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Flowers

Every flower, one page each: what it looks like, where it grows, when it blooms and what it means. 1,243 flowers so far, best known first.

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Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Fire star orchidEpidendrum radicans A bright orange orchid that roots along its whole stem 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Orchid Celosia Flame-like flowers grown for food and garden colour 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 more · Garden flower Flame lilyGloriosa superba A striking red and yellow climbing flower, national emblem of Zimbabwe and Tamil Nadu 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 9 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 Pinwheel flowerTabernaemontana divaricata A fragrant white-flowered shrub native to South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering shrub MagaThespesia grandiflora Puerto Rico’s national flower, a red or pink five-petalled tree bloom 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 2 more · Flowering tree Blue morning gloryIpomoea indica A fast-growing vine with vivid blue funnel flowers that fade to pink by dusk 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Climber Calliandra Shrubs and small trees with fluffy, powder-puff-like flowers Calliandra · Wildflower Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Vanda falcata A small fragrant orchid from East Asia, prized for its white flowers and many forms 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower Beach naupakaScaevola taccada A salt-tolerant shrub with fan-shaped white flowers on tropical beaches 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Bengal trumpetThunbergia grandiflora A climbing vine with large blue-violet trumpet flowers from Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Climber Arabian jasmineJasminum sambac A small white jasmine with a strong, sweet scent, treasured in Asia for garlands and ceremonies 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes 🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower Crown of thornsEuphorbia milii A spiny flowering shrub with red, pink, or white bracts, native to Madagascar 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 5 more · Wildflower African violetSaintpaulia A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa 🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower Leopard orchidAnsellia africana A large African orchid with spotted yellow flowers and basket-like roots Ansellia africana · Orchid Ixora Tropical evergreen shrubs with clusters of small, bright flowers 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Garden flower Desert roseAdenium obesum A succulent shrub with bright pink to red flowers and a swollen base 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 7 more · Wildflower Mexican flamevinePseudogynoxys chenopodioides A climbing vine with bright orange daisy-like flowers from Central and South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Climber Common GorseUlex europaeus A tough, spiny yellow-flowered shrub of Western Europe 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 6 more · Flowering shrub Geiger treeCordia sebestena A tropical tree with bright orange-red flowers and rough, dark green leaves 🇨🇺 Cuba and 3 more · Flowering tree KadambaNeolamarckia cadamba A tropical tree with fragrant orange globe-shaped flowers from South and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Flowering tree Shirui lilyLilium mackliniae A rare lily found only in the hills of Manipur, India 🇮🇳 India · Wildflower Protea roupelliae A small tree or shrub from southern Africa with striking flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower BrahmakamalSaussurea obvallata A Himalayan alpine flower with papery bracts, sacred in Indian hill temples 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower Ivy-leaved geraniumPelargonium peltatum A trailing plant with fleshy, lobed leaves and pale mauve to pink flowers 🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower Curled OncidiumOncidium alexandrae A cool-growing Colombian orchid with crisped white or rose flowers 🇨🇴 Colombia · Orchid Yellow gumEucalyptus leucoxylon A eucalypt with smooth bark and white, pink or red flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering tree Giant waterlilyNymphaea gigantea A large aquatic lily with floating leaves and day-blooming blue flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Water flower Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim The national orchid of Singapore, known for year-round blooming 🇸🇬 Singapore · Garden flower KouCordia subcordata A coastal flowering tree with orange blooms and buoyant fruit 🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree Roscoea Orchid-like ginger flowers from Himalayan and Chinese mountains 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Nematanthus A trailing Brazilian plant with pouch-shaped flowers that resemble goldfish 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Garden flower Weeping bottlebrushMelaleuca viminalis A red-flowered Australian tree with weeping branches and bottlebrush blooms 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Flowering tree Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali A star-shaped aquatic bloom in white, blue and pink across South and Southeast Asia 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 7 more · Water flower ChampakMagnolia champaca A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree

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