Tennessee State Cultivated Flower

Tennessee recognized the iris (Genus Iridaceae) as the state cultivated flower in 1933. The iris flower comes in a variety of colors, but the purple iris is commonly accepted as the state flower of Tennessee. "When it's Iris Time in Tennessee" (by Willa Waid Newman) is one of Tennessee's state songs. Cultivated iris 'Pink Bubbles' - photo © Bob Gutowski on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

Source:	Tennessee Symbols: Tennessee Dept. of Education State Symbols and History: Tennessee Dept. of State Flowers and Fields: State of Connecticut
Links:	State Flowers - 50 States List National Flower

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