DE State Symbols
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Symbols for Delaware: Botanical and Garden Symbols
By Nora Kirkeby
Jun 22, 2006, 10:48 PST
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State Flower, State Herb, State Soil, and State Tree
Delaware State Flower
This helpful page has a brief history on the adoption process of the peach blossom as the Delaware state flower.
Source: Geosymbolss
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| Photo by Charles T. Bryson, courtesy of Forestry Images |
Delaware State Herb
Complete with picture this page has everything you need to know about sweet goldenrod as a state symbol, or as as a wild flower.
Source: Delaware Herb Growers & Marketers Association
Delaware State Herb (Sweet Goldenrod)
This has good information on the sweet goldenrod. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation
Delaware State Soil - (Adobe Acrobat Required)
Learn about the adoption of Greenwich Loam as Delaware's state soil. See a breakdown of the soil's layers, and learn about its relation to Delaware.
Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Delaware State Soil (Adoption)
Delaware has even designated a state soil - really. It's called Greenwich Loam. Find out what the Geological Survey has to say about it.
Source: Delaware Geological Survey
Delaware State Tree
For plenty of information on Delaware's relationship with the American holly tree, read up on it's 20th century exports and adoption.
Source: Netstate
Delaware State Tree (American Holly)
This has good information on the American holly. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation
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