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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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LilyLilium Tall bulb flowers with large, colourful blooms in many gardens and cultures Lilium · Wildflower RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub Sacred lotusNelumbo nucifera The pink aquatic flower sacred in Asia and grown for food, worship and beauty 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Water flower Wild cherryPrunus avium A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom 🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree YarrowAchillea millefolium A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower Common poppyPapaver rhoeas The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Sensitive PlantMimosa pudica A touch-sensitive plant whose leaves fold up when disturbed 🇧🇷 Brazil and 8 more · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower ButtercupRanunculus A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers Ranunculus · Wildflower ElderSambucus nigra A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub Iris A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms Iris · Wildflower BorageBorago officinalis A bristly blue-flowered herb from the Mediterranean, used in food and oil 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Herb or useful flower CornflowerCentaurea cyanus A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields 🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower Common ValerianValeriana officinalis Tall, sweet-scented wildflower with pale pink blooms and a long history in herbal lore 🇮🇸 Iceland and 8 more · Wildflower Common sageSalvia officinalis A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower PeonyPaeonia Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower Plumeria Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree Clematis A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide Clematis · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea Tall spikes of bell-shaped, spotted flowers in purple, pink, white or yellow 🇩🇪 Germany and 5 more · Wildflower Delphinium Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white Delphinium · Wildflower Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium A tall pink wildflower that quickly covers burned or disturbed ground 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae A late-blooming purple wildflower of North American meadows and gardens 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia The tall, red-tipped wildflower that is Wyoming’s state flower 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower BitterrootLewisia rediviva A small pink or white wildflower of dry western North America, Montana’s state flower Lewisia rediviva · Wildflower March LilyAmaryllis belladonna A pink-flowered bulb from South Africa that blooms on bare stems in late summer 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Garden flower BottlebrushCallistemon Shrubs with brush-shaped flowers native to Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Rose mossPortulaca grandiflora A low, colourful succulent with bright flowers for sunny gardens and containers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Garden flower Protea neriifolia A South African shrub with cone-shaped flower heads and hairy-tipped bracts 🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower HaberleaHaberlea rhodopensis A rare Balkan flower that revives after years without water 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Wildflower TwinflowerLinnaea borealis A small woodland plant with paired pale pink flowers, named for Carl Linnaeus 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Red campionSilene dioica A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower Red DisaDisa uniflora A striking red orchid from the mountain streams of South Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower California poppyEschscholzia californica The golden-orange wildflower and state flower of California 🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum A Southeast Asian slipper orchid with blue-green leaves and striped flowers 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower Hubei AnemoneEriocapitella hupehensis A late-summer flowering perennial with purple, pink or white blooms 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower Lilium speciosum A late-summer lily with fragrant white to pink flowers from East Asia 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Wildflower Balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorus A perennial with balloon-shaped buds and bell-like blue or white flowers 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla A Japanese shrub with large pink or blue flower heads that change colour with soil 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower French lavenderLavandula stoechas A Mediterranean lavender with purple bracts atop its flower spikes 🇪🇸 Spain and 2 more · Wildflower Calliandra Shrubs and small trees with fluffy, powder-puff-like flowers Calliandra · Wildflower
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