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White flowers

Jasmine, tuberose, lilies, magnolia and frangipani.

KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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PeachPrunus persica A flowering fruit tree from China, grown for its pink blossoms and sweet fruit 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree AlmondPrunus amygdalus A Mediterranean tree grown for its fragrant spring flowers and edible seeds 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Flowering tree BirchBetula Slender trees with papery bark found across the northern world 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower ApricotPrunus armeniaca A small fruit tree with early white to pink blossoms and golden-orange fruit 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree Eucalyptus The tall, aromatic trees and shrubs known as gum trees or eucalypts 🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree Wild cherryPrunus avium A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom 🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree HawthornCrataegus A thorny shrub or tree with white or pink spring flowers and small edible fruits 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Malus The genus of apples and crabapples with spring blossoms and autumn fruit Malus · Flowering tree Acacia Shrubs and trees with golden or cream puffball flowers, native mostly to Australia 🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower Prunus The group of trees and shrubs with stone fruits like cherries, plums, and almonds Prunus · Flowering tree Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium The citrus tree behind Seville orange marmalade and Neroli oil 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum A large flowering tree known for its white spring blooms and shiny brown conkers 🇦🇱 Albania and 7 more · Flowering tree Camellia Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower Plumeria Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree Yucca Dry-climate plants with pointed leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers 🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 more · Wildflower DogwoodCornus Woody trees and shrubs with showy bracts and colorful berries 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Banana magnoliaMagnolia figo A fragrant evergreen tree with velvety buds and creamy or purple flowers 🇨🇳 China · Garden flower Guettarda speciosa A coastal shrub with fragrant white flowers found on tropical beaches 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Wildflower Impala lilyAdenium multiflorum A winter-flowering succulent tree of southern Africa with a poisonous milky sap Adenium multiflorum · Cactus or succulent Freshwater mangroveBarringtonia acutangula A riverside tree with long drooping white flower clusters 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 8 more · Flowering tree Bayur treePterospermum acerifolium A tall Southeast Asian tree with large fragrant white flowers and dinner-plate leaves 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering tree Ceylon ironwoodMesua ferrea A slow-growing tree with drooping red leaves and large white scented blooms 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 6 more · Flowering tree Millingtonia hortensis Tall, fragrant-flowered tree known as tree jasmine or Indian cork tree 🇮🇳 India · Flowering tree Prunus itosakura糸桜 A long-lived wild cherry of Japan with clouds of pale flowers before the leaves 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower Kousa dogwoodCornus kousa A small East Asian tree with showy white bracts and sweet red berries 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Flowering tree Japanese snowbellStyrax japonicus A small tree with hanging white bell flowers from East Asia 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Flowering tree Strawberry-treeArbutus unedo An evergreen Mediterranean tree with white bell flowers and red, strawberry-like fruit 🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Flowering tree Brugmansia Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers Brugmansia · Garden flower Pride of IndiaLagerstroemia speciosa A tree with showy pink to purple flowers, grown across South and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica A summer-flowering tree with crinkled blooms in white, pink, purple or red 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree PōhutukawaMetrosideros excelsa A coastal tree from New Zealand with vivid red summer flowers 🇳🇿 New Zealand · Flowering tree ApricotPrunus armeniaca A spring-flowering fruit tree with white or pink blossoms and orange-yellow fruit 🇦🇲 Armenia and 7 more · Flowering tree Flowering dogwoodCornus florida A small tree with white, pink, or red bracts, native to eastern North America 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flowering tree Pink trumpet treeHandroanthus impetiginosus A tall South American tree with pink trumpet-shaped flowers 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 4 more · Flowering tree Cherry blossomPrunus subgenus Cerasus The spring-blooming flower of ornamental cherry trees, central to Japan’s hanami custom 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering tree Rhododendron arboreum A Himalayan rhododendron with clusters of red, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers 🇳🇵 Nepal and 7 more · Wildflower Wild Himalayan CherryPrunus cerasoides A cherry tree with pinkish white blossoms from the Himalayas and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Flowering tree Giant white bird of paradiseStrelitzia nicolai A tall, banana-like plant with striking white and blue flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Wildflower Yulan magnoliaMagnolia denudata A white-flowered magnolia from China with a citrus scent 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering tree Pussy willow Soft, silvery spring catkins from several small willow species 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 more · Wildflower Fragrant screw-pinePandanus odorifer A small tropical tree with sweet-scented flowers used for perfume and rituals 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Flowering tree Japanese flowering cherryPrunus serrulata The cherry tree grown for its spring blossom in Japan and beyond 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree Pink trumpet treeHandroanthus heptaphyllus A South American tree with pink to white trumpet-shaped flowers 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 2 more · Flowering tree Mistletoe A parasitic evergreen plant with white or red berries, found on trees worldwide 🇦🇺 Australia and 3 more · Wildflower OliveOlea europaea Evergreen tree grown for its fruit and oil across the Mediterranean and beyond 🇪🇸 Spain and 7 more · Flowering tree Prunus mume The fragrant plum blossom tree that blooms in winter across East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
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