Flowers of North America
Prairie wildflowers, desert blooms, dogwood and magnolia, marigold altars and rose parades. 128 pages on Phool so far.
Common sunflowerHelianthus annuus
A tall annual plant grown for its large yellow flower heads and edible seeds
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower
CactusCactaceae
Succulent plants with spines, native to the Americas
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
AmaranthAmaranthus
A tall, colourful plant grown for its flowers, leaves and edible seeds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Dahlia
A bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Garden flower
PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima
The red-bracted shrub of Christmas displays, native to Mexico and Central America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower
MarigoldTagetes
A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Black locustRobinia pseudoacacia
A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to eastern North America
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Flowering tree
Datura
A group of trumpet-shaped, highly toxic flowering plants in the nightshade family
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
LupinLupinus
Tall, spiky-flowered legumes grown for gardens, food, and soil health
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Vanilla
Climbing orchids with pods used for the world’s most popular flavor
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Plumeria
Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree
Yucca
Dry-climate plants with pointed leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 more · Wildflower
Prickly pearOpuntia
Cactus with flat pads and edible fruit, native to the Americas
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica
A large, spiny cactus grown for its sweet fruit and edible pads
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
PassionflowerPassiflora
A vine with intricate flowers and edible fruits, grown worldwide
🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower
Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa
Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower
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Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
A historic glasshouse and botanical garden in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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San Diego Botanic Garden
A 37-acre garden in Encinitas with global plant collections and rare bamboos
Encinitas, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Callaway Gardens
A 2,500-acre garden and resort in Pine Mountain, Georgia, known for its azaleas
Pine Mountain, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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International Rose Test Garden
Portland’s hillside rose garden with over 10,000 bushes and global test beds
Portland, 🇺🇸 United States · Flower garden, Apr to Oct
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Allerton GardenLāwaʻi-kai
A tropical botanical garden by the sea on Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
California’s largest state park, famous for spring wildflower blooms and desert landscapes
Borrego Springs, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
A museum and garden estate in Washington, D.C. with historic interiors and formal gardens
Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸 United States · Flower garden
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Ladew Topiary Gardens
A topiary garden estate with themed rooms in Monkton, Maryland
Monkton, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden, Apr to Oct
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Hope Botanical Gardens
A 200-acre botanical garden and park in St Andrew, Jamaica
🇯🇲 Jamaica · Botanical garden
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Soufrière Estate
Historic Saint Lucia estate with botanical gardens and mineral springs
Soufrière, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · Flower garden
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Las Cruces Biological Station
A research station and botanical garden in southern Costa Rica
🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Botanical garden
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Parque Municipal Summit
A botanical garden and wildlife rescue center near Panama City
Panama City, 🇵🇦 Panama · Botanical garden
Decoration
Quilling
Decorative art made by rolling and shaping strips of paper
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flower craft
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Powell Gardens
A 970-acre botanical garden near Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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New Orleans Botanical Garden
A public garden in City Park with themed plant collections and art deco features
New Orleans, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
A state reserve in California known for its spring poppy bloom
Lancaster, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site, Feb to May
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Roan Mountain
A high Appalachian massif known for rhododendrons and grassy summits
Carter County, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site
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Great Craggy Mountains
A North Carolina mountain range known for rhododendrons and sweeping views
Asheville, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site, June
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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
A living museum of Sonoran Desert plants and animals near Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Abkhazi Garden
A one-acre garden in Victoria, British Columbia, created by Prince and Princess Abkhazi
Victoria, 🇨🇦 Canada · Botanical garden
Giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea
A tall yellow-flowered plant found across much of North America
🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower
TwinflowerLinnaea borealis
A small woodland plant with paired pale pink flowers, named for Carl Linnaeus
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Giant blue irisIris giganticaerulea
Tall blue-flowered iris native to the wetlands of the southern United States
🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
A 50-acre botanical garden with themed gardens and a conservatory near Richmond, Virginia
Richmond, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Plumeria alba
A small tree with white, fragrant flowers and yellow centers
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 6 more · Flowering tree
Cup-and-saucer vineCobaea scandens
A climbing vine from Mexico with bell-shaped flowers that shift from white to purple
🇲🇽 Mexico · Climber
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Holden Arboretum
A vast botanical garden and arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio
Kirtland, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Crested Butte
A mountain town famed for wildflowers and outdoor festivals in Colorado
Gunnison County, 🇺🇸 United States · Flower garden
Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta
The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower
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Foster Botanical Garden
Honolulu’s oldest public botanical garden, home to rare tropical plants and historic trees
Honolulu, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
A historic Miami villa with Italian-inspired gardens and subtropical plants
Miami, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
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Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
A 127-acre botanical garden and historic site in Arcadia, California
Arcadia, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Quilling: Inna Dorman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Abkhazi Garden: Grnpolk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Jllm06, Public domain, source
- Callaway Gardens: Thomsonmg2000, CC0, source
- Crested Butte: RON RAFFETY, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve: Thomas, CC BY 2.0, source
- Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: No machine-readable author provided. Miskatonic assumed (based on copy, CC BY 2.5, source
- International Rose Test Garden: PiccoloNamek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- San Diego Botanic Garden: Bovlb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: Analogue Kid at en.wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
- Holden Arboretum: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: Eli Christman, CC BY 2.0, source
- Great Craggy Mountains: Thomson200, CC0, source
- Roan Mountain: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 2.5, source
- New Orleans Botanical Garden: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0, source
- Powell Gardens: Richard, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ladew Topiary Gardens: Scba at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Allerton Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hope Botanical Gardens: RoadTripWarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soufrière Estate: Mjr74, Public domain, source
- Las Cruces Biological Station: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Parque Municipal Summit: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common sunflower: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Cup-and-saucer vine: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Plumeria alba: Doug, CC BY 2.0, source
- Twinflower: Henripekka Kallio, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant goldenrod: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Giant blue iris: Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database, Public domain, source
- Dahlia: JackyM59, CC BY 4.0, source
- Cactus: G. Mütrel, Leipzig ; Berlin ; Wien : F.A. Brockhaus, Public domain, source
- Marigold: Pohled 111, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amaranth: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aztec marigold: HitroMilanese, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Foster Botanical Garden: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden: Daderot (talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Datura: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Black locust: Annabell Hormann / korina.info, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Prickly pear: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yucca: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Passionflower: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Marvel of Peru: Khalid Mahmood at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Lupin: Jean-Claude Echardour [CC BY-SA], via Tela Botanica, CC BY 2.0, source
- Vanilla: Vanillinmacher at German Wikipedia, Attribution, source