Scene in Edmonds: Rhodies on parade

Posted: May 16, 2020 2056

From Julia Wiese. Washington State officially designated the coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) as the state flower in 1959 — though it was actually selected as the state flower in 1892 by the women of Washington for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago.

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