The moist dirt of Louisiana ’s landscapes and bayous are home to many aboriginal flowers that thrive in the heat , humidness and abundant rain of this semi - tropical southerly Department of State . Preserving Louisiana ’s aboriginal flower involves protect their natural habitats and choosing aboriginal flowers for landscaping projection over non - aboriginal , invasive mintage . Many Louisiana resident select their State Department ’s aboriginal bloom for low-spirited - criminal maintenance flower garden and landscape design .

Magnolia

The prescribed state efflorescence of Louisiana , magnolia ( Magnolia grandiflora L. ) is an evergreen plant tree diagram that produces numerous magnanimous , white - colored fragrant blossoms in mid - natural spring into the summertime . Its red seed form in the summer . Also sleep together as southern magnolia , this Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is a appendage of the Magnoliaceae family . The magnolia tree diagram is native to Louisiana and the southeast region of the United States . Mature magnolia trees can grow to 100 feet in height , and they boom in moist dirt and full sun to partial shade .

Louisiana Iris

Declared Louisiana ’s prescribed state wildflower in 1990 , Louisiana iris ( Iris giganticaerulea ) grows in moist to wet territory , as is regain in the Louisiana bayous . A recurrent member of the Iridaceae or iris family , it thrive in full sunlight , and its blue over-embellished bloom bloom in pairs at the top of its stem that grows less than 4 feet grandiloquent .

Southern Arrowwood

southerly arrowwood ( Viburnum dentatum L. ) , a perennial shrub or Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree of the Caprifoliaceae or honeysuckle home , is aboriginal to Louisiana , Texas and the eastern half of the United States . It grow less than 15 feet improbable in moist land , and thrives in full sun to partial subtlety . Southern arrowwood ’s white flower flower in early summer , and its purple - drear berry clusters mature in August . In the declension , its leafage turn yellow to burgundy in color .

Diamond Flowers

This frail flower perennial herbaceous plant is native to Louisiana and the mid to southeastern region of the United States . Diamond flowers [ Stenaria nigricans ( Lam . ) Terrell ] grow to 20 inch high , mold a cascade scrub with legion small , bloodless or pink , four - lob flowers . Its efflorescence resemble baby ’s breath from a space and is often call by that name . Diamond flowers belong to to the Rubiaceae or madder family and requires moist arenaceous dirt and full sun to partial shade . Its leave-taking turn black when dried .

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