Green flowers
Hellebores, bells of Ireland, green orchids and hydrangea.
AmaranthAmaranthus
A tall, colourful plant grown for its flowers, leaves and edible seeds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Lady's mantleAlchemilla
A group of perennial herbs with fan-shaped, water-repellent leaves
Alchemilla · Wildflower
Rhodiola rosea
A hardy Arctic wildflower with yellow-green blooms and a thick, scaly root
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower
Lilium ledebouriiسوسن چلچراغ
A rare wild lily with white, green and purple flowers from Iran and Azerbaijan
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 more · Wildflower
Fringed pinkDianthus superbus
A wild pink flower with deeply fringed petals and a sweet scent
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Wildflower
Yellow Himalayan fritillaryFritillaria cirrhosa
A rare Himalayan lily with bell-shaped, checkered flowers and prized medicinal bulbs
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
Hosta
Shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and summer flower spikes
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Jasmine tobaccoNicotiana alata
A fragrant night-blooming tobacco grown for its showy flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Bassia scoparia
A bushy annual with red autumn leaves, used for brooms and as a food garnish
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Soapweed yuccaYucca glauca
A hardy, spiky-leaved yucca of the central North American plains
🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower
TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
A highly fragrant white flower grown from tuberous roots, prized for perfume and decoration
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Garden flower
Queen of the AndesPuya raimondii
The tallest bromeliad, blooming once after decades and then dying
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 more · Wildflower
Honey garlicAllium siculum
A tall Allium with drooping cream-and-maroon bell flowers and twisted blue-gray leaves
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 6 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Queen of the Andes: Pepe Roque, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lady's mantle: Photo by and (c)2007 Jina Lee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amaranth: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rhodiola rosea: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lilium ledebourii: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fringed pink: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow Himalayan fritillary: Popolon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hosta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jasmine tobacco: Carl E Lewis, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bassia scoparia: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Soapweed yucca: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Honey garlic: Leo Michels, CC0, source