Indiana State Flower(s)

Indiana adopted the carnation as its state flower in 1913:

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but the General Assembly of 1923 chose instead the blossom of the tulip tree:

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In 1931 the Assembly changed its mind again, choosing the zinnia (persuaded by a powerful zinnia grower):

zinnia

Then in 1957, a Senate committee proposed that this in turn be replaced by the dogwood flower:

dogwood

However, one state representative (who was also a commercial peony grower) persuaded the House to adopt instead the peony:

peonies

-- which has remained the official state flower ever since.

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