The official flag of Caroline County has a green background or field, with the color green representing the county's agricultural heritage. The official seal of Caroline County described in §
30-1 of this chapter is centered on the field.
The official bird of Caroline County, Maryland, is the eastern bluebird,
Sialia sialis, as more fully described as follows: The eastern bluebird has
chestnut-colored throat, breast, sides of neck, sides and flanks, with a contrasting
white belly and white undertail coverts. The male in uniformly deep blue above,
and the female duller. The bird nests in holes in trees and posts and in nest
boxes and is found in open woodland, farmlands and orchards. The eastern bluebird
is making a strong comeback as a result of specially designed boxes by concerned
bird watchers.
The official tree of Caroline County, Maryland, is the sweet gum, Liquidambar
styraciflua. It usually grows tall and straight throughout Caroline County.
It likes old fields and wet areas. Its leaf resembles a five-pointed star,
is brilliant green in summer and changes to crimson, orange and yellow in
autumn, making a blaze of glory. The sap is resinous and fragrant.
The official Caroline County flower is the field daisy, Chrysanthemum
leucanthemum. It grows in Caroline County and is distributed throughout the
United States, but less common in the South and West. It flowers from May
to November, preferring meadows, pastures and roadsides, often making a blizzard
of white color.
The Caroline County seal and flag or any part thereof shall only be
reproduced by the County Commissioners of Caroline County, Maryland, or at
their express written consent and direction.