Saturday, September 3, 2022

Fun Facts About the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 
Mayflower (or trailing arbutus); photo by BlueRidgeKitties on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

In 1918, the Mayflower was adopted as the official state flower. The mayflower is also known as ground laurel and has been on the endangered list since 1925

In 1620, Mayflower was also the name of the ship which brought settlers (Puritans) from England and Holland. Originally, these immigrants were to settle land near  the Hudson River, but blew off course to Cape Cod. They explored the Cape and eventually decided to settle in the area of Pataxet, what is now Plymouth. The Mayflower Story, Mayflower 400
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  1. RostroseSeptember 3, 2022 at 6:08 AM

    Although I knew the "Mayflower" in connection with the name of the ship, I had - to be honest - never thought about the fact that there must also be a flower with this name. It looks very pretty with the delicate shade of purple, too bad it's endangered.
    Happy weekend!
    Traude
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    1. CJ KennedySeptember 3, 2022 at 9:36 AM

      Yes, such a shame a lot of native plants are endangered

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  2. My name is Erika.September 3, 2022 at 8:13 AM

    What other flower could be the state flower of MA? Enjoy this nice day as it sounds like the weekend weather is going downhill after today. hugs-Erika

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  3. Iris FlaviaSeptember 3, 2022 at 9:08 AM

    I only knew the ship (there is also a The Simpsons episode on this) - what a pretty flower this is!

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  4. robin cox walshSeptember 3, 2022 at 9:18 AM

    So pretty but I didn't know it was endangered. You'd think we could have gotten a handle on it since 1925!? :-/

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    1. CJ KennedySeptember 3, 2022 at 9:39 AM

      With all the building, developments, and invasive species brought in since then, it's no wonder the flower is still on the endangered list.

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  5. Divers and SundrySeptember 3, 2022 at 9:51 AM

    We do have a state flower! Y'all have so many more official state things than we do.

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  6. jinxxxygirlSeptember 3, 2022 at 11:41 AM

    So pretty CJ! Ours is the Bluebonnet.. Not much of a showing this past Spring because of lack of rain... but let it rain and oh my goodness what a show! Hugs! deb

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    1. CJ KennedySeptember 3, 2022 at 1:59 PM

      I've never seen a mayflower in the wild and I've only seen pictures of fields of bluebonnets

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    2. jinxxxygirlSeptember 4, 2022 at 11:07 AM

      The roadsides are like a carpet on the good rain years.. I believe if i'm right we have Ladybird Johnson to thank for all our wildflowers along the roadsides in TX .. it was a personal campaign of hers..

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  7. Bleubeard and ElizabethSeptember 3, 2022 at 7:37 PM

    I learned two things from this post. One is that there is a plant/flower called Mayflower and two is that it is endangered. You are a font of knowledge, CJ.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2022 at 9:27 PM

      Not me, but the Internet sources I use are - CJ

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  8. Lowcarb team memberSeptember 4, 2022 at 4:34 PM

    What a beautiful flower that is.

    All the best Jan

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