Purple and violet flowers
Lavender, iris, wisteria, jacaranda and orchids.
RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
OrchidOrchidaceae
A vast family of colourful, often fragrant flowers found almost everywhere on earth
Orchidaceae · Wildflower
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
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
Dahlia
A bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Garden flower
Gladiolus
Tall, showy flower spikes grown from corms, known as sword lilies
Gladiolus · Garden flower
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · Wildflower
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower
PoppyPapaver
A group of colourful wild and garden flowers with capsule fruits and many seeds
Papaver · Wildflower
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
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
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
Cyclamen
Tubered Mediterranean flowers with upswept petals and patterned leaves
Cyclamen · Wildflower
Delphinium
Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white
Delphinium · Wildflower
Consolida
Annual larkspurs grown for their spurred flowers in pink, blue, purple and white
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Wildflower
Cleome houtteana
Tall annual with pink, purple, or white flowers and long, whisker-like stamens
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Garden flower
Blazing starLiatris
Tall North American wildflowers with feathery purple or pink flower spikes
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower
Elegant zinniaZinnia elegans
A bright annual garden flower from Mexico with many colourful forms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Garden flower
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Hybrid begonias grown for their large, colourful flowers from tubers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Petunia × atkinsiana
The hybrid garden petunia grown for its colourful, trumpet-shaped blooms
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
BlueminkAgeratum houstonianum
A fluffy blue annual often grown in garden borders and balcony boxes
🇬🇹 Guatemala and 7 more · Wildflower
Sweet WilliamDianthus barbatus
A garden flower with clusters of colourful, spicy-scented blooms
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Garden heliotropeHeliotropium arborescens
A bushy shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters from the Andes
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Garden flower
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena
A lacy blue annual with misty bracts and balloon-like seed pods
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Tenweeks stockMatthiola incana
A fragrant garden flower in many colours, grown for beds and bouquets
🇪🇸 Spain and 4 more · Garden flower
Calla lilyZantedeschia
Showy funnel-shaped flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide as ornamentals
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower
WallflowerErysimum
A group of bright, often fragrant flowers found wild and in gardens worldwide
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Wildflower
Sea lavenderLimonium
Salt-tolerant wildflowers with papery blooms, known as statice or sea lavender
Limonium · Wildflower
SnapdragonAntirrhinum
Garden flowers with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇩🇪 Germany and 4 more · Garden flower
Kangaroo paw
Unusual tubular flowers from south-western Australia, shaped like a kangaroo’s paw
🇦🇺 Australia and 3 more · Wildflower
Schlumbergera
A forest cactus with jointed stems and bright flowers, grown as a holiday houseplant
🇧🇷 Brazil · Wildflower
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
A tall garden flower with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Garden flower
ThriftArmeria maritima
A low-growing perennial with pink globe-shaped blooms found near coasts and in gardens
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Garden hyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
A spring bulb with dense, fragrant flower clusters in many colours
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Garden flower
Hippeastrum
Large-flowered bulb plants from the Americas, often called amaryllis
Hippeastrum · Bulb flower
Geraldton waxChamelaucium uncinatum
A hardy Australian shrub with long-lasting white or pink flowers
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
China asterCallistephus chinensis
A showy garden flower from China with many colorful cultivated forms
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Garden flower
Floribunda rose
A garden rose group with many blooms in clusters
Garden flower
Poppy anemoneAnemone coronaria
Red, white, or blue Mediterranean flower with a dark crown centre
🇮🇱 Israel and 7 more · Wildflower
Cabbage roseRosa × centifolia
A highly scented old rose grown for perfume and gardens
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
French roseRosa gallica
A fragrant old rose with deep pink blooms, once central to European gardens
Rosa gallica · Wildflower
ArctotisGousblom
A group of daisy-like flowers from southern Africa grown for their bright blooms
Arctotis · Wildflower
FeatherflowerVerticordia
Woody Australian shrubs with feathery, colourful flowers
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Neoregelia
Epiphytic bromeliads with colorful rosettes and water-holding leaf cups
Neoregelia · 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
- Begonia: Juni, CC BY 2.0, source
- Delphinium: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cyclamen: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cornflower: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dahlia: JackyM59, CC BY 4.0, source
- Violet: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poppy: Paolobon140, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Gladiolus: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Consolida: Picture taken by BerndH, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Cleome houtteana: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Blazing star: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Elegant zinnia: Simon Koopmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Begonia × tuberhybrida: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Petunia × atkinsiana: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bluemink: Harry Alverson, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sweet William: Benjamin Zwittnig, CC BY 2.5 si, source
- Garden heliotrope: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Love-in-a-mist: Kaldari, Public domain, source
- Tenweeks stock: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Calla lily: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wallflower: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sea lavender: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snapdragon: Sabina Bajracharya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kangaroo paw: Gnan garra, CC BY 2.5 au, source
- Schlumbergera: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common snapdragon: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Thrift: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Garden hyacinth: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hippeastrum: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Geraldton wax: No machine-readable author provided. Eug assumed (based on copyright c, CC BY 2.5, source
- China aster: Dalgial, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floribunda rose: Anna reg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cabbage rose: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- French rose: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arctotis: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Featherflower: Cygnis insignis, Public domain, source
- Neoregelia: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 3.0, source