Flowers of Europe
Tulip fields, lavender, roses, alpine meadows, flower carpets and the great garden shows. 202 pages on Phool so far.
🇫🇷 France 79🇮🇹 Italy 66🇬🇧 United Kingdom 65🇪🇸 Spain 62🇮🇪 Ireland 46🇩🇪 Germany 40🇵🇹 Portugal 33🇬🇷 Greece 29🇸🇪 Sweden 23🇦🇹 Austria 22🇺🇦 Ukraine 18🇫🇮 Finland 17🇳🇱 Netherlands 17🇧🇬 Bulgaria 16🇷🇴 Romania 16🇳🇴 Norway 14🇨🇭 Switzerland 13🇵🇱 Poland 12🇧🇪 Belgium 11🇷🇸 Serbia 8🇸🇮 Slovenia 8🇭🇺 Hungary 7🇱🇹 Lithuania 7🇦🇱 Albania 6🇲🇹 Malta 6🇮🇸 Iceland 5🇱🇻 Latvia 5🇭🇷 Croatia 4🇪🇪 Estonia 4🇸🇰 Slovakia 4🇨🇿 Czech Republic 3🇧🇾 Belarus 2🇲🇩 Moldova 2🇲🇰 North Macedonia 2🇦🇩 Andorra 1🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1🇲🇨 Monaco 1🇲🇪 Montenegro 1
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Wild cherryPrunus avium
A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom
🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
HawthornCrataegus
A thorny shrub or tree with white or pink spring flowers and small edible fruits
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
A woodland plant with sweet-scented white bell flowers in late spring
🇫🇮 Finland and 4 more · Wildflower
Place
AlhambraLa Alhambra
Medieval palace and fortress complex overlooking Granada, Spain
Granada, 🇪🇸 Spain · Flower garden
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Dog roseRosa canina
A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Wild GarlicAllium ursinum
A wild woodland plant with star-shaped white flowers and edible leaves
🇮🇪 Ireland · Wildflower
Pedunculate oakQuercus robur
A towering oak tree with stalked acorns, native to Europe and western Asia
🇷🇸 Serbia and 8 more · Flowering tree
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower
Bay laurelLaurus nobilis
Evergreen tree with aromatic leaves used as bay leaf in cooking
🇬🇷 Greece and 9 more · Flowering tree
ElderSambucus nigra
A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower
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
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Tall, sweet-scented wildflower with pale pink blooms and a long history in herbal lore
🇮🇸 Iceland and 8 more · Wildflower
Common IvyHedera helix
An evergreen climbing vine with lobed leaves and nectar-rich autumn flowers
🇮🇪 Ireland 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
Viburnum
Shrubs and small trees with showy flower clusters and colourful berries
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 3 more · Wildflower
EdelweissLeontopodium nivale
A woolly white star-shaped flower of the European mountains
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 more · Wildflower
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink
🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
A floating white flower of ponds and lakes across Europe and Asia
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Wildflower
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Tall spikes of bell-shaped, spotted flowers in purple, pink, white or yellow
🇩🇪 Germany and 5 more · Wildflower
Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe
🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree
Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
A thorny shrub or tree with white spring flowers and red fruit, native to Europe
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Wildflower
Autumn crocusColchicum autumnale
A lilac autumn flower that blooms before its leaves appear
🇮🇪 Ireland and 5 more · Wildflower
Place
Kórnik Arboretum
Poland’s oldest and largest collection of trees and shrubs, near Kórnik Castle
Kórnik, 🇵🇱 Poland · Botanical garden
Place
Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
A botanical garden in Tenerife devoted to palms from islands worldwide
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 🇪🇸 Spain · Botanical garden
Place
RHS Garden Wisley
A major English garden with glasshouses, borders and plant trials in Surrey
Wisley, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Botanical garden
Place
Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
The main botanical garden of the Canary Islands, near Las Palmas on Gran Canaria
Las Palmas, 🇪🇸 Spain · Botanical garden
Place
Parc de Cervantes
A rose garden park in Barcelona with sculptures and open lawns
Barcelona, 🇪🇸 Spain · Flower garden
Place
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
London’s world-renowned botanical gardens and plant science centre
Kew, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Botanical garden
Decoration
Mărțișor
Red and white string brooches worn for spring in Romania and Moldova
🇷🇴 Romania and 3 more · Custom, March
Place
La Mortella
A private garden of tropical and Mediterranean plants on the island of Ischia, Italy
Forio, 🇮🇹 Italy · Flower garden
Place
Hanbury botanical gardens
A historic Mediterranean botanical garden on the Italian Riviera
Ventimiglia, 🇮🇹 Italy · Botanical garden
Place
Vondelpark
Amsterdam’s 47-hectare city park with gardens, ponds, theatre and statues
Amsterdam, 🇳🇱 Netherlands · Flower garden
Place
Orto botanico di Pisa
Europe’s first university botanical garden, founded in 1544 in Pisa, Italy
Pisa, 🇮🇹 Italy · Botanical garden
Place
Parc Floral de la Source
A large public garden in Orléans built around the source of the Loiret river
Orléans, 🇫🇷 France · Botanical garden
Place
Hestercombe House
Historic house and gardens in Somerset with Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian designs
Cheddon Fitzpaine, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Flower garden
Decoration
MidsummerMidsommar
Europe’s summer solstice festival with bonfires, flowers and outdoor gatherings
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Custom, June
Decoration
Well dressing
Decorating wells with flower petal pictures in rural England
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Carpet or floor pattern
Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum
A white, star-shaped spring flower that opens late in the day
🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower
Red campionSilene dioica
A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe
🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower
Place
Domaine du Rayol
A botanical garden by the sea in southern France with plants from five continents
Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer, 🇫🇷 France · Botanical garden
Common rhododendronRhododendron ponticum
A dense evergreen shrub with violet-purple flowers from Europe and the Caucasus
🇵🇹 Portugal and 6 more · Flowering shrub
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
A tall, sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows in Europe and western Asia
🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower
Sea kaleCrambe maritima
Salt-loving coastal plant with edible white-flowered shoots
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Well dressing: User:WhaleyTim, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Midsummer: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Vondelpark: Dguendel, CC BY 4.0, source
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- RHS Garden Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Domaine du Rayol: No machine-readable author provided. Jod-let assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Parc Floral de la Source: Croquant, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orto botanico di Pisa: Sailko, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hanbury botanical gardens: Fabio Alessandro Locati, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- La Mortella: Miguel Hermoso Cuesta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Parc de Cervantes: Canaan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Palmetum of Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Noemi M.M., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kórnik Arboretum: Nostrix, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bay laurel: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us, source
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wild cherry: MPF, CC BY 2.5, source
- Leontopodium: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Common rhododendron: ABesheva, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Red campion: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Star-of-Bethlehem: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Meadowsweet: AnRo0002, CC0, source
- Sea kale: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, source
- Common Valerian: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Elder: Willow, CC BY 2.5, source
- Cornflower: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Blackthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hawthorn: Nadiatalent, Public domain, source
- Wild Garlic: Agnes Monkelbaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dog rose: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Borage: Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pedunculate oak: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alhambra: Jebulon, CC0, source
- Horse-chestnut: Stephan van Helden, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common Ivy: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Viburnum: Wouter Hagens, Public domain, source
- White Water-lily: DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cloudberry: Philipum, Public domain, source
- Foxglove: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common hawthorn: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Small-leaved Lime: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Autumn crocus: Stemonitis, Public domain, source