Many-coloured flowers
Pansies, lantana, bougainvillea, zinnias and parrot tulips.
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
St John's-wortHypericum
A genus of yellow-flowered plants known as St John's-wort or goatweed
Hypericum · Wildflower
LupinLupinus
Tall, spiky-flowered legumes grown for gardens, food, and soil health
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Nicotiana
The tobacco plant genus, grown for leaves and garden flowers worldwide
Nicotiana · Wildflower
Wild PansyViola tricolor
A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Centaurea
A large group of thistle-like wildflowers with many forms and colours
Centaurea · Wildflower
ColumbineAquilegia
A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms
Aquilegia · Wildflower
Anthurium
A tropical plant with glossy leaves and a colorful, often heart-shaped spathe
Anthurium · Garden flower
HelleboreHelleborus
A group of perennial flowers that bloom in late winter and early spring
Helleborus · Garden flower
Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa
Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower
BladderwortUtricularia
A carnivorous plant with snapdragon-like flowers and underwater suction traps
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Iris lactea白花马蔺
A hardy wild iris with pale blue to violet blooms from central Asia
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
Felicia
A daisy-like African genus with purple, blue or white ray flowers
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Flame lilyGloriosa superba
A striking red and yellow climbing flower, national emblem of Zimbabwe and Tamil Nadu
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 9 more · Wildflower
White pasqueflowerPulsatilla occidentalis
A spring-blooming wildflower with white or pale purple sepals
Pulsatilla occidentalis · 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
NasturtiumTropaeolum
A South American genus with bright, edible flowers and rounded leaves
🇨🇱 Chile and 3 more · Garden flower
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
A tall garden flower with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Garden flower
Agapanthus
Blue to white summer flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide in gardens
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
A pale yellow spring flower of woods and hedgerows across Europe and North Africa
🇦🇹 Austria and 7 more · Wildflower
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
A tall, fragrant flower with purple, pink, or white blooms in spring
🇪🇸 Spain and 4 more · Wildflower
Sinningia
Tuberous flowering plants from Central and South America, grown for their bright blooms
🇧🇷 Brazil · Wildflower
TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
A highly fragrant white flower grown from tuberous roots, prized for perfume and decoration
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Garden flower
Gerbera
Bright daisy-like blooms from South Africa, popular in gardens and bouquets
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Herb or useful flower
Spring starflowerIpheion uniflorum
A small blue spring bulb with star-shaped, honey-scented flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Bulb flower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Anthurium: Maja Dumat, CC BY 2.0, source
- White pasqueflower: Bordgious, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hellebore: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flame lily: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Spring starflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- St John's-wort: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Nicotiana: Jom / Joachim Müllerchen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Wild Pansy: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Columbine: Python (Peter Rühr), CC BY 3.0, source
- Marvel of Peru: Khalid Mahmood at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Iris lactea: peganum, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Felicia: Stickpen, Public domain, source
- Lupin: Jean-Claude Echardour [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY 2.0, source
- Centaurea: Taken by Carsten Niehaus ( user:Lumbar )., 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
- Nasturtium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common snapdragon: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Agapanthus: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Primrose: mattbuck ( category ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dame's-violet: AnRo0002, CC0, source
- Sinningia: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gerbera: Novita Saulina Sitohang, CC BY 4.0, source
- Bladderwort: Show_ryu, CC BY 3.0, source