Anna Eliza Reed Woodcock: The Woman Behind Michigan’s State Flower

Anna Eliza Reed Woodcock

Anna and the Apple Blossoms February 26, 1834 Today is the birthday of the woman who created the State Flower for Michigan: Anna Eliza Reed Woodcock. Born in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, Anna moved to Michigan after marrying her husband, David. She had a beautiful voice, and Anna was well-known in Lansing as an actress and…

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February 26, 2021 How to use More Foliage in the Garden, Anna Eliza Reed Woodcock, Alfred D. Robinson, The Tussie-Mussie, Fantastic Fungi by Paul Stamets, and a Botanical Dream for Balboa Park

The Daily Gardener Podcast Album Cover with a pot of rosemary - the herb for remembrance - beckoning gardeners to remember to listen to the show. Updated September 2025.

Foliage Plants: How To Use Green Foliage Plants In Your Garden | Gardens Illustrated | Alasdair Cameron Botanical History On This Day 1834 Birthday of Anna Eliza Reed Woodcock, who championed the Apple Blossom as Michigan’s State Flower by personally delivering blooming branches to the Statehouse. Her silk apple blossom creations and charitable spirit earned…

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The Battle of the Blooms: How Love Barton Won the Apple Blossom for Arkansas

Apple blossoms, which are the flowers of an apple tree (genus Malus)

The Floral Emblem On this day, the General assembly of Arkansas selected the apple blossom as the floral emblem. This selection was not without controversy. The Floral Emblem Society, led by Love Harriett Wilkins Barton, had supported the apple blossom. The Arkansas Federation of women’s clubs wanted the passionflower. The disagreement between the two groups…

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