STATE FLOWER
Indiana's State Flower: The Peony
The peony (Paeonia) is Indiana's official state flower, a lush, long-lived bloomer that took over from the zinnia after 26 years in that role.
A Later Choice That Stuck
Indiana's legislature swapped its state flower from the zinnia to the peony, a plant that blooms in a wide range of shades from late May into early June. Unlike the zinnia, a plant-it-every-year annual, the peony returns reliably for decades once established, fitting a state flower's role as an enduring symbol rather than a seasonal one.
QUICK FACT
Peonies are famously long-lived — some documented plants have bloomed reliably for over a century without needing to be replanted.
