Green flowers
Hellebores, bells of Ireland, green orchids and hydrangea.
Yellow Himalayan fritillaryFritillaria cirrhosa
A rare Himalayan lily with bell-shaped, checkered flowers and prized medicinal bulbs
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
Lycaste
A genus of orchids with pleated leaves and fragrant, spotted blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico · Orchid
Kousa dogwoodCornus kousa
A small East Asian tree with showy white bracts and sweet red berries
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Flowering tree
Rothschild's slipper orchidPaphiopedilum rothschildianum
A rare orchid with wide-spread petals from Mount Kinabalu, Borneo
🇲🇾 Malaysia · Wildflower
Gomphocarpus physocarpus
A tall African milkweed with balloon-like green seed pods and milky sap
Gomphocarpus physocarpus · Wildflower
Bee orchidOphrys apifera
A wild orchid with flowers that mimic the look and scent of a female bee
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
A floating yellow water-lily of lakes and ponds from Europe to western Asia
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
Bells of IrelandMoluccella laevis
Tall green spikes with bell-shaped calyces, grown for fresh and dried arrangements
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 more · Garden flower
Brugmansia
Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers
Brugmansia · Garden flower
Spathiphyllum
Evergreen houseplant with white hooded flowers, known as the peace lily
Spathiphyllum · Herb or useful flower
Spring snowflakeLeucojum vernum
A white spring bulb with green or yellow-tipped flowers from central Europe
🇧🇪 Belgium and 7 more · Wildflower
Hosta
Shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and summer flower spikes
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Purple pitcher plantSarracenia purpurea
A hardy carnivorous plant with tubular purple-green leaves that trap insects
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Early spider-orchidOphrys sphegodes
A wild orchid with spider-like flowers found across Europe and the Middle East
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
Elegant zinniaZinnia elegans
A bright annual garden flower from Mexico with many colourful forms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Garden flower
Leopard orchidAnsellia africana
A large African orchid with spotted yellow flowers and basket-like roots
Ansellia africana · Orchid
Jasmine tobaccoNicotiana alata
A fragrant night-blooming tobacco grown for its showy flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
DaylilyHemerocallis
Perennial Asian plant with large, short-lived flowers in many colors
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Garden flower
Kangaroo paw
Unusual tubular flowers from south-western Australia, shaped like a kangaroo’s paw
🇦🇺 Australia and 3 more · Wildflower
Lady's-slipper orchidCypripedium calceolus
A wild orchid with a yellow slipper-shaped flower found across Europe and Asia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Christmas roseHelleborus niger
A winter-blooming evergreen with white flowers, known as the Christmas rose
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 more · Wildflower
Hesperocallis
A desert plant with white funnel-shaped flowers and deep-set bulbs
🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower
Miltonia
Medium-large Brazilian orchids with showy, long-lasting flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Orchid
Vandaवन्दाका
A tropical orchid genus prized for its vivid, long-lasting flowers
🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Wildflower
Bassia scoparia
A bushy annual with red autumn leaves, used for brooms and as a food garnish
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Heliconia
Tropical plants with bold, colorful bracts and banana-like leaves
Heliconia · Wildflower
Hare's-tail grassLagurus ovatus
A soft, oval-headed grass from the Mediterranean, grown for its fluffy flower heads
🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 more · Wildflower
Protea eximia
A tall South African shrub with large, colourful cone-shaped flower heads
🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower
LeekAllium ampeloprasum
A mild-flavoured onion relative and Welsh emblem with edible leaf sheaths
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Herb or useful flower
KumquatCitrus japonica
A small citrus tree from China with edible, sweet-sour orange fruits
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering tree
Gladiolus alatus
A small South African gladiolus with bright orange, sweet-scented flowers
🇿🇦 South Africa · 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
BrahmakamalSaussurea obvallata
A Himalayan alpine flower with papery bracts, sacred in Indian hill temples
🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower
Barclaya
Aquatic perennial plants from tropical Asia with submerged or emerged flowers
🇱🇦 Laos · Water flower
Soapweed yuccaYucca glauca
A hardy, spiky-leaved yucca of the central North American plains
🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower
American skunkcabbageLysichiton americanus
Large yellow-flowered plant of Pacific Northwest wetlands with a strong skunky smell
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Wildflower
Nuphar
Aquatic pond-lilies of the Northern Hemisphere with floating yellow or red flowers
Nuphar · Water flower
Catasetum
A genus of unusual, showy epiphytic orchids from the Americas
🇧🇷 Brazil and 7 more · Wildflower
Dendrobium
A vast genus of orchids found from the Himalayas to Australia and the Pacific
🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Wildflower
TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
A highly fragrant white flower grown from tuberous roots, prized for perfume and decoration
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Garden flower
LorocoEchites panduratus
A Central American vine with edible white-and-green flowers
🇬🇹 Guatemala and 4 more · Climber
Hedgehog cactusEchinocereus
Small ribbed cacti with bright flowers and edible fruit from the US and Mexico
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
Giant red Indian paintbrushCastilleja miniata
A wildflower with vivid red to orange bracts and yellow-green tubular flowers
Castilleja miniata · Wildflower
Yellow lady's slipperCypripedium parviflorum
A wild North American orchid with a bright yellow pouch-shaped flower
🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower
Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum
A woodland plant with a hooded flower spike found in eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
Great laurelRhododendron maximum
A large evergreen shrub with showy blooms in the Appalachian forests
🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
Sausage treeKigelia africana
African tree with large sausage-shaped fruit and striking maroon flowers
🇰🇪 Kenya and 2 more · Flowering tree
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Yellow Himalayan fritillary: Popolon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lycaste: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kousa dogwood: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rothschild's slipper orchid: Naoki Takebayashi, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bee orchid: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow Water-lily: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 15:38, 1 October 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brugmansia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spathiphyllum: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spring snowflake: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hosta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Purple pitcher plant: (c) Alex Karasoulos, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0, source
- Early spider-orchid: Velela, CC BY 2.5, source
- Elegant zinnia: Simon Koopmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Leopard orchid: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jasmine tobacco: Carl E Lewis, CC BY 2.0, source
- Daylily: Doronenko, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kangaroo paw: Gnan garra, CC BY 2.5 au, source
- Lady's-slipper orchid: No machine-readable author provided. Johan N assumed (based on copyrig, Public domain, source
- Christmas rose: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hesperocallis: Bureau of Land Management California, Public domain, source
- Miltonia: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vanda: The original uploader was Lithiumscream at English Wikipedia ., Attribution, source
- Bassia scoparia: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Heliconia: Justin Lebar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hare's-tail grass: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Protea eximia: Saifunny, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leek: WikiLucas00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kumquat: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gladiolus alatus: Abu Shawka, CC0, source
- Tulip orchids: Zanerappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Featherflower: Cygnis insignis, Public domain, source
- Brahmakamal: Schwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barclaya: Ito Y, Barfod A, CC BY 4.0, source
- Soapweed yucca: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- American skunkcabbage: Martin Bravenboer, Public domain, source
- Nuphar: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Catasetum: Andrew Z. Colvin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dendrobium: Geoff Derrin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Loroco: JMRAFFi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hedgehog cactus: Michael Wolf, CC BY 2.5, source
- Giant red Indian paintbrush: Extemporalist, CC0, source
- Yellow lady's slipper: Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Jack-in-the-pulpit: IvoShandor, CC BY 2.5, source
- Great laurel: HoosierMan1816, CC0, source
- Sausage tree: Photographs: Ettore Balocchi (upper left), Bjørn Christian Tørrissen (, CC BY-SA 3.0, source