Forget-Me-Nots

When we arrived in Alaska, the fireweed was everywhere.  And it still is, but even moreso.  So we assumed that fireweed is the state flower.  Nope.

How is that possible?  I thought the state flower should be the one everyone sees - like sunflowers in Kansas and yucca in New Mexico.  But in Alaska, the state flower is the Forget-Me-Not.  It is a nice sentiment, but we have yet to see one.

Well, we did finally see one today . . . at the Kenai Cabin Park.  One little lonesome plant.

It is a beautiful flower . . . but it is small and not showy.

It doesn't even photograph well, though the blue flowers at the bottom can be seen.  Anyway, if I were allowed to vote, I would change the state flower to fireweed . . . but no one asked me!