Orange flowers
Marigolds, crossandra, tiger lilies and California poppies.
Asteraceae
The vast family of daisies, asters, and sunflowers with star-like flower heads
Asteraceae · Wildflower
DandelionTaraxacum
A yellow-flowered perennial found in fields, lawns, and gardens worldwide
Taraxacum · Wildflower
Common dandelionTaraxacum officinale
A familiar yellow wildflower with fluffy seed heads found across temperate regions
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium
The citrus tree behind Seville orange marmalade and Neroli oil
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree
SafflowerCarthamus tinctorius
A thistle-like annual grown for oil, dye, and as a saffron substitute
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Crocus
Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
St John's-wortHypericum
A genus of yellow-flowered plants known as St John's-wort or goatweed
Hypericum · Wildflower
SundewDrosera
Sticky-leaved carnivorous plants that trap insects with glistening dew-like drops
Drosera · Wildflower
BromeliadsBromeliaceae
A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower
AchioteBixa orellana
Shrub with spiky red pods, source of the natural dye annatto
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
Calendula
Golden daisy-like flowers used in food, dye, and rituals
Calendula · Wildflower
Saffron crocusCrocus sativus
The purple autumn flower whose red stigmas yield the spice saffron
🇨🇳 China and 1 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
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
A tall garden flower with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Garden flower
Castilleja
Wildflowers with bright bracts known as Indian paintbrush or prairie-fire
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower
Yellow ʻilimaSida fallax
A golden-yellow flower woven into Hawaiian and Pacific Island garlands
🇰🇮 Kiribati and 2 more · Wildflower
MulleinVerbascum
Tall flowering plants with a rosette of leaves and spikes of five-petalled blooms
Verbascum · Wildflower
Tree marigoldTithonia diversifolia
A tall yellow-orange flower grown wild and as green manure in many warm regions
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · 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
Blue passionflowerPassiflora caerulea
A climbing vine with intricate blue-and-white flowers and orange fruit
🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 more · Climber
Impatiens
A large genus of flowering herbs known for their explosive seed pods and colorful blooms
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 7 more · Herb or useful flower
Mountain arnicaArnica montana
A yellow-flowered herb from Europe's uplands, used in herbal traditions
🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower
Flame lilyGloriosa superba
A striking red and yellow climbing flower, national emblem of Zimbabwe and Tamil Nadu
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 9 more · Wildflower
French marigoldTagetes patula
A small marigold with yellow to orange blooms, valued in gardens and Georgian cooking
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 more · Wildflower
Caltha
Star-shaped yellow or white flowers of wet meadows and mountain streams
Caltha · Wildflower
Amorphophallus
Tropical tuber plants with striking, sometimes giant, unusual flowers
Amorphophallus · Wildflower
ToadflaxLinaria
A group of nearly 200 flowering plants called toadflax, found mainly around the Mediterranean
Linaria · Wildflower
Beehive gingerZingiber spectabile
A Southeast Asian ginger with beehive-shaped flower heads
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 more · Wildflower
Common bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
A yellow pea-flowered wild plant found in grasslands and fields
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
AvensGeum
A group of perennial flowers with hooked fruits and rose-like blooms
Geum · Wildflower
GlobeflowerTrollius
Brightly coloured perennial flowers with rounded or open blooms
Trollius · Wildflower
Ipomoea
A large group of twining plants known as morning glories and sweet potatoes
Ipomoea · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Blue passionflower: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mountain arnica: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhlers Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, source
- Flame lily: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- French marigold: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source
- Caltha: carol, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dandelion: Greg Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Safflower: AndrewMT, CC BY 3.0, source
- Common dandelion: Walther Otto Müller, Public domain, source
- Bitter orange: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Asteraceae: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sundew: Jan Wieneke, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St John's-wort: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Bromeliads: MANOJTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Achiote: Primejyothi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Calendula: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Saffron crocus: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Amorphophallus: Obsidian Soul, CC0, source
- Crocus: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Toadflax: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Beehive ginger: Craig Franklin, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, source
- Common bird's-foot trefoil: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Avens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Globeflower: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Ipomoea: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poppy: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Nasturtium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common snapdragon: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Castilleja: Jane S. Richardson ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow ʻilima: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mullein: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tree marigold: Thierry Caro, Public domain, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gerbera: Novita Saulina Sitohang, CC BY 4.0, source
- Impatiens: Cj.samson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source