State Floral Emblems

Each state and territory in Australia, and the nation, has selected an endemic Australian native flower as its emblem:

Australia	Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
ACT	Royal Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa)
New South Wales	Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)
Northern Territory	Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossipium sturtianum)
Queensland	Cooktown Orchid (Dendrobium phalaenopsis)
South Australia	Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsonia formosa)
Tasmania	Tasmanian Bluegum (Eucalyptus globulus)
Victoria	Common Heath (Epacris impressa)
Western Australia	Red & Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)

Only two state emblems can be easily found as cut flowers: the Waratah (NSW) and the Red and Green Kangaroo Paw from WA. The national floral emblem Acacia pycnantha can sometimes be found as a ‘flowering foliage’ crop in spring.