Alabama State Flower

Camellia
Camellia

Alabama State Flower History:

During an Alabama legislative session of 1927, Representative T. E. Martin, Montgomery County , introduced a bill to make the Goldenrod the state flower of Alabama . This bill was passed and became law on September 6, 1927 .

On August 26, 1959 , the state flower was changed to the camellia. Ladies in Butler County preferred the camellia since the goldenrod is a wildflower. They called the goldenrod a weed.*

The Camellia flower has several variant species. In June 1999(Acts 1927, No. 541.), the Alabama state legislature decided that the Camellia japonica L, was destined to be the state flower of Alabama . Since the Camellia is not a native plant to Alabama , the legislature decided on a state wildflower that same day.

Sources for information on Alabama 's State Flower:
Act 27-541, Acts of Alabama , Sept. 6, 1927
Act 59-124, Acts of Alabama , August 26, 1959
Act 99-313, Acts of Alabama , June 1, 1999
Alabama State Emblems , *Alabama Department of Archives and History