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Flowers of North America

Prairie wildflowers, desert blooms, dogwood and magnolia, marigold altars and rose parades. 325 pages on Phool so far.

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Place Las Cruces Biological Station A research station and botanical garden in southern Costa Rica 🇨🇷 Costa Rica · Botanical garden Place Parque Municipal Summit A botanical garden and wildlife rescue center near Panama City Panama City, 🇵🇦 Panama · Botanical garden Ghost orchidDendrophylax lindenii A rare leafless orchid with white flowers that seem to float in air 🇨🇺 Cuba · Wildflower Place Belize Botanic Gardens A 45-acre garden of native and exotic plants in western Belize San Ignacio, 🇧🇿 Belize · Botanical garden Place Boyce Thompson Arboretum A desert botanical garden in Arizona with global arid-land plants Superior, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Silvery lupineLupinus argenteus A blue-purple wildflower of western North American grasslands and forests 🇨🇦 Canada and 2 more · Wildflower Red dahliaDahlia coccinea A Mexican dahlia with red, orange or yellow blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower Pansy orchidMiltoniopsis An orchid with flowers that resemble garden pansies 🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 5 more · Orchid Rocky Mountain penstemonPenstemon strictus A blue-flowered perennial from the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Place Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden A 50-acre botanical garden with themed gardens and a conservatory near Richmond, Virginia Richmond, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Sulphur cosmosCosmos sulphureus A tall annual with yellow, orange, or red daisy-like blooms 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Fire star orchidEpidendrum radicans A bright orange orchid that roots along its whole stem 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Orchid Place Holden Arboretum A vast botanical garden and arboretum in Kirtland, Ohio Kirtland, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden California poppyEschscholzia californica The golden-orange wildflower and state flower of California 🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower Place Dumbarton Oaks A historic estate, garden, museum, and research center in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸 United States · Flower garden Place Bellevue Botanical Garden A 53-acre public garden with themed plant collections in Bellevue, Washington Bellevue, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Place Olbrich Botanical Gardens A 16-acre public garden and conservatory in Madison, Wisconsin Madison, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Tulip treeLiriodendron tulipifera A towering North American tree with tulip-shaped yellow-green flowers 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flowering tree Decoration Quilling Decorative art made by rolling and shaping strips of paper 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flower craft Eastern redbudCercis canadensis A North American tree with magenta-pink spring flowers and heart-shaped leaves 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flowering tree Dove orchidPeristeria elata An orchid with white flowers shaped like a dove, Panama's national flower 🇵🇦 Panama and 4 more · Orchid Place Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens A historic glasshouse and botanical garden in Columbus, Ohio Columbus, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Witch-hazelHamamelis A winter-flowering shrub with strap-shaped yellow to red blooms 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Flowering shrub Cosmos Tall daisy-like flowers grown in gardens and meadows 🇺🇸 United States and 5 more · Wildflower French marigoldTagetes patula A small marigold with yellow to orange blooms, valued in gardens and Georgian cooking 🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 more · Wildflower Heliopsis Bright yellow sunflower-like flowers of the Americas 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Wildflower Heuchera Evergreen perennials with colorful leaves and delicate spring flowers 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Cup-and-saucer vineCobaea scandens A climbing vine from Mexico with bell-shaped flowers that shift from white to purple 🇲🇽 Mexico · Climber Showy chalicevineSolandra grandiflora A climbing nightshade of the tropics, grown for its big trumpet flowers 🇨🇺 Cuba · Climber Blue mahoeHibiscus elatus A Caribbean flowering tree with changing-colour blooms and vividly streaked wood 🇯🇲 Jamaica and 5 more · Flowering tree Plumeria alba A small tree with white, fragrant flowers and yellow centers 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 6 more · Flowering tree Place The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens A major library, art museum, and 120-acre botanical garden in San Marino, California 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden TwinflowerLinnaea borealis A small woodland plant with paired pale pink flowers, named for Carl Linnaeus 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Giant goldenrodSolidago gigantea A tall yellow-flowered plant found across much of North America 🇲🇽 Mexico · Wildflower Giant blue irisIris giganticaerulea Tall blue-flowered iris native to the wetlands of the southern United States 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Wyoming paintbrushCastilleja linariifolia The tall, red-tipped wildflower that is Wyoming’s state flower 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Red columbineAquilegia canadensis A woodland wildflower with red and yellow nodding blooms from eastern North America 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower New England asterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae A late-blooming purple wildflower of North American meadows and gardens 🇺🇸 United States and 2 more · Wildflower Ceanothus Shrubs with blue, white or pink flowers native to North America 🇺🇸 United States and 5 more · Wildflower Franklin treeFranklinia alatamaha A rare flowering tree once native to Georgia, now extinct in the wild 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Chocolate cosmosCosmos atrosanguineus A dark red, chocolate-scented flower native to Mexico 🇲🇽 Mexico · Garden flower Pacific dogwoodCornus nuttallii White-bracted tree native to the forests of western North America 🇺🇸 United States · Flowering tree Tigridia pavonia A striking summer bulb with three-petalled blooms and bold central markings 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Chaparral yuccaHesperoyucca whipplei A tall, spiky-leaved plant with dramatic white flower spikes from dry slopes 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower Mexican sunflowerTithonia rotundifolia Tall orange-red daisy-like flower native to Mexico and Central America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower Mexican morning gloryIpomoea tricolor A blue-flowered climber grown as an annual in gardens and fields 🇲🇽 Mexico · Garden flower Rhyncholaelia digbyana The frilled white orchid that is Honduras’s national flower 🇭🇳 Honduras and 4 more · Orchid MagaThespesia grandiflora Puerto Rico’s national flower, a red or pink five-petalled tree bloom 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 2 more · Flowering tree
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