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Do you know the origin and meaning of your national flower?
Oct 18, 2007 03:35
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Each nation has its national flower. For them, national flower has special meanings. For example, Netherland's national is tulip. It symbolizes sobriety, luxury and success. What is your national flower? Do you know its origin and special meaning?

Tulip---the national flower of Netherland.

Oct 18, 2007 04:13
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Is rose the national flower of England. I heard a song Candle In the Wind. The first line of its lyrics is " goodbye, England Rose". The song was played to memorize Princess Diana. So I guess England's national flower is rose. I don't know why English regard rose as their national flower. Rose symbolizes love and passion. Does it have any special meaning as a national flower?
Oct 18, 2007 04:20
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My favorite flower is tulip
Oct 18, 2007 10:45
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The rose was adopted over 500 years ago after the War of the Roses..ie between two groups frighting for the right to have their head as the King of England. The Lancashire mob from NW England had the white rose as its emblem and the Yorkshire mob in NE England had the red rose as its emblem. (I can't remember who won as I was only a little kid at the time, but I think the score was 3 goals to 1 !! )

Oct 19, 2007 02:14
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Rose is the national flower of GB? I thought it was the national flower of US. Really confused.
Apr 23, 2008 13:39
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GUEST25140 :Rose is the national flower of GB? I thought it was the national flower of US. Really confused

No, it's the national flower of *England*. The other countries in Great Britain have their own national flowers.

As Apault's reply says (except he's got his red and white the wrong way round...), it's been the national flower for over 500 years. The heraldic English Rose is the tudor rose, usually with a red outer and white inner, but the other way round if necessary to follow heraldic rules on colour placement.

The US adopted the rose as its flower as well a few years ago.

Candle in the Wind might mention "England's rose" but it's still sentimentalising drivel
Apr 24, 2008 21:04
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Paul,
You weren’t the one looking for the horse were you?
Dodger.
Apr 24, 2008 22:08
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Canada doesn't have an national flower but each of its provinces and territories has one.

Canada has several national symbols though and the closest one to a flower is the Maple Leaf.
The maple leaf is featured all over Canada including its national flag and its currency.


Oct 8, 2008 18:22
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GUESTPORNMAT... hello everyone, I am Cathrine. I'm new here and I just wanted to say hello to everyone, I've actually been reading a lot of posts on this forum for a while but this is my first post here :)
Mar 10, 2009 05:36
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The national flower of India is Lotus

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Mar 10, 2009 06:00
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GUESTULLAH Afghanistan: poppy - sell for very good money
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