
by Mary Montez
The bitterroot became Montana’s state flower in 1895. The flower grows from succulent type leaves and they have a pale pink center surrounded by petals blending form white than back to the pale pink. The plant can live without water for almost a year and is also known as the “resurrection flower”. It thrives in dry, rocky soil and blooms in the spring.
NF18 — State Flowers
2004 · 52 blocks
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