Flowers of Asia
Lotus and jasmine, marigold garlands, cherry and plum blossom, orchids, peonies and ikebana. 585 pages on Phool so far.
🇨🇳 China 370🇮🇳 India 236🇯🇵 Japan 200🇮🇷 Iran 77🇲🇲 Myanmar 77🇹🇷 Turkey 76🇷🇺 Russia 74🇹🇭 Thailand 57🇻🇳 Vietnam 51🇮🇩 Indonesia 48🇵🇭 Philippines 48🇳🇵 Nepal 45🇧🇩 Bangladesh 40🇵🇰 Pakistan 39🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 39🇲🇾 Malaysia 35🇹🇼 Taiwan 32🇦🇫 Afghanistan 27🇮🇱 Israel 27🇸🇾 Syria 23🇬🇪 Georgia 21🇲🇳 Mongolia 21🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 20🇱🇦 Laos 20🇧🇹 Bhutan 19🇰🇷 South Korea 19🇰🇭 Cambodia 18🇨🇾 Cyprus 15🇺🇿 Uzbekistan 15🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 14🇮🇶 Iraq 12🇱🇧 Lebanon 12🇸🇬 Singapore 12🇹🇯 Tajikistan 12🇦🇲 Armenia 10🇵🇸 Palestine 9🇭🇰 Hong Kong 7🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 7🇾🇪 Yemen 7🇯🇴 Jordan 6🇹🇲 Turkmenistan 6🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 5🇰🇵 North Korea 4🇲🇻 Maldives 2🇴🇲 Oman 2🇧🇭 Bahrain 1🇧🇳 Brunei 1🇲🇴 Macau 1
PeachPrunus persica
A flowering fruit tree from China, grown for its pink blossoms and sweet fruit
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
AlmondPrunus amygdalus
A Mediterranean tree grown for its fragrant spring flowers and edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Flowering tree
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
A small fruit tree with early white to pink blossoms and golden-orange fruit
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree
Common dandelionTaraxacum officinale
A familiar yellow wildflower with fluffy seed heads found across temperate regions
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
YarrowAchillea millefolium
A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
RapeseedBrassica napus
A yellow-flowered crop grown for its oil-rich seeds and protein meal
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
A yellow spring-flowering herb once used in traditional remedies
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Wildflower
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
Common sageSalvia officinalis
A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower
Crocus
Small corm-grown flowers in white, yellow, orange or purple
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
PeonyPaeonia
Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
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
Camellia
Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower
Wild PansyViola tricolor
A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris
A bright yellow wildflower of marshes and wet woodlands in cool climates
🇨🇳 China and 7 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
Place
Rikugi-en六義園
An Edo-period landscape garden with pond, hill, and seasonal displays in Tokyo
Bunkyō, 🇯🇵 Japan · Flower garden
Prunus mume
The fragrant plum blossom tree that blooms in winter across East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
Place
Da LatĐà Lạt
Vietnam’s highland city famous for flowers, cool climate, and French villas
Central Highlands, 🇻🇳 Vietnam · Flower garden
Place
Baldha Gardenবলধা গার্ডেন
A historic botanical garden in Old Dhaka with hundreds of plant species
Dhaka, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh · Botanical garden
Place
Penang Botanic GardensTaman Kebun Bunga
A historic botanical garden at the foot of Penang’s waterfall in George Town
George Town, 🇲🇾 Malaysia · Botanical garden
Place
La Trinidad
The valley town in Benguet known for strawberries and cut flowers
Bahong, 🇵🇭 Philippines · Bloom site
Place
National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardensကန်တော်ကြီး အမျိုးသား ရုက္ခဗေဒ ဥယျာဉ်
A large botanical garden in the hill town of Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar
Mandalay, 🇲🇲 Myanmar · Botanical garden, December
Place
Jerusalem Botanical Gardensהגן הבוטני האוניברסיטאי ירושלים
A 30-acre garden in Jerusalem with plants from six continents
Jerusalem, 🇮🇱 Israel · Botanical garden
Place
Yangmingshan National Park陽明山國家公園
Taipei’s volcanic park with cherry blossoms, hot springs, and hiking trails
Taipei, 🇹🇼 Taiwan · Flower garden
Moutan peonyPaeonia × suffruticosa
The woody peony of China with large, showy spring flowers
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Flowering shrub
Place
Yadavindra Gardens
A 17th-century Mughal garden with seven terraces in Pinjore, Haryana
Panchkula, 🇮🇳 India · Flower garden, Apr to Dec
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
Place
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens香港動植物公園
A historic garden and zoo in Central, Hong Kong with themed plant collections
🇨🇳 China · Botanical garden
Place
Luoping County罗平县
A county in Yunnan, China, famous for its golden canola fields in spring
Luoping, 🇨🇳 China · Bloom site, Mar to Jun
Place
Chashme Shahi
A Mughal garden built around a spring in Srinagar, Kashmir
Srinagar, 🇮🇳 India · Flower garden, Mar to Nov
Place
Phu Hin Rong Kla National Parkอุทยานแห่งชาติภูหินร่องกล้า
A cool, mountainous national park in northern Thailand with forests and waterfalls
Loei, 🇹🇭 Thailand · Bloom site
Black-eyed Susan vineThunbergia alata
A fast-growing climbing plant with bright flowers and a dark centre
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
PasqueflowerPulsatilla vulgaris
A spring-flowering perennial with silky purple blooms and feathery seed heads
🇨🇳 China · Wildflower
Place
China National Botanical Garden国家植物园
A vast botanical garden in Beijing with research, rare plants, and public displays
Beijing, 🇨🇳 China · Botanical garden
Pinwheel flowerTabernaemontana divaricata
A fragrant white-flowered shrub native to South and Southeast Asia
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering shrub
Meconopsis grandis
A blue-flowered poppy from the Himalayas grown for its striking blooms
🇧🇹 Bhutan and 3 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
YellowhornXanthoceras sorbifolium
A hardy flowering tree from northern China with edible seeds and fragrant white blooms
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering tree
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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pohela Boishakh: Abidhasan00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rose water: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Prunus mume: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yadavindra Gardens: Giridhar Appaji Nag Y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Chashme Shahi: Amitraina at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Baldha Garden: Muntasir du, Public domain, source
- Rikugi-en: 京浜にけ, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsuruma Park: Bariston, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- China National Botanical Garden: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Phu Hin Rong Kla National Park: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Luoping County: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens: No machine-readable author provided. NBG626 assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Yangmingshan National Park: H8010110, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Penang Botanic Gardens: Dr htgoon, CC0, source
- Da Lat: Roy Kim, CC BY 2.0, source
- La Trinidad: Irvin Parco Sto. Tomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens: Mydaydream89, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jerusalem Botanical Gardens: Adiel lo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Primula: No machine-readable author provided. Pokrajac assumed (based on copyri, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moutan peony: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Almond: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common sage: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yarrow: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Camellia: junichiro aoyama, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pasqueflower: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black-eyed Susan vine: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Pinwheel flower: SKsiddhartthan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Meconopsis grandis: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Woodland peony: User:SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Camellia reticulata: BernardM, Public domain, source
- Yellowhorn: Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911), Public domain, 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
- Coltsfoot: Andreas Trepte, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Hydrangea: 3268zauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snowdrop: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peach: Jack Dykinga, USDA, Public domain, source
- Common dandelion: Walther Otto Müller, Public domain, source
- Rapeseed: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Apricot: Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wild Pansy: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Marsh-marigold: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crocus: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common poppy: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, source