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Oklahoma State Flower

istletoe was adopted as the official floral emblem in 1893, while Oklahoma was still a territory. It was adopted by the State of Oklahoma in 1910.

klahoma also adopted the official state wild flower, the Indian blanket, in 1910.

t wasn't until 2004 that the "Oklahoma rose" joined the list.

he Oklahoma rose is a hybrid tea rose [Rosa odorata (Andr.) Sweet] developed in 1964 by Herbert C. Swim and O.L. Weeks at Oklahoma State University.

ince its adoption, mistletoe has occupied a precarious position as the official floral emblem of Oklahoma. On the one hand, export of mistletoe for Christmas decorations serves the state economically and mistletoe maintains a certain historical significance. On the other hand, the parasitic nature of the plant along with its less-than-spectacular flowers are not endearing characteristics.

s a state flower goes, garden clubs in Oklahoma had never been excited by the state's official floral emblem, mistletoe. The Indian blanket, adopted in 1910, didn't offer much to gardeners either. A tea rose developed in the state and named for the state was another thing. Garden clubs across the state supported adoption of something more "cultivated" and they got it with the Oklahoma rose.

enator Gilmer Capps of Oklahoma City, introduced Senate Bill No. 7, proposing the Oklahoma rose as the official flower of the State of Oklahoma, to the 1st Session of the 49th Legislature on February 3, 2003. His bill proposed amending Section 25-92 of the Oklahoma Statutes defining mistletoe as the floral emblem of Oklahoma, adds text that also names the Oklahoma rose as the official flower.