On May 9, 1895, the peach blossom was adopted as the floral emblem of the State of Delaware and was added to the Delaware Code by the Delaware General Assembly on June 13, 1955.

These delicate flowers range from light pink to light purple. They appear each year before the Peach leaves. Sadly, by the early 1900s the peach disease called “the yellows” caused the collapse of ...

President Joe Biden kicked off his final holiday season at the White House Monday by pardoning two Minnesota turkeys - Peach and Blossom. The turkeys are named after the Delaware state flower, the ...

The birds were named after Delaware’s official state flower, the peach blossom. “And the peach blossom flower also symbolizes resilience, which is quite frankly fitting for today,” Biden said.

Biden’s remarks In his remarks, Biden said Peach and Blossom were named for the Delaware state flower, the peach blossom. Biden represented Delaware in the Senate from 1973 to 2009.