flowers that are traditionally of england

England - St. George and the Rose The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as England’s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).

Scotland - St. Andrew - the Thistle and Scottish Bluebell The national flower of Scotland is the thistle, a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used in the 15th century as a symbol of defence. The Scottish Bluebell is also seen as the flower of Scotland.

Wales - St. David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day. The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales.

There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from foe. As Shakespeare records in Henry V, the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Northern Ireland - St. Patrick and the Shamrock The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock, a three-leaved plant similar to clover. An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity. He used it in his sermons to represent how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit could all exist as separate elements of the same entity. His followers adopted the custom of wearing a shamrock on his feast day.

The Royal Coat of Arms carry the symbols representing England, Scotland and Ireland.

Agrimony	Autumn Hawksbit	Blackthorn Sloes	Brambles	Bramble
Bugle	Bullrush (Reed Mace)	Burdock	Burnet Rose	Burnet Rose
Butterbur	Butterbur	Butterbur	Cherry Blossom	Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom	English Cherry Blossom	Cherry	Comfrey	Comfrey
Common Knapweed	Common Mallow	Common Ragwort	Common Restharrow	Common Spotted Orchid
Common Toadflax	Cowslip	Cowslip	Cowslip	Cowslip
Cowslip	Creeping Thistle	Creeping Thistle	Curled Dock	CuckooFlower
Daisy	Dandelion	Dandelion	Dark Mulein	Devils-bit Scabious

Dog Rose	Dog Rose	Elder Flowers	Elder	Elder
Fennel	Field Bindweed	Field Bindweed	Field Bindweed	Fir Cones
Flowering Rush	Fools Parsley	Foxgloves	Fragrant Orchid	Gorse
Gorse	Giant Hogweed	Giant Hogweed	Great Willowherb	Green Alkanet
Ground Ivy	Herb Robert	Himalayan Balsam	Indian Bean Tree	Lady's Bedstraw
Large Bindweed	Lesser Celandine	Lesser Celandine	Lesser Spearwort	Long-headed Poppy

Lords and Ladies	Lords and Ladies	Lords and Ladies	Marjoram	Marjoram
Marsh Mallow	Marsh Mallow	Meadowsweet	Michaelmas Daisy	Michaelmas Daisys
	Mugwort	Musk Thistles	Musk Thistle
Musk Thistle	Nettle-leaved Bellflower	Perforate St. Johns Wort	Poppy - common	Common Poppies
Common Poppy	Primroses	Primroses	Primroses	Primroses
Primroses	Purple Looseleaf	Red Clover	Red Clover	Red Dead Nettle

Red Dead-Nettle	Ribwort Plaintain	Ribwort Plaintain	Rosebay Willowherb	Scabious (Field)
Scabious (Field)	Scarlet Pimpernel	Scentless Mayweed	Scentless Mayweed	SelfHeal
Sheeps Sorrel	Silverweed	SnakesHead Fritillaria	Snowdrops	Snow Flakes
Snowflakes	Speedwell	Speedwell	Spindle	Stitchwort (Greater)
Sunflower	Sunflower	Sunflower	Teasel	Teasel

Travellers Joy	Tufted Vetch	Violets	Violets	Violets
Violets	Wayfaring Tree	Weld	White Clover	White Clover
White Dead Nettle	Wild Basil	Wild Flowers	Wild Flowers	Wild Flowers
Wild Carrot	Wild Parsnip	Wild Strawberry	Wood Anemones	Wood Anemones

	Wood Anemones	Wood Spurge	Wood Spurge
Wood Anemones	Yarrow	Yarrow (pink)	Yellow Archangel	Yellow Flag Iris