Spring is here, and it won’t be long until our gardens
and wild spaces are blooming! After a long hiatus, Rope & Bloggle is back
with a new list for those who like to stop and smell the flowers.
1. Flag of Saskatchewan
It’s possible that I have a biased opinion here, but my
provincial flag tops the list. The yellow represents the grain fields of
Saskatchewan’s south, while the green represents the forests of the north. But
the main draw for this list, of course, is the province’s official flower, the
western red lily.
2. Flag of Hong Kong
The central image of this flag is the flower of the Hong
Kong orchid tree. Though illustrated as white on the flag, the flowers are
actually a beautiful shade of purple.
3. Flag of Macau
The flower depicted on Macau’s flag is the lotus, a plant
that roots underwater in the mud, its leaves and flowers emerging above the
water’s surface. The lotus blooms in a range of colours, and is an important
spiritual symbol in Buddhism and Hinduism.
4. Flag of Montreal, Quebec
By using various flowers and greenery, the flag of Montreal
represents five different ethnic groups: the white pine for the Indigenous
peoples, the fleur-de-lis (lily) for the French, the rose for the English, the
thistle for the Scottish, and the shamrock for the Irish.
5. Flag of Kansas, U.S.A.
Above the circular state seal on the flag of Kansas is a
depiction of the wild sunflower. Kansas is sometimes referred to as the
Sunflower State, a result of the wild sunflower being adopted as the official
state flower in 1903.
HAPPY SPRING!!!
