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Flowers

Every flower, one page each: what it looks like, where it grows, when it blooms and what it means. 1,079 flowers so far, best known first.

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Wild GarlicAllium ursinum A wild woodland plant with star-shaped white flowers and edible leaves 🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Bay laurelLaurus nobilis Evergreen tree with aromatic leaves used as bay leaf in cooking 🇬🇷 Greece and 9 more · Flowering tree Helianthus Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower Prunus The group of trees and shrubs with stone fruits like cherries, plums, and almonds Prunus · Flowering tree Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium The citrus tree behind Seville orange marmalade and Neroli oil 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree Pedunculate oakQuercus robur A towering oak tree with stalked acorns, native to Europe and western Asia 🇷🇸 Serbia and 8 more · Flowering tree ColtsfootTussilago farfara A yellow spring-flowering herb once used in traditional remedies 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower ButtercupRanunculus A widespread group of bright, often shiny-petalled wild and garden flowers Ranunculus · Wildflower WaterlilyNymphaea Floating aquatic flowers found in ponds and lakes worldwide 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Water flower HoneysuckleLonicera Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar Lonicera · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub ElderSambucus nigra A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower Iris A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms Iris · Wildflower PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima The red-bracted shrub of Christmas displays, native to Mexico and Central America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower SafflowerCarthamus tinctorius A thistle-like annual grown for oil, dye, and as a saffron substitute 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Passion fruitPassiflora edulis A tropical vine grown for its sweet-sour, aromatic fruit 🇧🇷 Brazil and 6 more · Climber BorageBorago officinalis A bristly blue-flowered herb from the Mediterranean, used in food and oil 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Herb or useful flower CornflowerCentaurea cyanus A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields 🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower PoppyPapaver A group of colourful wild and garden flowers with capsule fruits and many seeds Papaver · Wildflower MarigoldTagetes A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower CarnationDianthus caryophyllus A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower Salvia A vast group of aromatic herbs and shrubs known for their flowers and uses Salvia · Wildflower Forget-me-notMyosotis Small blue wildflowers known for remembrance and love 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 7 more · Wildflower Common sageSalvia officinalis A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower Common ValerianValeriana officinalis Tall, sweet-scented wildflower with pale pink blooms and a long history in herbal lore 🇮🇸 Iceland and 8 more · Wildflower ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla A fragrant white and yellow annual flower used for tea and herbal remedies 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower LilacSyringa Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters Syringa · Flowering shrub Water-lily familyNymphaeaceae Floating aquatic plants with showy flowers and round leaves 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 more · Wildflower Geranium A group of wild and garden flowers with five-petaled blooms and lobed leaves Geranium · Wildflower Anemone Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers Anemone · Wildflower Crocus Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum A large flowering tree known for its white spring blooms and shiny brown conkers 🇦🇱 Albania and 7 more · Flowering tree PeonyPaeonia Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower MonkshoodAconitum Tall, hooded wildflowers of mountain meadows, known for beauty and deadly poison Aconitum · Wildflower Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree Common IvyHedera helix An evergreen climbing vine with lobed leaves and nectar-rich autumn flowers 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Datura A group of trumpet-shaped, highly toxic flowering plants in the nightshade family 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower BellflowersCampanula Bell-shaped flowers from a wide-ranging and varied plant group Campanula · Wildflower HyacinthHyacinthus A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower GentianGentiana Trumpet-shaped blue and yellow flowers of alpine meadows and temperate regions Gentiana · Wildflower HennaLawsonia inermis Shrub whose leaves yield the dye henna for skin, hair, and fabric Lawsonia inermis · Wildflower SundewDrosera Sticky-leaved carnivorous plants that trap insects with glistening dew-like drops Drosera · Wildflower St John's-wortHypericum A genus of yellow-flowered plants known as St John's-wort or goatweed Hypericum · Wildflower Primula A large genus of spring-blooming wild and garden flowers from cool and mountain regions 🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower SnowdropGalanthus White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower LupinLupinus Tall, spiky-flowered legumes grown for gardens, food, and soil health 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
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