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Babianabobbejaantjie A group of small, colourful flowering plants from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 more · Wildflower Baby blue eyesNemophila menziesii A small blue and white wildflower from western North America Nemophila menziesii · Wildflower BaelAegle marmelos A spiny tree with fragrant yellow-green flowers and hard-shelled aromatic fruit 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Balloon flowerPlatycodon grandiflorus A perennial with balloon-shaped buds and bell-like blue or white flowers 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Bamboo lilyLilium japonicum A cold-hardy lily from central and southern Japan, used in Shinto rites 🇯🇵 Japan · Wildflower Banana magnoliaMagnolia figo A fragrant evergreen tree with velvety buds and creamy or purple flowers 🇨🇳 China · Garden flower Banksia Australian wildflowers with tall flower spikes and woody cones 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Banksia serrata A rugged Australian tree with chunky flower spikes and toothed leaves 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering tree Barberton daisyGerbera jamesonii The bright daisy from South Africa, ancestor of all cultivated gerberas 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Barclaya Aquatic perennial plants from tropical Asia with submerged or emerged flowers 🇱🇦 Laos · Water flower Basket of goldAurinia saxatilis A low, yellow-flowered perennial for rock gardens and dry slopes Aurinia saxatilis · Garden flower Bassia scoparia A bushy annual with red autumn leaves, used for brooms and as a food garnish 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Bayahibe roseLeuenbergeria quisqueyana A leafy pink-flowered cactus from the dry forests of the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · Wildflower Bay laurelLaurus nobilis Evergreen tree with aromatic leaves used as bay leaf in cooking 🇬🇷 Greece and 9 more · Flowering tree Bayur treePterospermum acerifolium A tall Southeast Asian tree with large fragrant white flowers and dinner-plate leaves 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering tree Beachhead irisIris setosa A hardy iris with blue to violet flowers found across northern Asia and North America 🇯🇵 Japan and 4 more · Wildflower Beach naupakaScaevola taccada A salt-tolerant shrub with fan-shaped white flowers on tropical beaches 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower BeargrassXerophyllum tenax A tall, white-flowered plant woven into baskets by Native Americans Xerophyllum tenax · Wildflower Beehive gingerZingiber spectabile A Southeast Asian ginger with beehive-shaped flower heads 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 more · Wildflower Bee orchidOphrys apifera A wild orchid with flowers that mimic the look and scent of a female bee 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower Begonia × tuberhybrida Hybrid begonias grown for their large, colourful flowers from tubers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower Bellevalia Bulb-forming plants with grape-like clusters of bell-shaped flowers 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Wildflower BellflowersCampanula Bell-shaped flowers from a wide-ranging and varied plant group Campanula · Wildflower Bells of IrelandMoluccella laevis Tall green spikes with bell-shaped calyces, grown for fresh and dried arrangements 🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 more · Garden flower Bengal trumpetThunbergia grandiflora A climbing vine with large blue-violet trumpet flowers from Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Climber Bergenia A hardy perennial with large leaves and clusters of pink flowers 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Bermuda buttercupOxalis pes-caprae A bright yellow-flowered plant with a sharp, sour taste 🇿🇦 South Africa and 3 more · Wildflower Big Bend bluebonnetLupinus havardii A tall bluebonnet from the deserts and mountains of Texas and Chihuahua Lupinus havardii · Wildflower Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla A Japanese shrub with large pink or blue flower heads that change colour with soil 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower BirchBetula Slender trees with papery bark found across the northern world 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Birdcage evening primroseOenothera deltoides A desert primrose with white flowers and a cage-like skeleton 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium The citrus tree behind Seville orange marmalade and Neroli oil 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree BitterrootLewisia rediviva A small pink or white wildflower of dry western North America, Montana’s state flower Lewisia rediviva · Wildflower Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta A daisy-like wildflower with a dark centre and bright yellow petals 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Black-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata A fast-growing climbing plant with bright flowers and a dark centre 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Black IrisIris nigricans The blackish-purple national flower of Jordan 🇯🇴 Jordan · Wildflower Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree BlackthornPrunus spinosa A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower BladderwortUtricularia A carnivorous plant with snapdragon-like flowers and underwater suction traps 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower BlanketflowerGaillardia A daisy-like wildflower with bold, blanket-patterned blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Wildflower Blanket FlowerGaillardia aristata A drought-tolerant wildflower with yellow and maroon daisy-like blooms 🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower Blazing starLiatris Tall North American wildflowers with feathery purple or pink flower spikes 🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower Bleeding glory-bowerClerodendrum thomsoniae A climbing plant with white and red flowers grown for decoration 🇨🇲 Cameroon and 4 more · Garden flower Bleeding heartLamprocapnos spectabilis A spring flower with pink and white heart-shaped blooms 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Garden flower Blood irisIris sanguinea A wild iris of East Asia with purple to blue-red blooms 🇯🇵 Japan and 3 more · Wildflower Blood red BroughtoniaBroughtonia sanguinea A red-flowered orchid native to Jamaica’s trees and limestone soils 🇯🇲 Jamaica · Wildflower Bloody crane's-billGeranium sanguineum A hardy crimson-flowered perennial of grasslands and gardens 🇨🇭 Switzerland · Wildflower BluebonnetLupinus (selected species) The blue or purple lupine flowers that are the state flower of Texas 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Blue flagIris versicolor A blue to purple wild iris of eastern North American wetlands 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower Blue mahoeHibiscus elatus A Caribbean flowering tree with changing-colour blooms and vividly streaked wood 🇯🇲 Jamaica and 5 more · Flowering tree BlueminkAgeratum houstonianum A fluffy blue annual often grown in garden borders and balcony boxes 🇬🇹 Guatemala and 7 more · Wildflower Blue orchidVanda coerulea A rare orchid with long-lasting bluish purple flowers from Northeast India and Yunnan 🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Orchid Blue passionflowerPassiflora caerulea A climbing vine with intricate blue-and-white flowers and orange fruit 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 more · Climber Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali var. caerulea The sky-blue water lily of ancient Egypt and African lakes 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 more · Water flower Bomarea A group of climbing and upright flowering plants from the American tropics Bomarea · Wildflower BorageBorago officinalis A bristly blue-flowered herb from the Mediterranean, used in food and oil 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Herb or useful flower Boronia A genus of fragrant shrubs mostly found in Australia’s open forests 🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower Bot River proteaProtea compacta Pink, bowl-shaped protea from the Cape’s coastal mountains 🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower BottlebrushCallistemon Shrubs with brush-shaped flowers native to Australia 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub BrahmakamalSaussurea obvallata A Himalayan alpine flower with papery bracts, sacred in Indian hill temples 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower Brazilian gloxiniaSinningia speciosa A tuberous houseplant with large, velvety flowers from Brazil 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Garden flower BromeliadsBromeliaceae A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple 🇨🇱 Chile and 7 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 Browallia A small genus of blue and violet-flowered plants from the Americas 🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 more · Wildflower Brown mustardBrassica juncea A leafy mustard plant grown for greens, seeds, and oil across Asia and beyond 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Brugmansia Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers Brugmansia · Garden flower Brunsvigia Bulbous plants with striking pink or red flowers from southern Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower Bulbinella Tall flower spikes from South Africa and New Zealand with yellow, white or orange blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower BunchberryCornus canadensis A low-growing woodland plant with white bracts and red summer fruit 🇨🇦 Canada and 6 more · Wildflower Bupleurum A genus of herbs and shrubs with simple leaves and small umbel flowers Bupleurum · Wildflower BurnetSanguisorba Perennial herbs or small shrubs with clustered red or white flowers Sanguisorba · Wildflower Bush clockvineThunbergia erecta A tropical African shrub with velvety blue or purple flowers and yellow centers 🇬🇦 Gabon and 8 more · Garden flower Bush lilyClivia miniata A shade-loving plant with orange, red or yellow funnel-shaped blooms 🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower Busy LizzieImpatiens walleriana A shade-loving garden flower with bright, soft-petalled blooms 🇰🇪 Kenya and 2 more · Garden flower ButtercupRanunculus A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers Ranunculus · Wildflower Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii A honey-scented shrub with lilac to purple flower spikes, loved by butterflies 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Flowering shrub Butterfly BushBuddleja Shrubs and small trees with nectar-rich flowers that draw butterflies Buddleja · Wildflower Butterfly peaClitoria ternatea A climbing herb with vivid blue flowers used for dye, tea and soil improvement 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 8 more · Climber Butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa A North American wildflower with bright orange umbels that attracts pollinators 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower

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