The Prairie Rose

~ What I have learned from google ~

 The Prairie Rose is often called the Wild Pink Prairie Rose.

The roses can be found in pastures, along roadsides, 

and in native meadows across the state.

It has five pink petals

 with a cluster of yellow stamens in the center.

The prairie rose blooms from May through September.

The flower is fragrant and has red fall color

and rose hips that turn bright red.

~ also from the internet ~

The wild prairie rose became a favorite of students of the University of North Dakota back in 1889. The school’s first graduating class realized their school had no official colors. So they chose pink and green, the colors of the prairie rose. They noted that the colors were suggestive of our green prairies and rosy prospects.

The North Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs voted for a state flower in 1898, followed by a vote by North Dakota school children. Both groups favored the wild prairie rose. The wild prairie rose was adopted as North Dakota’s state flower on March 7, 1907, four years before the state flag was adopted.

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I chose my blogger name, and my blog titles after the Prairie Rose.

The little pink roses touch my heart.

There's more about Prairie Roses;

and I will share that in another post.