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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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PomegranatePunica granatum A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds 🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub Chrysanthemum菊花 Autumn-blooming flower with thousands of varieties, cherished in East Asia and beyond 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower Narcissus Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower YarrowAchillea millefolium A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Common poppyPapaver rhoeas The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 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 Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower Crocus Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower SnowdropGalanthus White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · 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 Wild PansyViola tricolor A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower CloudberryRubus chamaemorus A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink 🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Hubei AnemoneEriocapitella hupehensis A late-summer flowering perennial with purple, pink or white blooms 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower Wallum banksiaBanksia aemula Australian coastal shrub with green-yellow flower spikes that open from the base up 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Leopard plantFarfugium japonicum A shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and yellow autumn flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower Pinwheel flowerTabernaemontana divaricata A fragrant white-flowered shrub native to South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering shrub Pacific dogwoodCornus nuttallii White-bracted tree native to the forests of western North America 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Chrysanthemum japonense A white-flowered perennial daisy native to coastal Shikoku, Japan 🇯🇵 Japan · Wildflower MoonflowerIpomoea alba A night-blooming vine with large white fragrant flowers 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower Common red bottlebrushMelaleuca citrina A hardy Australian shrub with bright red brush-like flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub Franklin treeFranklinia alatamaha A rare flowering tree once native to Georgia, now extinct in the wild 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis A small white orchid with spiral flowers, blooming in late summer 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Wildflower Calliandra Shrubs and small trees with fluffy, powder-puff-like flowers Calliandra · Wildflower Black-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata A fast-growing climbing plant with bright flowers and a dark centre 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Zinnia Bright, long-stemmed flowers native to dry grasslands from the US to South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 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 Dove orchidPeristeria elata An orchid with white flowers shaped like a dove, Panama's national flower 🇵🇦 Panama and 4 more · Orchid Lion's earLeonotis leonurus An orange-flowered shrub from southern Africa with tiered whorls of tubular blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Flowering shrub Protea neriifolia A South African shrub with cone-shaped flower heads and hairy-tipped bracts 🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower Queen of the AndesPuya raimondii The tallest bromeliad, blooming once after decades and then dying 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 more · Wildflower Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare A white-petalled wildflower of meadows, now found across much of the world 🇱🇻 Latvia and 6 more · Wildflower German irisIris × germanica A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria A tall, sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows in Europe and western Asia 🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum A Southeast Asian slipper orchid with blue-green leaves and striped flowers 🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower Cooktown orchidDendrobium bigibbum A lilac-purple orchid from Queensland, the floral emblem of the state 🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Wildflower Rhynchostylis giganteaকপৌফুল A fragrant orchid with dense, foxtail-like flower spikes from Southeast Asia 🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Wildflower Formosa lilyLilium formosanum A tall, white, fragrant lily native to Taiwan with trumpet-shaped blooms 🇹🇼 Taiwan and 3 more · Wildflower SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium A hardy Mediterranean cyclamen with ivy-shaped, patterned leaves and autumn blooms 🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Wildflower Tricyrtis A shade-loving Asian perennial with spotted, trumpet-shaped flowers 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Datura innoxia A white-flowered night-blooming plant with spiny fruit and toxic parts 🇨🇺 Cuba and 4 more · Wildflower Cyclamen cyprium A tuberous wildflower with heart-shaped leaves, native to the mountains of Cyprus 🇨🇾 Cyprus · Wildflower
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