the flora states

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Across
  1. 2. is a flower that is a Hawaiian hibiscus
  2. 3. they come in different colours, like red in Slovakia but orange in Cali with which the name connects
  3. 6. tree in Oklahoma which has purple buds unlike the name
  4. 8. Paylow green in Arizona
  5. 9. an Arizona state flower which is actually a cactus
  6. 10. it is a tree with leaves very red like Johansens first name and it is an oak from D.C.
  7. 11. believed to be earliest known flowering plant with its fossils dating back 100 million years ago
Down
  1. 1. a Nebraska tree that is named by a plant used for making clothes and wood
  2. 2. blooms before its leaves and is well known in Delaware
  3. 4. an loved common pet and what it is told to fetch
  4. 5. grows in Arkansas and many more states and is a very common fruits flower
  5. 7. looks like a sunflower but is smaller and grows in Maryland