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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
In flowerSpringSummerMonsoonAutumnWinter
PomegranatePunica granatum A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds 🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Rhododendron A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours 🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · 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 LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Common rhododendronRhododendron ponticum A dense evergreen shrub with violet-purple flowers from Europe and the Caucasus 🇵🇹 Portugal and 6 more · Flowering shrub Ceanothus Shrubs with blue, white or pink flowers native to North America 🇺🇸 United States and 5 more · Wildflower Chaste treeVitex agnus-castus A Mediterranean shrub with lavender summer spikes and aromatic leaves 🇬🇷 Greece and 3 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 Marguerite daisyArgyranthemum frutescens A bushy daisy shrub from the Canary Islands with white, yellow or pink blooms 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Flowering shrub Magnolia liliiflora A small Chinese magnolia with large pink-purple spring flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering shrub Paeonia rockii紫斑牡丹 A large, fragrant tree peony from the mountains of China 🇨🇳 China · Garden flower Delavay's tree peonyPaeonia delavayi A woody peony from China with flowers in red, yellow, or other shades 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower China roseRosa chinensis Shrub rose from China, key ancestor of modern garden roses 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower NipponanthemumNipponanthemum nipponicum A coastal daisy shrub from Japan with white and yellow blooms 🇯🇵 Japan · Flowering shrub Felicia A daisy-like African genus with purple, blue or white ray flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Flowering shrub Pleroma urvilleanum A Brazilian shrub with large purple flowers and black stamens 🇧🇷 Brazil · Flowering shrub Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub RockroseCistus Evergreen shrubs with papery flowers from the Mediterranean 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower Kalmia Evergreen shrubs with star-shaped pink, white or purple flowers from North America and Cuba 🇨🇺 Cuba · Wildflower Plumbago A group of shrubs and herbs with blue, white, or pink flowers Plumbago · Wildflower Garden heliotropeHeliotropium arborescens A bushy shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters from the Andes 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Garden flower WintersweetChimonanthus praecox A winter-blooming shrub with fragrant yellow flowers from China 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii A honey-scented shrub with lilac to purple flower spikes, loved by butterflies 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Flowering shrub Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica A summer-flowering tree with crinkled blooms in white, pink, purple or red 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree Pride of MadeiraEchium candicans A tall blue-flowered shrub native to Madeira, grown in gardens worldwide 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Wildflower NeelakurinjiStrobilanthes kunthiana A blue-purple shrub that blooms once every 12 years in South India's hills 🇮🇳 India · Wildflower Rhododendron dauricum A hardy shrub with purple flowers from northeast Asia 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub Fuchsia Shrubs and small trees with pendulous, colourful flowers from the Americas and Pacific 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower AzaleaRhododendron Shade-loving flowering shrubs with spring blooms and thousands of cultivated forms 🇺🇸 United States and 4 more · Flowering shrub Bush clockvineThunbergia erecta A tropical African shrub with velvety blue or purple flowers and yellow centers 🇬🇦 Gabon and 8 more · Garden flower Fuchsia fulgens A shrubby fuchsia with bright red flowers from Mexico and Central America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower Great laurelRhododendron maximum A large evergreen shrub with showy blooms in the Appalachian forests 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Hairpin banksiaBanksia spinulosa A shrub with hooked-style golden flower spikes from eastern Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub MintbushProstanthera Australian shrubs with mint-scented leaves and two-lipped flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Daisy bushOlearia A shrub or small tree with daisy-like flowers in white, pink, mauve or purple 🇦🇺 Australia and 2 more · Flowering shrub Hooded-leaf pelargoniumPelargonium cucullatum A tall, hairy shrub with cupped leaves and pinkish flowers from South Africa Pelargonium cucullatum · Flowering shrub Garden rose The classic ornamental flowering shrub of gardens worldwide 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Philesia magellanicaCoicopihue A pink-flowered southern shrub, the single species of its genus 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 more · Flowering shrub Daphne A genus of fragrant-flowered shrubs with colourful, poisonous berries 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering shrub Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus The national flower of South Korea with short-lived summer blooms 🇰🇷 South Korea and 4 more · Flowering shrub Moutan peonyPaeonia × suffruticosa The woody peony of China with large, showy spring flowers 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Flowering shrub Common LilacSyringa vulgaris A spring-flowering shrub with fragrant purple or white blooms 🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 more · Garden flower Catawba rosebayRhododendron catawbiense A spring-flowering rhododendron native to the southern Appalachian Mountains 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Butterfly BushBuddleja Shrubs and small trees with nectar-rich flowers that draw butterflies Buddleja · Wildflower Emu BushEremophila A group of Australian shrubs with tubular flowers in arid zones 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Flowering shrub

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