Flowers of Asia
Lotus and jasmine, marigold garlands, cherry and plum blossom, orchids, peonies and ikebana. 625 pages on Phool so far.
🇨🇳 China 400🇮🇳 India 261🇯🇵 Japan 217🇲🇲 Myanmar 88🇹🇷 Turkey 83🇮🇷 Iran 82🇷🇺 Russia 79🇹🇭 Thailand 64🇻🇳 Vietnam 59🇵🇭 Philippines 57🇮🇩 Indonesia 55🇳🇵 Nepal 50🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 47🇧🇩 Bangladesh 41🇵🇰 Pakistan 40🇲🇾 Malaysia 38🇹🇼 Taiwan 34🇮🇱 Israel 29🇦🇫 Afghanistan 28🇸🇾 Syria 25🇬🇪 Georgia 24🇧🇹 Bhutan 23🇱🇦 Laos 22🇰🇷 South Korea 22🇲🇳 Mongolia 21🇰🇭 Cambodia 20🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 20🇨🇾 Cyprus 15🇸🇬 Singapore 15🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 15🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 14🇮🇶 Iraq 14🇦🇲 Armenia 13🇱🇧 Lebanon 12🇹🇯 Tajikistan 12🇵🇸 Palestine 11🇭🇰 Hong Kong 8🇯🇴 Jordan 7🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 7🇾🇪 Yemen 7🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 6🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 5🇰🇵 North Korea 4🇲🇻 Maldives 2🇴🇲 Oman 2🇧🇭 Bahrain 1🇧🇳 Brunei 1🇲🇴 Macau 1
Meconopsis grandis
A blue-flowered poppy from the Himalayas grown for its striking blooms
🇧🇹 Bhutan and 3 more · Wildflower
Osbeckia octandraහීන් බෝවිටියා
A pinkish-purple wildflower native to Sri Lanka, used in traditional medicine
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 1 more · Wildflower
Leopard plantFarfugium japonicum
A shade-loving perennial with bold leaves and yellow autumn flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Lilium speciosum
A late-summer lily with fragrant white to pink flowers from East Asia
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Wildflower
Hubei AnemoneEriocapitella hupehensis
A late-summer flowering perennial with purple, pink or white blooms
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Wildflower
Woodland peonyPaeonia obovata
A woodland peony with white, pink or purple-red flowers from East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower
Camellia reticulata
Tall pink-flowered camellia from Yunnan, grown for gardens and tea oil
🇨🇳 China · Flowering tree
Decoration
Famille rose粉彩
Pink-enamel style of Chinese porcelain decoration
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Art or design
YellowhornXanthoceras sorbifolium
A hardy flowering tree from northern China with edible seeds and fragrant white blooms
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering tree
Lilium davidii
A tall Asian lily with edible bulbs and orange recurved flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower
Chinese LilyLilium brownii
A wild and cultivated lily from China with edible bulbs
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Waling-walingVanda sanderiana
A rare orchid known as the 'Queen of Philippine flowers'
🇵🇭 Philippines · Orchid
Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum
A Southeast Asian slipper orchid with blue-green leaves and striped flowers
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower
Tulipa linifolia
A small red tulip with flax-like leaves from Central Asia
🇹🇯 Tajikistan and 3 more · Wildflower
Crocus alatavicus
A white-flowered crocus from the mountains of Central Asia and Xinjiang
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 3 more · Wildflower
Giant snowdropGalanthus elwesii
A tall, early-blooming snowdrop from the Balkans and Asia Minor
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 more · Wildflower
Tulipa suaveolens
Wild Eurasian tulip with bowl-shaped flowers in many colours
🇷🇺 Russia and 6 more · Wildflower
Iris damascena
A rare white and purple iris found only on a Syrian mountain
🇸🇾 Syria · Wildflower
Coastal IrisIris atropurpurea
A dark-flowered iris native to Israel’s coastal plains
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 more · Wildflower
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. tauricaՍարդակիր Մեղվակիր, xarı-bülbül, ფუტკრის-დედა
A rare wild orchid from the Caucasus and nearby regions
🇦🇲 Armenia and 7 more · Wildflower
German irisIris × germanica
A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Hepatica
A woodland perennial with three-lobed leaves and early spring flowers
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Lilium pensylvanicum
A cold-climate lily with upright orange-red blooms
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Sibiraea
A group of flowering shrubs from Eurasia, sometimes grown in gardens
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Decoration
Hinamatsuri雛祭り
A Japanese custom of displaying ornamental dolls for girls’ well-being
🇯🇵 Japan · Offering or rite, March
MoonflowerIpomoea alba
A night-blooming vine with large white fragrant flowers
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower
Tall morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea
A twining vine with blue, purple, or white trumpet-shaped flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Dry landscape garden枯山水
A Japanese garden of rocks, moss, and raked gravel for meditation
🇯🇵 Japan · Garden style
Smithia
A genus of legume herbs with pink or purple pea-like flowers
🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Herb or useful flower
Bauhinia
A tropical tree with butterfly-shaped flowers in vivid colours
🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree
Place
Yuyuantan Park玉渊潭公园
A large Beijing park famous for its cherry blossom in spring
Beijing, 🇨🇳 China · Flower garden
Water-lily tulipTulipa kaufmanniana
A dwarf tulip from Central Asia with star-shaped flowers
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 6 more · Wildflower
Place
Hallim Park한림공원
A large botanical park with lava caves and themed gardens on Jeju Island
Hallim, 🇰🇷 South Korea · Botanical garden
Place
Kannauj
Historic city in Uttar Pradesh known for traditional attar and flower perfumes
Kannauj, 🇮🇳 India · Flower market
Titan arumAmorphophallus titanum
A giant rainforest flower with a strong scent of decay
🇮🇩 Indonesia · Wildflower
Campbell's MagnoliaMagnolia campbellii
A Himalayan tree with large pink or white flowers blooming before the leaves
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
Place
Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands箱根湿生花園
A garden of wetland and alpine plants in Hakone, Japan
Hakone, 🇯🇵 Japan · Botanical garden
Forsythia连翘
A yellow-flowered shrub that signals early spring in gardens and parks
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering shrub
Place
Garden of Morning Calm아침고요수목원
A large Korean garden with themed sections and seasonal festivals
Gapyeong, 🇰🇷 South Korea · Flower garden
Decoration
Rose waterگلاب
Flavoured water made by steeping or distilling rose petals
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 more · Offering or rite
Decoration
Pohela Boishakhপহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year marked by processions, fairs, and flower-adorned gatherings
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 more · Custom, April
Decoration
Bouquet
A creative arrangement of flowers, given or displayed for many occasions
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Arrangement
Place
Huis Ten Boschハウステンボス
A Dutch-themed park with canals, windmills, and seasonal flower gardens in Nagasaki, Japan
Sasebo, 🇯🇵 Japan · Flower garden
Tachibana orangeCitrus × tachibana
A wild mandarin orange found in the forests of Japan
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower
Place
Tsuruma Park鶴舞公園
Nagoya’s city park known for cherry blossoms and a historic fountain tower
Nagoya, 🇯🇵 Japan · Flower garden
Decoration
Attarअत्तर, عطر
Traditional natural perfume oil distilled from flowers, herbs, and spices
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Flower craft
Place
Rikugi-en六義園
An Edo-period landscape garden with pond, hill, and seasonal displays in Tokyo
Bunkyō, 🇯🇵 Japan · Flower garden
Moutan peonyPaeonia × suffruticosa
The woody peony of China with large, showy spring flowers
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Flowering shrub
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Bouquet: James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed, No restrictions, source
- Pohela Boishakh: Abidhasan00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Attar: Kerina yin, CC0, source
- Rose water: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kannauj: Nature lusty vikash, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rikugi-en: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsuruma Park: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Huis Ten Bosch: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hakone Botanical Garden of Wetlands: 663highland, CC BY 2.5, source
- Garden of Morning Calm: 날개 at Korean Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hallim Park: Grapesurgeon, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yuyuantan Park: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moutan peony: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tachibana orange: 鳥羽商工会議所, Attribution, source
- Forsythia: Seha bs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Campbell's Magnolia: Mfield , Matthew Field, http://www.photography.mattfield.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Titan arum: Skaryd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Water-lily tulip: Retired electrician, CC0, source
- Meconopsis grandis: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Osbeckia octandra: Anuragl19, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leopard plant: Miya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilium speciosum: ‘Uncle Carl’ (カールおじさん)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hubei Anemone: William Brockelsby, CC BY 4.0, source
- Woodland peony: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Camellia reticulata: BernardM, Public domain, source
- Famille rose: Anonymous ( Qing dynasty ) Unknown author and Anonymous ( France ) Unk, CC0, source
- Yellowhorn: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Public domain, source
- Lilium davidii: Darm Crook, Public domain, source
- Chinese Lily: John Lykkegaard, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Waling-waling: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum: Secundum naturam, Public domain, source
- Tulipa linifolia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crocus alatavicus: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, source
- Giant snowdrop: Димитър Найденов / Dimìtar Nàydenov, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulipa suaveolens: Ardyansa Nugraha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Coastal Iris: אבישי טייכר, CC BY 2.5, source
- Ophrys sphegodes subsp. taurica: Nuvens, Public domain, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hepatica: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilium pensylvanicum: Нацку, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sibiraea: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hinamatsuri: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Moonflower: Benjamin Graves, CC BY 2.0, source
- Tall morning-glory: Original uploader was PiccoloNamek at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dry landscape garden: Jnn 。, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bauhinia: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, source