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Engand flower = Rose, Food = Fish & chips
Scotland flower = Thistle, Food = haggis
Wales flower = ?, Food = ?
Northern Ireland flower = ?, Food = ?

2007-07-05 13:51:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Each part of the United Kingdom has its own national flower.

England, RoseThe rose was adopted as England's emblem around the time of the War of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose). King Richard III and the Yorkists were defeated at Bosworth on 22 August 1485 by the future Henry VII.

The two roses were combined to make the Tudor rose (a red rose with a white centre) by Henry VII when he married Elizabeth of York.

Northern Ireland, ShamrockThe shamrock isa three-leaved plant similar to a clover. It is said that St. Patrick used the shamrock to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy Trinity.

Scotland, ThistleThe thistle isa prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used in the fifteenth century as a symbol of defence.

Wales, DaffodilThe national flower of Wales is usually considered to be the daffodil. However, the leek has even older associations as a traditional symbol of Wales - possibly because the its colours, white over green, echo the ancient Welsh flag.

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Food: I'd say Fish & Chips, Pickled Dick & Beer. lol
Don't know about the food. But got the flowers down! :)

2007-07-05 20:52:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The UK does not have a main flower - the four countries that comprise the UK each have their own identities, symbols, etc.

The main flower of England is the Rose

Main foods - In England it used to be roast beef, but it is now too expensive for most people to buy. In the past, I might have said fish and chips, but I suspect it is now Chicken Tikka Massala.

In Scotland, it is either the haggis or deep-fried Mars bar

Wales has to be lamb

2007-07-05 20:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by bobdanverswalker 2 · 0 0

United Kingdom
See also: County flowers of the United Kingdom
Each of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom has a traditional national floral symbol. In England this is the rose, in Scotland this is the thistle, and in Wales this is the Leek.

A county flower is a flowering plant chosen to symbolise a county. They exist primarily in the United Kingdom, but some counties in other countries also have them.


[edit] County flowers in the United Kingdom
One or two county flowers have a long history in England - the Red rose of Lancashire dates from the Middle Ages, for instance. However, the county flower concept was only extended to cover the whole United Kingdom in 2002, as a promotional tool by a charity. In that year, the plant conservation charity Plantlife ran a competition to choose county flowers for all counties, to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

Plantlife's scheme is loosely based on Britain's traditional counties, and so some current local government areas are not represented by a flower, and some of the counties included no longer exist as administrative areas. Flowers were also chosen for thirteen major cities: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. The Isles of Scilly was also treated as a county (distinct from Cornwall) for the purpose of the scheme. The Isle of Man was included, but not the Channel Islands.

A total of 94 flowers was chosen in the competition. 85 of the 109 counties have a unique county flower, but several species were chosen by more than one county. Foxglove Digitalis purpurea was chosen for four counties - Argyll, Birmingham, Leicestershire and Monmouthshire) - more than any other species. The following species were chosen for three counties each:

Bog Rosemary Andromeda polifolia (Cardiganshire, Kirkcudbright and Tyrone)
Cowslip Primula veris (Northamptonshire, Surrey and Worcestershire)
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia (Antrim, Dumfries and Yorkshire)
Thrift Armeria maritima (Bute, Pembrokeshire and the Isles of Scilly)
And the following species were chosen for two counties:

Grass-of-parnassus Parnassia palustris (Cumberland and Sutherland)
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris (Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire)
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas (Essex and Norfolk)
In addition, Sticky Catchfly Lychnis viscaria was chosen for both Edinburgh and Midlothian, the county containing Edinburgh.

For most counties, native species were chosen, but for a small number of counties, non-natives were chosen, mainly archaeophytes.


This is all that is said about foods:

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2007-07-05 20:56:56 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0 0

main flower: David Beckham
3 main food:
-tea
-soccer balls
-queen shaped popsicles...


seriuosly..how can i possibly know those things so quick? gimme time and i´ll find you answers young padawan!

2007-07-05 20:51:38 · answer #5 · answered by Gaash 3 · 0 0

flower is likely a rose

beans

yorkshire pudding

fish and chips

2007-07-05 20:51:52 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0 0

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