Flower of the Year Campaign in Germany
Year Scientific name English name German name
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
List of wildflowers announced as Flower of the Year in Germany
In 1979, Loki Schmidt (1919-2010), the spouse of former German Federal chancellor Helmut Schmidt, founded the ' (Foundation for the protection of endangered plants) which became the ' (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.