Did you know the Minnesota State Fair has an "unofficial flower"? Canna lilies line Snelling Avenue outside the main entrance. They're all over the fairgrounds and have been since the start.

Credit: Courtesy of the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Minnesota’s state flower, the pink-and-white lady slipper (also known as the showy lady slipper or the queen’s lady slipper ...

The wild lady slipper, left, was chosen as the first state flower, much to the dismay of ... (Marci Schmitt/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

The Showy Lady's Slipper is Minnesota's state flower, and it's against the law to pick it without permission from the landowner. The flowers can live for up to 100 years, and blossom only two ...