Florida Symbols

Many Flags have flown over Florida since Juan Ponce de Leon landed in 1513. Among them have been the flags of five sovereign nations: Spain, France, Great Britain, the United States, and the Confederate States of America.

The common Mockingbird is a superb songbird and mimic. Its own song has a pleasant lilt, varied and repetitive. Often it will sing all night long, especially in bright springtime moonlight.

In 1991 the flower of the genus Coreopsis was designated as Florida's official wildflower. The state legislature made this designation after the colorful flowers were used extensively in Florida's roadside plantings and highway beautification programs.