloom.
This page offers information about the Tennessee state wild flower, the Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata), and its adoption as the official state wild flower.