Yellow flowers
Sunflowers, daffodils, wattle, mimosa and golden shower.
Rosa moyesii
A tall wild rose from western China with striking red or pink summer flowers
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Darwin’s orchidAngraecum sesquipedale
The Madagascan orchid with a long nectar spur and a famous moth pollinator
🇲🇬 Madagascar · Wildflower
Spiral aloeAloe polyphylla
A rare mountain succulent with leaves arranged in a perfect spiral
🇱🇸 Lesotho and 1 more · Cactus or succulent
Iris afghanica
A rare mountain iris from Afghanistan with creamy yellow or white veined flowers
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 2 more · Wildflower
Yellow Himalayan fritillaryFritillaria cirrhosa
A rare Himalayan lily with bell-shaped, checkered flowers and prized medicinal bulbs
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
BroomCytisus scoparius
A yellow-flowered shrub found wild and grown in gardens, now invasive in many regions
🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Bengal trumpetThunbergia grandiflora
A climbing vine with large blue-violet trumpet flowers from Southeast Asia
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Climber
Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa
A North American wildflower with bright orange umbels that attracts pollinators
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum
A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes
🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower
Common bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus
A yellow pea-flowered wild plant found in grasslands and fields
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Sweet-briarRosa rubiginosa
A thorny rose shrub with apple-scented leaves and pink flowers
🇵🇹 Portugal and 4 more · Wildflower
AvensGeum
A group of perennial flowers with hooked fruits and rose-like blooms
Geum · Wildflower
GoldenrodSolidago
Tall yellow-flowered perennials of meadows and prairies, vital for pollinators
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower
Yellow horned poppyGlaucium flavum
A coastal poppy with bright yellow flowers and long horn-shaped seed pods
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 6 more · Wildflower
Helianthemum
A group of small, sun-loving flowers called rock roses or sunroses
Helianthemum · Wildflower
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum
A spreading shrub with bright yellow flowers, grown for ground cover and gardens
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
A hardy yellow-flowered shrub found in cool northern regions
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Iris latifolia
A bulb iris from the Pyrenees with large purple blooms in early summer
🇫🇷 France and 1 more · Wildflower
Brugmansia
Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers
Brugmansia · Garden flower
Trumpet creeperCampsis radicans
A woody climbing vine with orange trumpet-shaped flowers from eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Zephyranthes
Bulbous plants with crocus-like flowers that bloom after rain
Zephyranthes · Wildflower
Lycoris
Bulb flowers of Asia, known for their bright blooms and leafless stems
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
Orange lilyLilium bulbiferum
A bright orange European lily with spotted flowers and stem bulbils
🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower
Stemless four-nerve daisyTetraneuris acaulis
A bright yellow daisy of North American prairies and mountains, growing close to the ground
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Hosta
Shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and summer flower spikes
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Helenium
Tall daisy-like flowers in yellow and orange, once used to make sneeze-inducing snuff
Helenium · Wildflower
Barberton daisyGerbera jamesonii
The bright daisy from South Africa, ancestor of all cultivated gerberas
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 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
Zonal geraniumPelargonium × hortorum
The classic potted and bedding plant with rounded leaves and ball-shaped flower heads
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Garden flower
Petunia × atkinsiana
The hybrid garden petunia grown for its colourful, trumpet-shaped blooms
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Weigela
Deciduous flowering shrubs from eastern Asia with pink, red, or white blooms
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Garden flower
Leopard orchidAnsellia africana
A large African orchid with spotted yellow flowers and basket-like roots
Ansellia africana · Orchid
Arctic poppyPapaver radicatum
A hardy poppy with yellow or white flowers found in Arctic and alpine regions
Papaver radicatum · Wildflower
Jasmine tobaccoNicotiana alata
A fragrant night-blooming tobacco grown for its showy flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Shasta daisyLeucanthemum × superbum
A white-petalled garden daisy created by crossing several wild species
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Sweet alyssumLobularia maritima
A low, honey-scented flower for gardens and coastal groundcover
🇨🇻 Cape Verde and 2 more · Wildflower
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
SnapdragonAntirrhinum
Garden flowers with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇩🇪 Germany and 4 more · Garden flower
Poppy
Bright-petalled flowers grown for gardens, seeds, and remembrance
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Yellow oleanderCascabela thevetia
A tropical shrub with funnel-shaped yellow flowers and toxic seeds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Hungarian gentianGentiana pannonica
A mountain wildflower with reddish-violet, spotted bell-shaped blooms
🇦🇹 Austria and 2 more · Wildflower
Echinacea
North American wildflower with a spiny cone and drooping petals
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
A tall garden flower with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Garden flower
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
A daisy-like wildflower with a dark centre and bright yellow petals
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
Common GorseUlex europaeus
A tough, spiny yellow-flowered shrub of Western Europe
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rosa moyesii: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Darwin’s orchid: No machine-readable author provided. Jeffdelonge assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spiral aloe: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow Himalayan fritillary: Popolon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Broom: Willow, CC BY 2.5, source
- Bengal trumpet: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Butterfly weed: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flamingo Flower: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common bird's-foot trefoil: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sweet-briar: Rosa_rubiginosa_mit_einigen_Knospen.jpg : Sebastian Bieber derivative, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Avens: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Goldenrod: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow horned poppy: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Helianthemum: Daniel Ballmer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rose-of-Sharon: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shrubby Cinquefoil: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Iris latifolia: This picture is a work by Emmanuel Douzery . Please credit this with :, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Brugmansia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Trumpet creeper: Miwasatoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zephyranthes: Hopeoflight, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lycoris: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Orange lily: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stemless four-nerve daisy: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed (based on co, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Hosta: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Helenium: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Barberton daisy: Rooivos, Public domain, source
- Elegant zinnia: Simon Koopmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Begonia × tuberhybrida: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zonal geranium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Petunia × atkinsiana: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Weigela: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leopard orchid: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arctic poppy: no rights reserved, CC0, source
- Jasmine tobacco: Carl E Lewis, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shasta daisy: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sweet alyssum: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Snapdragon: Sabina Bajracharya, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poppy: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Yellow oleander: Anshik Kumar Tiwari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hungarian gentian: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Echinacea: Ulf Eliasson, CC BY 2.5, source
- Common snapdragon: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Black-eyed Susan: G. Edward Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common Gorse: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source