Flower decorations beginning with P
28 decorations under P.
Arrangements and bouquetsFlowers composed in a vase, a bowl or the hand: ikebana, bouquets, centrepieces.47Garlands and wreathsFlowers strung, woven or bound into a line or a ring.18Flowers that are wornIn the hair, round the neck, on the lapel and on the head.25Carpets and floor patternsPetals laid on the ground: pookalam, infiorata, flower carpets.20Parades, floats and big displaysFlower parades, floats, floral clocks, shows and installations.63Offerings and ritesFlowers given to gods, guests and the dead.50Flower craftsPressed, dried, preserved, distilled and made by hand.55Flowers in art and designPainted, woven, carved and printed flowers, and what they stand for.76Garden stylesWays of laying out a garden, from the charbagh to the cottage border.44Customs, festivals and the tradeFlower festivals, the language of flowers, markets and the flower trade.202
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Paisleyبته
A curved teardrop motif from Iran and India, now used worldwide on textiles
🇮🇷 Iran and 8 more · Art or design
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Palm branch
A symbol of victory, peace, and eternal life made from palm leaves
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Offering or rite
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Palmette
A fan-shaped floral motif from ancient Egypt and Greece, used in art and architecture
🇪🇬 Egypt and 2 more · Art or design
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Palm Sunday
Christian festival with palms or local branches marking Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom
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Panagbenga Festival
A month-long flower festival in Baguio, Philippines, each February
🇵🇭 Philippines · Parade or display, Feb to Mar
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Papel picado
Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Flower craft
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Paper lantern
Lanterns made of paper for festivals, light, and celebration across Asia and beyond
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Parade or display
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Paradise gardenباغ پردیس
A walled, symmetrical garden with water channels and fragrant trees
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 more · Garden style
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Parterre
A formal garden area with low, symmetrical patterns near a house
🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Garden style
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Pasadena Tournament of Roses
The volunteer group behind Pasadena’s annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game
Parade or display, January
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Penjing盆景
The Chinese art of shaping miniature trees and landscapes in trays
🇨🇳 China · Art or design
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Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
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Pergola
An open garden structure with posts and crossbeams for climbing plants
Garden style
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Persian gardenباغ ایرانی
A walled garden style from Iran with water channels, trees and geometric design
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 more · Garden style
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Philadelphia Flower Show
A major annual flower show held in Philadelphia each spring
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, March
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Phool Walon Ki Sair
Delhi’s annual flower procession celebrating unity after the monsoon
🇮🇳 India · Custom, September
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Phuang malaiพวงมาลัย
Thai floral garlands made for offerings, gifts, and ceremonies
🇹🇭 Thailand · Garland or wreath
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Phulkariਫੁਲਕਾਰੀ / پھلکاری
Hand-embroidered floral shawls and cloths from Punjab, made by women
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Flower craft
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Physic garden
The medieval garden of healing plants that came before the botanic garden
Garden style
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Pichhwai
Large painted cloths showing Krishna, hung in temples for worship and festivals
🇮🇳 India · Art or design
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Pietra dura
Images and patterns inlaid from polished coloured stones, often on marble
🇮🇳 India · Art or design
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Pohela Boishakhপহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year marked by processions, fairs, and flower-adorned gatherings
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 more · Custom, April
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Pomander
A scented ball or container worn or carried to perfume the air
Worn flowers
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Portland Rose Festival
Portland’s annual June festival with parades, roses, and citywide celebrations
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, May to Jun
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Potpourripot-pourri
A bowl of dried, scented plant materials to perfume indoor spaces
🇫🇷 France · Flower craft
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Pujaपूजा
The Hindu ritual of offering flowers, light, and food in worship
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Offering or rite
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Pūjā in Buddhism𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸
A ritual offering and devotional act in Buddhist practice
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Offering or rite
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Pushpanjaliपुष्पाञ्जलि
A flower offering in Hindu worship and classical dance
Offering or rite
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pushpanjali: Yosarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pohela Boishakh: Abidhasan00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Paisley: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Philadelphia Flower Show: Mary Mark Ockerbloom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pomander: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
- Papel picado: Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, source
- Palmette: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chelsea Physic Garden: flickr user flickr-rickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pichhwai: Unknown artist, Public domain, source
- Pūjā in Buddhism: Luca Galuzzi ( Lucag ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Penjing: Peggy Greb, USDA, Public domain, source
- Phuang malai: Deror Avi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Puja: Sakkhar21, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Phool Walon Ki Sair: Nvvchar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paradise garden: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Phulkari: Sheebamadanloewinger, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Palm Sunday: Pietro Lorenzetti, Public domain, source
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses: Ucla90024, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Panagbenga Festival: lolay, CC BY 2.0, source
- Portland Rose Festival: Cacophony, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paper lantern: PhiloVivero, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Potpourri: Herbert James Draper, Public domain, source
- Palm branch: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pietra dura: Jacopo Ligozzi / Romolo del Tadda, Public domain, source
- Persian garden: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Parterre: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net )., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pergola: A.Savin, FAL, source