Flowers of North America
Prairie wildflowers, desert blooms, dogwood and magnolia, marigold altars and rose parades. 325 pages on Phool so far.
🇺🇸 United States 330🇲🇽 Mexico 172🇨🇦 Canada 101🇨🇷 Costa Rica 28🇬🇹 Guatemala 26🇨🇺 Cuba 21🇭🇳 Honduras 20🇵🇦 Panama 18🇸🇻 El Salvador 16🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 13🇯🇲 Jamaica 12🇬🇱 Greenland 11🇳🇮 Nicaragua 11🇧🇿 Belize 10🇧🇸 Bahamas 6🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 5🇩🇲 Dominica 4🇭🇹 Haiti 4🇧🇧 Barbados 3🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 2🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 2🇬🇩 Grenada 1
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
Prickly pearOpuntia
Cactus with flat pads and edible fruit, native to the Americas
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Yucca
Dry-climate plants with pointed leaves and clusters of creamy white flowers
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 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
Place
Longwood Gardens
A vast public garden with formal displays, woodlands, and meadows in Pennsylvania
Kennett Square, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
VanDusen Botanical Garden
A public garden in Vancouver with global and native plant collections
Vancouver, 🇨🇦 Canada · Botanical garden
Decoration
Cake decorating
The craft of adorning cakes with icing, fondant, and edible decorations
🇺🇸 United States · Art or design
Scarlet giliaIpomopsis aggregata
A red, trumpet-flowered wildflower of western North American mountains
🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower
Place
Callaway Gardens
A 2,500-acre garden and resort in Pine Mountain, Georgia, known for its azaleas
Pine Mountain, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
VanillaVanilla planifolia
The climbing orchid behind most of the world’s vanilla flavour
🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower
Decoration
The Daffodil Festival
Pierce County’s spring parade and daffodil celebration since 1934
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, Mar to Apr
Place
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
A 15-acre botanical garden in Sarasota, Florida with major orchid and bromeliad collections
Sarasota, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
San Antonio Botanical Garden
A 41-acre botanical garden on one of San Antonio’s highest points
San Antonio, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Crested Butte
A mountain town famed for wildflowers and outdoor festivals in Colorado
Gunnison County, 🇺🇸 United States · Flower garden
Place
Denver Botanic Gardens
A 23-acre public garden in Denver with themed plant collections and a conservatory
Denver, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Betty Ford Alpine Gardens
A high-altitude botanical garden in Vail, Colorado
Vail, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
A living museum of Sonoran Desert plants and animals near Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
A state reserve in California known for its spring poppy bloom
Lancaster, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site, Feb to May
Decoration
Philadelphia Flower Show
A major annual flower show held in Philadelphia each spring
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, March
Place
Morton Arboretum
A vast tree-focused botanical garden and outdoor museum near Chicago
Chicago, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Missouri Botanical Garden
A historic botanical garden and research center in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Southern catalpaCatalpa bignonioides
A fast-growing American tree with showy white trumpet flowers
🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree
Place
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
Place
Great Craggy Mountains
A North Carolina mountain range known for rhododendrons and sweeping views
Asheville, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site, June
Place
Abkhazi Garden
A one-acre garden in Victoria, British Columbia, created by Prince and Princess Abkhazi
Victoria, 🇨🇦 Canada · Botanical garden
Decoration
carpet bedding
Giant plant sculptures made from thousands of bedding plants on steel frames
🇨🇦 Canada · Carpet or floor pattern
Decoration
International Cherry Blossom Festival
A ten-day spring festival in Macon, Georgia celebrating blooming cherry trees
🇺🇸 United States · Parade or display, March
Place
Roan Mountain
A high Appalachian massif known for rhododendrons and grassy summits
Carter County, 🇺🇸 United States · Bloom site
Place
New Orleans Botanical Garden
A public garden in City Park with themed plant collections and art deco features
New Orleans, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Powell Gardens
A 970-acre botanical garden near Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Allerton GardenLāwaʻi-kai
A tropical botanical garden by the sea on Kauai, Hawaii
Kauai, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Place
Ladew Topiary Gardens
A topiary garden estate with themed rooms in Monkton, Maryland
Monkton, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden, Apr to Oct
Place
University of Alberta Botanic Garden
Alberta's largest botanic garden, near Edmonton
Edmonton, 🇨🇦 Canada · Botanical garden, May to Sep
Place
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
A living collection of Oaxacan plants beside Santo Domingo in Oaxaca City
Oaxaca City, 🇲🇽 Mexico · Botanical garden
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Hope Botanical Gardens
A 200-acre botanical garden and park in St Andrew, Jamaica
🇯🇲 Jamaica · Botanical garden
Place
Soufrière Estate
Historic Saint Lucia estate with botanical gardens and mineral springs
Soufrière, 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · Flower garden
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Philadelphia Flower Show: Mary Mark Ockerbloom, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- International Cherry Blossom Festival: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Daffodil Festival: Imagesandevents, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cake decorating: Michael Prudhomme, CakesMadeEasy.com, CC BY 2.5, source
- carpet bedding: Jiaqian AirplaneFan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Southern catalpa: Le.Loup.Gris, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vanilla: Everglades National Park, Public domain, source
- Scarlet gilia: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- VanDusen Botanical Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Abkhazi Garden: Grnpolk, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Missouri Botanical Garden: Yinan Chen, Public Domain, source
- Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens: Jllm06, Public domain, source
- Morton Arboretum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Callaway Gardens: Thomsonmg2000, CC0, source
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: Zereshk, CC BY 2.5, source
- Denver Botanic Gardens: Laurascudder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Betty Ford Alpine Gardens: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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
- 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
- University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Neil, CC BY 2.0, source
- Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca: El Ágora, Public domain, source
- Hope Botanical Gardens: RoadTripWarrior, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Soufrière Estate: Mjr74, Public domain, source
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common sunflower: Jon Sullivan, 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
- 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