Is peony a national flower?

Many people think that the national flower is the peony, but it is not!

At present, more than 100 countries in the world have established their own national flowers, and China is the only major country that has not yet established a national flower. Due to the lack of a national flower, at the APEC meeting in 2001, a joke "with China's national flower peony as the background" appeared in news reports; at the 1999 Kunming World Horticultural Expo, the absence of a national flower became the regret of the century for this ancient country...

The selection of the national flower must meet four conditions: first, it must be widely distributed; second, it must have a beautiful appearance; third, it must have profound cultural connotations; fourth, it must have certain economic value.

After 20 years of selection of the national flower, there is still no result. Some people applaud, some oppose, and some question. Recently, the Chinese Forestry Society has once again organized the selection of the national flower and has submitted it to the National People's Congress for review. This time the competition has stirred up trouble again——

On September 20, 2005, the Chinese Horticultural Society, the Beijing Garden Society and the Shanghai Landscape Architecture Society jointly held the "China National Flower Selection Seminar" in Beijing. Most of the representatives supported the selection of peony and plum blossom as my country’s “two national flowers”. However, there are also different opinions, which advocate "one country, one flower".

Asia

Taiwan, China--regional flower plum blossom

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region--regional flower bauhinia

Macau Special Administrative Region-- District Flower Lotus

North Korea--National Flower Korean Rhododendron (Jindarai)

South Korea--National Flower Hibiscus

Japan--National Flower Cherry Blossom and Chrysanthemum

Laos--national flower plumeria

Myanmar--national flower dragon boat flower

Thailand--national flower jasmine and water lily

Malaysia--national flower hibiscus< /p>

Indonesia--national flower jasmine

Singapore--national flower orchid

Philippines--national flower jasmine

India--national flower Lotus, Bodhi tree

Nepal - national flower azalea

Bhutan - national flower blue and green velvet

Bangladesh - national flower water lily

Sri Lanka - national flower water lily

Afghanistan - national flower tulip

Pakistan - national flower jasmine

Iran - national flower Damascus rose

< p>Iraq--national flower rose (red)

United Arab Emirates--national flower peacock, zinnia

Yemen--national flower coffee

Syria-- National flower rose

Lebanon--national flower cedar

State of Israel--national flower anemone, olive

Turkey--national flower tulip

Europe

Norway - national flower heather

Sweden - national flower ash

Finland - national flower lily of the valley

Denmark - national flower Holly

Iceland--National Flower Pansy

Russia--National Flower Sunflower

Poland--National Flower Pansy

Czech Republic- -Linden tree

Slovakia--national flower dianthus, rose

Germany--national flower cornflower

Serbia--national flower peach

Croatia--National flower geranium

Macedonia--National flower cornflower

Hungary--National flower tulip

Romania--National flower dog rose

Bulgaria--national flower rose, Turkic rose

Britain--national flower rose

Ireland--national flower white clover

France--national flower iris

Netherlands--National Flower Tulip

Belgium--National Flower Poppy, Rhododendron

Luxembourg--National Flower Rose

Monaco--National Flower Dianthus< /p>

Spain--national flower carnation

Portugal--national flower red goose, lavender

Switzerland--national flower edelweiss

Austria- -National flower edelweiss

Italy--national flower daisy, rose

San Marino--national flower cyclamen

Malta--national flower cornflower

Greece--national flower olive, mouse?

North America

Canada--national flower sugar maple

United States--national flower rose< /p>

Mexico - national flower dahlia, cactus

Guatemala - national flower Javanese kapok

El Salvador - national flower yucca

Honduras - national flower Carnation

Nicaragua--national flower lily (turmeric)

Costa Rica--national flower Cattleya

Cuba--national flower ginger and lily

Jamaica--the national flower Guaiac

Haiti--the national flower Amaranth

Dominican *** and the country--the national flower Mahogany

Southern America

Colombia--national flower Cattleya, coffee

Ecuador--national flower white orchid

Peru--national flower cinchona tree, sunflower

< p>Bolivia--national flower sunflower

Brazil--national flower Cattleya, hairy crab claw

Chile--national flower lily

Agenyan--national flower Eryngium

Uruguay--national flower Phytolacca, hawthorn

Oceania

Australia--national flower acacia, eucalyptus

New Zealand-- The national flowers are Cyperus alba and Sophora japonica

>Fiji--the national flower hibiscus

Africa

Egypt--the national flower water lily

Libya--the national flower pomegranate

Tunisia--the national flower jasmine

Algeria--national flower oleander, iris

Morocco--national flower rose, carnation

Senegal--national flower baobab

< p>Liberia--national flower pepper

Ghana--national flower date palm

Sudan--national flower hibiscus

Tanzania--national flower lilac and rose

Gabon--National flower Flame Tree

Zambia--National flower Bougainvillea

Madagascar--National flower Poinciana and Traveler's banana

Seychelles-- National flower Gloriosa

Zimbabwe--National flower Gloriosa