Cream and ivory flowers
Champa, gardenia, old roses and proteas.
Eightpetal mountain-avensDryas octopetala
A low evergreen with creamy white eight-petalled flowers of Arctic and alpine regions
🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 more · Wildflower
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
A hardy yellow-flowered shrub found in cool northern regions
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Porcelain flowerHoya carnosa
A climbing houseplant with star-shaped, sweet-scented waxy flowers
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Garden flower
Spathiphyllum
Evergreen houseplant with white hooded flowers, known as the peace lily
Spathiphyllum · Herb or useful flower
Hosta
Shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and summer flower spikes
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Basket of goldAurinia saxatilis
A low, yellow-flowered perennial for rock gardens and dry slopes
Aurinia saxatilis · Garden flower
Petticoat daffodilNarcissus bulbocodium
A small daffodil with a wide, flaring yellow trumpet
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Wildflower
Narcissus triandrus
A delicate daffodil with nodding, pale flowers from southwestern Europe
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Wildflower
Scabiosa
Soft blue or cream flower heads known as pincushions, native to Africa, Europe and Asia
Scabiosa · Wildflower
Penstemon
A North American genus with tubular, often bearded flowers in many colors
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower
Elegant zinniaZinnia elegans
A bright annual garden flower from Mexico with many colourful forms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Garden flower
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Hybrid begonias grown for their large, colourful flowers from tubers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Amaryllis
A South African bulb with pink or white funnel-shaped blooms on bare stems
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Bulb flower
Entireleaf mountain-avensDryas integrifolia
A mat-forming Arctic shrub with white to yellow flowers
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower
Tenweeks stockMatthiola incana
A fragrant garden flower in many colours, grown for beds and bouquets
🇪🇸 Spain and 4 more · Garden flower
Calla lilyZantedeschia
Showy funnel-shaped flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide as ornamentals
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower
Poppy
Bright-petalled flowers grown for gardens, seeds, and remembrance
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
NasturtiumTropaeolum
A South American genus with bright, edible flowers and rounded leaves
🇨🇱 Chile and 3 more · Garden flower
DaylilyHemerocallis
Perennial Asian plant with large, short-lived flowers in many colors
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Garden flower
Tahitian gardeniaGardenia taitensis
A fragrant white flower woven into Pacific island garlands and oils
🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 more · Garden flower
Paeonia daurica
A wild peony with many forms, native from the Balkans to Iran
🇬🇪 Georgia and 7 more · Wildflower
WintersweetChimonanthus praecox
A winter-blooming shrub with fragrant yellow flowers from China
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub
Daphne odora
Evergreen shrub with highly scented pink flowers from China
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoides
A glossy-leaved shrub with large, fragrant white flowers from East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Dracula
A genus of orchids with strange, long-tailed flowers from Central and South America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower
Aerangis
A genus of star-shaped, night-scented orchids from tropical Africa and nearby islands
Aerangis · Orchid
NasturtiumTropaeolum majus
A bright edible flower with round leaves and trailing stems
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 5 more · Garden flower
Proteasuikerbos
Large-headed South African flowers called sugarbushes, with many wild species
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Wildflower
Grevillea
Evergreen shrubs and trees with distinctive spider-like flowers
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 more · Wildflower
Bellevalia
Bulb-forming plants with grape-like clusters of bell-shaped flowers
🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Wildflower
Protea repenssuikerbossie
A South African shrub with showy red to cream flower heads and sweet nectar
🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower
Floribunda rose
A garden rose group with many blooms in clusters
Garden flower
Protea afra
A variable shrub or small tree with pink to red flower heads from southern Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa and 6 more · Wildflower
Poppy anemoneAnemone coronaria
Red, white, or blue Mediterranean flower with a dark crown centre
🇮🇱 Israel and 7 more · Wildflower
White rose of YorkRosa × alba
A cold-hardy old garden rose with white or pink many-petalled blooms
🇸🇪 Sweden and 4 more · Flowering shrub
ArctotisGousblom
A group of daisy-like flowers from southern Africa grown for their bright blooms
Arctotis · Wildflower
Pink and white everlastingRhodanthe chlorocephala
A small Australian wildflower with papery pink, white, or yellow blooms
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Tulip orchidsAnguloa
Large, cinnamon-scented orchids from the Andes with tulip-shaped blooms
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 4 more · Wildflower
FeatherflowerVerticordia
Woody Australian shrubs with feathery, colourful flowers
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Japanese flowering cherryPrunus serrulata
The cherry tree grown for its spring blossom in Japan and beyond
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
Grape hyacinthMuscari
Small spring bulbs with blue, grape-like flower clusters
Muscari · Wildflower
Soapweed yuccaYucca glauca
A hardy, spiky-leaved yucca of the central North American plains
🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower
Calathea
Tropical houseplant with striking patterned leaves and folding foliage
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Wildflower
PaperflowerBougainvillea glabra
A climbing shrub with purple papery bracts from Brazil
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Climber
Banksia serrata
A rugged Australian tree with chunky flower spikes and toothed leaves
🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering tree
TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
A highly fragrant white flower grown from tuberous roots, prized for perfume and decoration
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Garden flower
OliveOlea europaea
Evergreen tree grown for its fruit and oil across the Mediterranean and beyond
🇪🇸 Spain and 7 more · Flowering tree
Soaptree yuccaYucca elata
A tall desert plant with white, bell-shaped flowers and fibrous leaves
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hanakotoba: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Eightpetal mountain-avens: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
- Shrubby Cinquefoil: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Porcelain flower: Yvan leduc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spathiphyllum: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hosta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Basket of gold: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Petticoat daffodil: Jean-Jacques MILAN, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus triandrus: flickr-user spacepleb (Dave Gough), CC BY 2.0, source
- Scabiosa: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Penstemon: Patrick Alexander https://www.inaturalist.org/people/aspidoscelis, CC0, source
- Elegant zinnia: Simon Koopmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Begonia × tuberhybrida: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Entireleaf mountain-avens: Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Tenweeks stock: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Calla lily: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poppy: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Nasturtium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daylily: Doronenko, CC BY 2.5, source
- Tahitian gardenia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paeonia daurica: Orjen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wintersweet: Luigi Chiesa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daphne odora: Miya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cape jasmine: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dracula: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Prunus 'Kanzan': Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nasturtium: George Chernilevsky, Public domain, source
- Protea: Andrew massyn, Public domain, source
- Grevillea: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bellevalia: Gideon Pisanty ( Gidip ) גדעון פיזנטי, CC BY 3.0, source
- Protea repens: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Floribunda rose: Anna reg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Protea afra: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White rose of York: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arctotis: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pink and white everlasting: No machine-readable author provided. Dlanglois assumed (based on copyr, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulip orchids: Zanerappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Featherflower: Cygnis insignis, Public domain, source
- Grape hyacinth: Daniel78, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Soapweed yucca: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Calathea: Serenity, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paperflower: Horacio Cambeiro, CC BY 4.0, source
- Banksia serrata: Casliber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Olive: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Soaptree yucca: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source