Lostn51

This is really neat especially since I am going for the month long ride around the the states west of the Mississippi.

I am planning to pick up a yard of fabric from each stop to make a quilt to commemorate the time spent on the bike, places I have seen and the people I get to meet. But if I can incorporate the States flower into my blocks then that would be awesome!!!

Thanks for the links and for the thread!!!!

Billy

dotcomdtcm

Aunt Martha's transfers list Okla as mistletoe. Creamy white berries!

ghostrider

I can just picture Fabri-Quilt's management team sitting around the conference table debating what to do with Oklahoma!
Do they use mistletoe and it's very insignificant yellow flowers?
Pretty, but hardly the color "pop" they want with the rest of the line and not very well known.
Do they use mistletoe and it's fruit?
Much more familiar, but can't really use a fruit in the flower line, that'd be like using rose hips for New York!
With an obvious, and very colorful alternative, I bet it was pretty much a no-brainer for Fabri-Quilt. ;-)

And an FYI, New Hampshire also has a state flower, the Purple Lilac (which is actually a shrub :roll: ), and a state wildflower, the Pink Lady's Slipper.

cimarron

This is WHY the Oklahoma State Flower used to be Mistletoe, but was changed to Gillardia (spelling?) or common name Indian Blanket (not Indian Paint Brush). The original State 'flower' Mistletoe is of course not a true flower, but is an actual parasite. This seems an odd choice...but there was a very meaningful reason behind the choice. Where settlers moved into this arid land there were so very many deaths that winter. And of course there were no true flowers to place upon their graves. The only semblance for anything to be found was mistletoe in those frigid months. There were folks living in dug-outs, etc. with little protection from the elements. It was a very painful time for many families.

But times changed, and history is often forgotten. Whether it is agreed upon by every Oklahoma citizen or not, the Officially recognized State Flower was changed to the beautiful Indian Blanket... I hope this helps folks to understand.