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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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Caltha Star-shaped yellow or white flowers of wet meadows and mountain streams Caltha · Wildflower Veitch's MasdevalliaMasdevallia veitchiana A large orange Andean orchid with iridescent purple hairs 🇵🇪 Peru · Orchid BottlebrushCallistemon Shrubs with brush-shaped flowers native to Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Great bougainvilleaBougainvillea spectabilis A climbing plant with vivid bracts, native to South America 🇧🇷 Brazil and 7 more · Wildflower Mexican sunflowerTithonia rotundifolia Tall orange-red daisy-like flower native to Mexico and Central America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Mountain arnicaArnica montana A yellow-flowered herb from Europe's uplands, used in herbal traditions 🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower Franklin treeFranklinia alatamaha A rare flowering tree once native to Georgia, now extinct in the wild 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Darwin’s orchidAngraecum sesquipedale The Madagascan orchid with a long nectar spur and a famous moth pollinator 🇲🇬 Madagascar · Wildflower Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia The tall, red-tipped wildflower that is Wyoming’s state flower 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Fire star orchidEpidendrum radicans A bright orange orchid that roots along its whole stem 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Orchid ChampakMagnolia champaca A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree Tulip treeLiriodendron tulipifera A towering North American tree with tulip-shaped yellow-green flowers 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flowering tree Cape aloeAloe ferox A tall, spiny aloe from southern Africa with orange-red flowers and medicinal uses 🇱🇸 Lesotho · Wildflower Carolina lilyLilium michauxii A wild lily with backward-curving, spotted petals from the southeastern US 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Sieber's crocusCrocus sieberi A small wild crocus from the Balkans with vivid orange stamens 🇬🇷 Greece and 4 more · Wildflower Lilium pensylvanicum A cold-climate lily with upright orange-red blooms 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Saraca indica Evergreen tree with orange to red flower clusters from Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 3 more · Flowering tree German irisIris × germanica A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Water-lily tulipTulipa kaufmanniana A dwarf tulip from Central Asia with star-shaped flowers 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 6 more · Wildflower Lesser celandineFicaria verna A low spring flower with shiny yellow petals and heart-shaped leaves Ficaria verna · Wildflower Coastal IrisIris atropurpurea A dark-flowered iris native to Israel’s coastal plains 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 more · Wildflower Golden everlastingXerochrysum bracteatum Papery yellow or white daisy flowers native to Australia, lasting long after picking 🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower Crocus alatavicus A white-flowered crocus from the mountains of Central Asia and Xinjiang 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 3 more · Wildflower Lilium davidii A tall Asian lily with edible bulbs and orange recurved flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower Rose mossPortulaca grandiflora A low, colourful succulent with bright flowers for sunny gardens and containers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Garden flower Sulphur cosmosCosmos sulphureus A tall annual with yellow, orange, or red daisy-like blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Blue mahoeHibiscus elatus A Caribbean flowering tree with changing-colour blooms and vividly streaked wood 🇯🇲 Jamaica and 5 more · Flowering tree Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Helichrysum A large group of daisy-like flowers known for their lasting dried blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Indian mallowAbutilon A group of tropical and subtropical flowering plants called Indian mallow or velvetleaf Abutilon · Wildflower Black-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata A fast-growing climbing plant with bright flowers and a dark centre 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Zinnia Bright, long-stemmed flowers native to dry grasslands from the US to South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower PansyViola × wittrockiana A large-flowered garden hybrid with a face-like blotch in many colours Viola × wittrockiana · Garden flower French marigoldTagetes patula A small marigold with yellow to orange blooms, valued in gardens and Georgian cooking 🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 more · Wildflower Satsuma mandarinCitrus unshiu A sweet, easy-peeling citrus fruit grown in Japan, China, and beyond 🇯🇵 Japan and 5 more · Flowering tree Roussea simplex A rare climbing shrub with orange-yellow flowers from the high forests of Mauritius 🇲🇺 Mauritius · Wildflower Amorphophallus Tropical tuber plants with striking, sometimes giant, unusual flowers Amorphophallus · Wildflower Royal poincianaDelonix regia A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree White Himalayan lilyLilium polyphyllum A rare white or pink lily from the high Himalayas, used in temple offerings 🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Wildflower NarraPterocarpus indicus Tall tropical tree with yellow flowers and prized rose-scented wood 🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Flowering tree Albert's tulipTulipa alberti A wild tulip with reddish, orange or pink flowers from Central Asia's mountains 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 2 more · Wildflower Rudbeckia North American yellow coneflowers with a dark central disc Rudbeckia · Wildflower Orange wild tulipTulipa orphanidea A copper-red wild tulip from the Balkans and western Turkey 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 2 more · Wildflower Rosa moyesii A tall wild rose from western China with striking red or pink summer flowers 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower Delavay's tree peonyPaeonia delavayi A woody peony from China with flowers in red, yellow, or other shades 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower Butterfly BushBuddleja Shrubs and small trees with nectar-rich flowers that draw butterflies Buddleja · Wildflower Austrian-brierRosa foetida A yellow-flowered rose from the Caucasus, key to modern yellow rose breeding 🇬🇪 Georgia and 1 more · Wildflower
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