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🇮🇪 The flowers of Ireland

63 pages from Ireland: its flowers, the things made with them and the places to see them, across 25 cities and regions.

The flowers, flower customs and flower places of Ireland on Phool. An overview of the country's plant life has not been written yet.

ShowFlowers Decorations Places

ColourRed Pink Orange Yellow White Cream Blue Purple Green Maroon Many-coloured

In flowerSpring Summer Monsoon Autumn Winter

HawthornCrataegus A thorny shrub or tree with white or pink spring flowers and small edible fruits 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower

Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis A woodland plant with sweet-scented white bell flowers in late spring 🇫🇮 Finland and 4 more · Wildflower

RapeseedBrassica napus A yellow-flowered crop grown for its oil-rich seeds and protein meal 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower

BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower

Wild GarlicAllium ursinum A wild woodland plant with star-shaped white flowers and edible leaves 🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower

Pedunculate oakQuercus robur A towering oak tree with stalked acorns, native to Europe and western Asia 🇷🇸 Serbia and 8 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

Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna A thorny shrub or tree with white spring flowers and red fruit, native to Europe 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Wildflower

Red campionSilene dioica A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower

Common dog-violetViola riviniana A low-growing violet-flowered perennial of woods and grasslands in Eurasia and Africa 🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower

BroomCytisus scoparius A yellow-flowered shrub found wild and grown in gardens, now invasive in many regions 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Flowering shrub

Bee orchidOphrys apifera A wild orchid with flowers that mimic the look and scent of a female bee 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower

Purple mountain saxifrageSaxifraga oppositifolia A mat-forming purple flower of Arctic and high mountain regions 🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower

Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum A white, star-shaped spring flower that opens late in the day 🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower

Sea kaleCrambe maritima Salt-loving coastal plant with edible white-flowered shoots 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower

Eightpetal mountain-avensDryas octopetala A low evergreen with creamy white eight-petalled flowers of Arctic and alpine regions 🇮🇸 Iceland and 2 more · Wildflower

Decoration Mothering Sunday A British day for honouring mothers and the mother church, marked with violets and cake 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Custom, Mar to Apr

Early Purple OrchidOrchis mascula A wild orchid with purple flowers found across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Wildflower

Sisyrinchium bermudiana A spring-flowering purple-blue wildflower from Bermuda and Ireland 🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower

Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis A tall, fragrant flower with purple, pink, or white blooms in spring 🇪🇸 Spain and 4 more · Wildflower

American skunkcabbageLysichiton americanus Large yellow-flowered plant of Pacific Northwest wetlands with a strong skunky smell 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Wildflower

European Crab AppleMalus sylvestris A small wild apple tree with pink-tinged spring blossoms and tart autumn fruit 🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Flowering tree

Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica A tall white-flowered wetland plant from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 more · Wildflower

Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers 🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub

Decoration BeltaneBealtaine / Là Bealltainn / Boaltinn The Gaelic May Day festival with bonfires and yellow flower decorations 🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 more · Custom, May

Decoration May Day Festival A spring festival with flowers, greenery, maypoles and bonfires on the first of May 🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 more · Custom, May

Decoration May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary Month-long Catholic customs honouring Mary with flowers, altars, and processions 🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Custom, May

Asian skunk cabbageLysichiton camtschatcensis A white-flowered wetland plant from northern Japan and the Russian Far East 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower

Cuckoo flowerCardamine pratensis A pale pink wildflower of damp meadows and stream banks 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower

Orange lilyLilium bulbiferum A bright orange European lily with spotted flowers and stem bulbils 🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
May Day Festival: Bryan Ledgard, CC BY 2.0, source
Beltane: Stefan Schäfer, Lich, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Early Purple Orchid: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Red campion: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Star-of-Bethlehem: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sea kale: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, source
Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blackthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Hawthorn: Nadiatalent, Public domain, source
Wild Garlic: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Pedunculate oak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Rapeseed: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Horse-chestnut: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common hawthorn: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Asian skunk cabbage: MathieuMD, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Cuckoo flower: Ermell, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Common dog-violet: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Broom: Willow, CC BY 2.5, source
Bee orchid: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Purple mountain saxifrage: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Eightpetal mountain-avens: Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, source
Hardy fuchsia: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Orange lily: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Mothering Sunday: Jonathunder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Sisyrinchium bermudiana: Wouter Hagens, Public domain, source
Dame's-violet: AnRo0002, CC0, source
American skunkcabbage: Martin Bravenboer, Public domain, source
European Crab Apple: Kk, CC0, source
Calla lily: Alvesgaspar, CC BY 2.5, source

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