🇬🇪 The flowers of Georgia
17 pages from Georgia: its flowers, the things made with them and the places to see them, across 4 cities and regions.
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower
SnowdropGalanthus
White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
MallowMalva
Edible and ornamental flowering plants with pink, purple or white blooms
🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Wildflower
White cloverTrifolium repens
A low-growing, mat-forming clover with white flower heads
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Armenian tulipTulipa armena
A wild tulip from the Armenian Highlands with many forms and colours
🇦🇲 Armenia and 4 more · Wildflower
Common rhododendronRhododendron ponticum
A dense evergreen shrub with violet-purple flowers from Europe and the Caucasus
🇵🇹 Portugal and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Fern leaf peonyPaeonia tenuifolia
A finely divided, red-flowered peony from the steppes of Eurasia
🇬🇪 Georgia and 7 more · Wildflower
Iberian irisIris iberica
A rare, boldly veined iris from the Caucasus steppes
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 more · Wildflower
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. tauricaՍարդակիր Մեղվակիր, xarı-bülbül, ფუტკრის-დედა
A rare wild orchid from the Caucasus and nearby regions
🇦🇲 Armenia and 7 more · Wildflower
Eichler tulipTulipa eichleri
A rare deep red tulip from the Caucasus and Iran with a dark central blotch
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 more · Wildflower
Austrian-brierRosa foetida
A yellow-flowered rose from the Caucasus, key to modern yellow rose breeding
🇬🇪 Georgia and 1 more · Wildflower
Place
National Botanical Garden of Georgiaსაქართველოს ეროვნული ბოტანიკური ბაღი
A historic 161-hectare botanical garden in the heart of Tbilisi
Tbilisi, 🇬🇪 Georgia · Botanical garden
Place
Batumi Botanical Gardenბათუმის ბოტანიკური ბაღი
A vast Black Sea garden with plants from around the world and sweeping sea views
Batumi, 🇬🇪 Georgia · Botanical garden
Yellow horned poppyGlaucium flavum
A coastal poppy with bright yellow flowers and long horn-shaped seed pods
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 6 more · Wildflower
French marigoldTagetes patula
A small marigold with yellow to orange blooms, valued in gardens and Georgian cooking
🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 more · Wildflower
Symphyotrichum
A large group of North American asters with daisy-like flowers in many colours
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Nowruzنوروز
Spring New Year festival marked by fire, greenery, and festive gatherings
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Custom, March
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mallow: Luis Fernández García, CC BY-SA 2.5 es, source
- French marigold: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source
- Common rhododendron: ABesheva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. taurica: Nuvens, Public domain, source
- Snowdrop: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Asteraceae: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White clover: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Armenian tulip: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Austrian-brier: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fern leaf peony: Loquita desita, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Eichler tulip: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- National Botanical Garden of Georgia: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Batumi Botanical Garden: DraculaARM, Public domain, source
- Yellow horned poppy: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nowruz: Katzenfee50, CC0, source