War of the Roses and the Marigolds
In 1986, the Rose became the national flower of the United States, but not without a fight from a Marigold man. In 1959, the influential Senator Everett Dirksen took on the Marigold cause. During his ten years in Congress, Dirksen made the case for the flower in an annual speech: he noted the flower was native and found in all 50 states. Behind Dirksen's quest was the Marigold lobby, mainly David Burpee, head of Burpee seed company, but other marigold lovers backed the sunny flower's bid.
The corn tassel made a strong showing but it too went down to defeat, along with some 70 other flowers.
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