Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany

In 1979, Loki Schmidt (1919-2010), the spouse of former German Federal chancellor Helmut Schmidt, founded the Stiftung zum Schutze gefährdeter Pflanzen ("Foundation for the protection of endangered plants") which became the Stiftung Naturschutz Hamburg und Stiftung zum Schutze gefährdeter Pflanzen ("Foundation Nature Conservancy Hamburg and for the protection of endangered plants") in 1985. One of the main purposes of this organisation is a public awareness campaign about the ecological value of wildflowers. This campaign which celebrate a wildflower of the year was established in 1980. The announcement for the flower of the year is often published in October and events to protect the critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable wildflowers are organised. In 2003, Schmidt published a book about this campaign with watercolour illustrations of the plants by herself and a foreword titled "With Loki's eyes" written by Siegfried Lenz.

List of wildflowers announced as Flower of the Year in Germany

Year Scientific name English name German name Image
1980 Gentiana pneumonanthe Marsh gentian Lungen-Enzian
1981 Narcissus pseudonarcissus Wild daffodil Gelbe Narzisse
1982 Cephalanthera rubra Red helleborine Rotes Waldvögelein
1983 Tulipa sylvestris Wild tulip Wildtulpe
1984 Adonis aestivalis Summer pheasant's-eye Sommer-Adonisröschen
1985 Aquilegia vulgaris Common columbine Wald-Akelei
1986 Arnica montana Mountain arnica Arnika
1987 Eryngium maritimum Sea holly Stranddistel
1988 Calla palustris Bog arum Sumpf-Calla, Drachenwurz
1989 Dianthus carthusianorum Carthusian pink Karthäuser-Nelke
1990 Jasione montana Sheep's bit scabious Sandknöpfchen
1991 Andromeda polifolia Bog-rosemary Rosmarinheide
1992 Drosera rotundifolia Common sundew Rundblättriger Sonnentau
1993 Fritillaria meleagris Snake's-head fritillary Schachbrettblume
1994 Dactylorhiza majalis Western marsh orchid Breitblättriges Knabenkraut
1995 Trollius europaeus Globe-flower Trollblume
1996 Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque-flower Echte Küchenschelle, Kuhschelle
1997 Carlina acaulis Stemless carline thistle Silberdistel
1998 Stratiotes aloides Water soldier Krebsschere, Wasseraloe
1999 Caltha palustris Marsh marigold Sumpfdotterblume
2000 Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum Purple gromwell Purpurblauer Steinsame
2001 Geranium sanguineum Bloody cranesbill Blutroter Storchschnabel
2002 Viola riviniana Common dog-violet Hain-Veilchen
2003 Agrostemma githago Common corncockle Kornrade
2004 Soldanella alpina Alpine snowbell Alpenglöckchen
2005 Rhinanthus angustifolius Greater yellow-rattle Großer Klappertopf
2006 Cardamine pratensis Cuckoo flower Wiesen-Schaumkraut
2007 Geum rivale Water avens Bach-Nelkenwurz
2008 Carduus nutans Nodding thistle Nickende Distel
2009 Cichorium intybus Common chicory Wegwarte
2010 Iris sibirica Siberian iris Sibirische Schwertlilie
2011 Narthecium ossifragum Bog asphodel Moorlilie
2012 Dianthus deltoides Maiden pink Heidenelke
2013 Anemone hepatica Common hepatica Leberblümchen
2014 Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush Schwanenblume
2015 Succisa pratensis Devil's-bit Gewöhnlicher Teufelsabbiss
2016 Primula veris Cowslip Echte Schlüsselblume
2017 Papaver rhoeas Common poppy Klatschmohn

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