Green flowers
Hellebores, bells of Ireland, green orchids and hydrangea.
LindenTilia
Tall, broad-leaved trees with fragrant yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
AmaranthAmaranthus
A tall, colourful plant grown for its flowers, leaves and edible seeds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree
BottlebrushCallistemon
Shrubs with brush-shaped flowers native to Australia
🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub
Leucojum
White-flowered bulbs of damp meadows and shady gardens
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
Lady's mantleAlchemilla
A group of perennial herbs with fan-shaped, water-repellent leaves
Alchemilla · Wildflower
Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum
A Southeast Asian slipper orchid with blue-green leaves and striped flowers
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower
Protea neriifolia
A South African shrub with cone-shaped flower heads and hairy-tipped bracts
🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower
Magnolia sieboldii
A summer-blooming magnolia with white, cup-shaped flowers from East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
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
Darwin’s orchidAngraecum sesquipedale
The Madagascan orchid with a long nectar spur and a famous moth pollinator
🇲🇬 Madagascar · 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
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
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
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
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
Miltonia
Medium-large Brazilian orchids with showy, long-lasting flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Orchid
Bassia scoparia
A bushy annual with red autumn leaves, used for brooms and as a food garnish
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · 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
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
Giant red Indian paintbrushCastilleja miniata
A wildflower with vivid red to orange bracts and yellow-green tubular flowers
Castilleja miniata · Wildflower
Great laurelRhododendron maximum
A large evergreen shrub with showy blooms in the Appalachian forests
🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
Tree fuchsiaFuchsia excorticata
New Zealand’s tall, peeling-bark fuchsia with dark berries and purple flowers
🇳🇿 New Zealand · Flowering tree
Tulip treeLiriodendron
A tall deciduous tree with tulip-shaped flowers and four-lobed leaves
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering tree
Honey garlicAllium siculum
A tall Allium with drooping cream-and-maroon bell flowers and twisted blue-gray leaves
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 6 more · Wildflower
Swamp banksiaBanksia robur
A tough coastal shrub with large serrated leaves and green-gold flower spikes
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica
A tall white-flowered wetland plant from southern Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 more · Wildflower
Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii
The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Queen of the AndesPuya raimondii
The tallest bromeliad, blooming once after decades and then dying
🇵🇪 Peru 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.
- Swamp banksia: John Tann, CC BY 2.0, source
- Red-and-green kangaroo paw: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au, source
- Queen of the Andes: Pepe Roque, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bottlebrush: Amos T Fairchild, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leucojum: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Lady's mantle: Photo by and (c)2007 Jina Lee, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum: Secundum naturam, Public domain, source
- Protea neriifolia: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5, source
- Linden: Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Amaranth: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Small-leaved Lime: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Magnolia sieboldii: Wendy Cutler, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rhodiola rosea: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lilium ledebourii: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Darwin’s orchid: No machine-readable author provided. Jeffdelonge assumed (based on cop, 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
- Gomphocarpus physocarpus: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bee orchid: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brugmansia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- 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
- Miltonia: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bassia scoparia: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hare's-tail grass: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soapweed yucca: Nick, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Giant red Indian paintbrush: Extemporalist, CC0, source
- Great laurel: HoosierMan1816, CC0, source
- Tree fuchsia: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, source
- Tulip tree: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Honey garlic: Leo Michels, CC0, source
- Calla lily: Alvesgaspar, CC BY 2.5, source