***National Flowers***

NATIONAL FLOWER OF INDIA

Lotus scientifically known as Nelumbo Nucifera is the National Flower of India. It is a sacred flower and occupies a unique position in the art and mythology of ancient India and has been an auspicious symbol of Indian culture since time immemorial. The Lotus symbolises divinity, fertility, wealth, knowledge and not to forget enlightenment. Lending to its uniqueness, the flower grows in murky waters and rises on a long stalk above the surface to bloom glorious. It is also a symbol of triumph, since the lotus is rooted in the mud and can survive to regerminate for thousands of years. It represents long life, honor, and good fortune.

Untouched by the impurity, lotus symbolises the purity of heart and mind. The lotus holds additional significance for Hindus, as it is a symbol of God and used often in religious practices. Then in Indian thought, there is the last and final lotus - Charan Kamal or lotus feet of the Almighty. It was this depth of thought that made the founding fathers of modern India enshrine the lotus in the Constitution as the National Flower.

The following is my copy-paste work.lol. I copied and pasted it here from other sites.

The flower on the flag is the Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia Blakeana) - named after the British Governor of Hong Kong from 1898 to 1903, Sir Henry Blake, a keen botanist who discovered it near Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, in 1880.

The actual flowers are bright pinkish purple, not white as on the flag.

If I remember my botany it is normally sterile and can only be propagated by cuttings (there is one tree that is said to produce seeds). Actually it is neither a tree nor an orchid, it's a member of the class leguminosae (the pea family). The genus is named in honor of the Swiss botanists of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Bauhin brothers.
Graham Bartram, 20 August 2004

The design of the flag carries cultural, political and regional meanings. The colour itself is significant: red is always the festive colour for the Chinese people, and one might remember that the People's Liberation Army was once called the Chinese Red Army. Thus, the colour conveys a sense of celebration and nationalism. Moreover, the red is identical to that used in the PRC flag, which implies the close linkage re-established between post-colonial Hong Kong and its mother country. The juxtaposition of red and white on the flag symbolises the one country two systems political principle applied to the region, with the stylised Bauhinia blakeana harmonising this dichotomy.

The bauhinia had been used as the official symbol of the now-defunct Urban Council since 1965 (depicted to the right). One may observe the design elements that have been incorporated into the Hong Kong flag.

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Argentina - Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli

But one thing.....many European countries do not have a national flower, example: modern France, Spain and Italy.

The National flower of Suriname is the 'The Faja Lobi (Burning/ Passion Love) Flower' or ixora, which is mainly grown in the coastal plains in gardens.







In Different colors..like red, pink, yellow, white, orange etc etc..

so left Suriname so that you could post that yourself!😉😆

it was left to get you motivated so that you would post smth under this thread at least....lol

don't be too lazy dear!😆

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