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Flowers of Europe

Tulip fields, lavender, roses, alpine meadows, flower carpets and the great garden shows. 389 pages on Phool so far.

🇫🇷 France 153🇮🇹 Italy 124🇬🇧 United Kingdom 102🇪🇸 Spain 99🇩🇪 Germany 86🇮🇪 Ireland 63🇬🇷 Greece 58🇵🇹 Portugal 55🇳🇱 Netherlands 43🇦🇹 Austria 38🇧🇬 Bulgaria 38🇸🇪 Sweden 34🇷🇴 Romania 30🇵🇱 Poland 26🇨🇭 Switzerland 25🇺🇦 Ukraine 25🇫🇮 Finland 23🇳🇴 Norway 20🇷🇸 Serbia 19🇦🇱 Albania 18🇧🇪 Belgium 18🇭🇷 Croatia 16🇭🇺 Hungary 16🇸🇮 Slovenia 16🇱🇹 Lithuania 11🇮🇸 Iceland 10🇱🇻 Latvia 10🇲🇹 Malta 10🇪🇪 Estonia 9🇨🇿 Czech Republic 8🇲🇰 North Macedonia 8🇸🇰 Slovakia 7🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6🇧🇾 Belarus 5🇲🇩 Moldova 4🇲🇪 Montenegro 4🇽🇰 Kosovo 2🇲🇨 Monaco 2🇦🇩 Andorra 1
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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 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 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 Pedunculate oakQuercus robur A towering oak tree with stalked acorns, native to Europe and western Asia 🇷🇸 Serbia and 8 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 Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum A large flowering tree known for its white spring blooms and shiny brown conkers 🇦🇱 Albania 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 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 Autumn Lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralis A small white orchid with spiral flowers, blooming in late summer 🇮🇪 Ireland and 6 more · Wildflower Red campionSilene dioica A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower Chaste treeVitex agnus-castus A Mediterranean shrub with lavender summer spikes and aromatic leaves 🇬🇷 Greece and 3 more · Flowering shrub Iris spuria A tall, slender iris with lilac-blue flowers and grass-like leaves 🇸🇪 Sweden and 7 more · Wildflower Sieber's crocusCrocus sieberi A small wild crocus from the Balkans with vivid orange stamens 🇬🇷 Greece and 4 more · Wildflower Common rhododendronRhododendron ponticum A dense evergreen shrub with violet-purple flowers from Europe and the Caucasus 🇵🇹 Portugal and 6 more · Flowering shrub Mountain arnicaArnica montana A yellow-flowered herb from Europe's uplands, used in herbal traditions 🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Wildflower Ramonda nathaliaeНаталијина рамонда A small Balkan flower that can survive drying out and revive with water 🇷🇸 Serbia and 2 more · Wildflower HaberleaHaberlea rhodopensis A rare Balkan flower that revives after years without water 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Wildflower Leontopodium A group of woolly alpine flowers, including the well-known edelweiss 🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower Paeonia peregrina A wild red peony native to southeastern Europe and Turkey 🇷🇴 Romania and 7 more · Wildflower Spring Pasque FlowerPulsatilla vernalis A small, early-blooming wildflower of Europe's mountain regions 🇳🇴 Norway and 2 more · Wildflower Sweet-amberHypericum androsaemum A small shrub with yellow flowers and berries that ripen from red to black 🇵🇹 Portugal and 7 more · Flowering shrub Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare A white-petalled wildflower of meadows, now found across much of the world 🇱🇻 Latvia and 6 more · Wildflower Iris florentina A white, violet-scented iris grown for orris root and as a grave flower 🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Wildflower Pygmy daffodilNarcissus asturiensis A tiny yellow daffodil from the mountains of Portugal and Spain 🇪🇸 Spain and 1 more · Wildflower French lavenderLavandula stoechas A Mediterranean lavender with purple bracts atop its flower spikes 🇪🇸 Spain and 2 more · Wildflower Small Pasque FlowerPulsatilla pratensis A bell-shaped wildflower of meadows in central and eastern Europe 🇳🇴 Norway and 4 more · Wildflower Poet's daffodilNarcissus poeticus A fragrant white daffodil linked to ancient Greek myth and poetry 🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower Leucojum White-flowered bulbs of damp meadows and shady gardens 🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower Souvenir de la Malmaison roseRosa ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ A pale pink Bourbon rose named for the garden of Château de Malmaison 🇫🇷 France · Garden flower Sea kaleCrambe maritima Salt-loving coastal plant with edible white-flowered shoots 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
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