Purple and violet flowers
Lavender, iris, wisteria, jacaranda and orchids.
RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
PomegranatePunica granatum
A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub
OrchidOrchidaceae
A vast family of colourful, often fragrant flowers found almost everywhere on earth
Orchidaceae · Wildflower
CactusCactaceae
Succulent plants with spines, native to the Americas
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
LilyLilium
Tall bulb flowers with large, colourful blooms in many gardens and cultures
Lilium · Wildflower
Chrysanthemum菊花
Autumn-blooming flower with thousands of varieties, cherished in East Asia and beyond
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
VioletViola
A large genus of delicate flowers found across temperate regions worldwide
Viola · Wildflower
Asteraceae
The vast family of daisies, asters, and sunflowers with star-like flower heads
Asteraceae · Wildflower
Wild cherryPrunus avium
A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom
🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree
Dahlia
A bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Garden flower
Opium poppyPapaver somniferum
A tall annual poppy grown for seeds, opium, and striking garden flowers
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Sensitive PlantMimosa pudica
A touch-sensitive plant whose leaves fold up when disturbed
🇧🇷 Brazil and 8 more · Wildflower
Gladiolus
Tall, showy flower spikes grown from corms, known as sword lilies
Gladiolus · Garden flower
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower
ButtercupRanunculus
A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers
Ranunculus · Wildflower
WaterlilyNymphaea
Floating aquatic flowers found in ponds and lakes worldwide
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Water flower
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · Wildflower
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
ElderSambucus nigra
A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower
Passion fruitPassiflora edulis
A tropical vine grown for its sweet-sour, aromatic fruit
🇧🇷 Brazil and 6 more · Climber
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower
Salvia
A vast group of aromatic herbs and shrubs known for their flowers and uses
Salvia · Wildflower
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
PoppyPapaver
A group of colourful wild and garden flowers with capsule fruits and many seeds
Papaver · Wildflower
LilacSyringa
Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters
Syringa · Flowering shrub
Common sageSalvia officinalis
A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower
Geranium
A group of wild and garden flowers with five-petaled blooms and lobed leaves
Geranium · Wildflower
Crocus
Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree
Common IvyHedera helix
An evergreen climbing vine with lobed leaves and nectar-rich autumn flowers
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
PeonyPaeonia
Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
MonkshoodAconitum
Tall, hooded wildflowers of mountain meadows, known for beauty and deadly poison
Aconitum · Wildflower
Datura
A group of trumpet-shaped, highly toxic flowering plants in the nightshade family
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
BellflowersCampanula
Bell-shaped flowers from a wide-ranging and varied plant group
Campanula · Wildflower
Begonia
A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates
Begonia · Wildflower
Primula
A large genus of spring-blooming wild and garden flowers from cool and mountain regions
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
LupinLupinus
Tall, spiky-flowered legumes grown for gardens, food, and soil health
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Sweet VioletViola odorata
A scented violet with edible leaves and flowers, native to Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
MallowMalva
Edible and ornamental flowering plants with pink, purple or white blooms
🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Wildflower
Clematis
A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide
Clematis · Wildflower
BromeliadsBromeliaceae
A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower
Wild PansyViola tricolor
A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Yucca
Dry-climate plants with pointed leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rose: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chrysanthemum: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source
- Opium poppy: tanja niggendijker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Primula: No machine-readable author provided. Pokrajac assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Begonia: Juni, CC BY 2.0, source
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common sage: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Wild cherry: MPF, CC BY 2.5, source
- Geranium: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mallow: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 2.5 es, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hydrangea: 3268zauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Elder: Willow, CC BY 2.5, source
- Passion fruit: Бутио Такано, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cornflower: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Blackthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pomegranate: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dahlia: JackyM59, CC BY 4.0, source
- Violet: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Buttercup: Hanay, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cactus: G. Mütrel, Leipzig ; Berlin ; Wien : F.A. Brockhaus, Public domain, source
- Poppy: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Waterlily: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sensitive Plant: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Gladiolus: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Salvia: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asteraceae: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilac: Marisa DeMeglio, CC BY 2.0, source
- Datura: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Monkshood: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, source
- Black locust: Annabell Hormann / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common Ivy: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bellflowers: Wilson44691, CC0, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sweet Violet: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Clematis: Jolly Janner, Public domain, source
- Bromeliads: MANOJTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wild Pansy: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crocus: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lupin: Jean-Claude Echardour [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY 2.0, source