Flowers of South America
Orchids and bromeliads, passion flowers, jacarandas, flower farms of the Andes and silleteros. 35 pages on Phool so far.
Sensitive PlantMimosa pudica
A touch-sensitive plant whose leaves fold up when disturbed
🇧🇷 Brazil and 8 more · Wildflower
Passion fruitPassiflora edulis
A tropical vine grown for its sweet-sour, aromatic fruit
🇧🇷 Brazil and 6 more · Climber
BromeliadsBromeliaceae
A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower
AchioteBixa orellana
Shrub with spiky red pods, source of the natural dye annatto
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
LantanaLantana camara
A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
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Botanical Garden of São PauloJardim Botânico de São Paulo
A large botanical garden in São Paulo with greenhouses, lakes, and native plants
São Paulo, 🇧🇷 Brazil · Botanical garden
Place
Inhotim
A vast Brazilian botanical garden and outdoor art museum in Minas Gerais
Brumadinho, 🇧🇷 Brazil · Botanical garden
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Botanical Garden of BrasíliaJardim Botânico de Brasília
A botanical garden in Brasília with themed gardens and educational spaces
Brasília, 🇧🇷 Brazil · Botanical garden
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Porto Alegre Botanical GardenJardim Botânico de Porto Alegre
A public botanical garden in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with diverse plant collections
Porto Alegre, 🇧🇷 Brazil · Botanical garden
Place
Caracas Botanical GardenJardín Botánico de Caracas
A 70-hectare botanical garden at the heart of Caracas
Caracas, 🇻🇪 Venezuela · Botanical garden
Place
Botanical Garden and Zoo of AsunciónJardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción
A 110-hectare garden and zoo in the north of Asunción, Paraguay
Asunción, 🇵🇾 Paraguay · Botanical garden
Mandevilla
A tropical vine with large trumpet-shaped blooms in vivid colours
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Climber
Love-lies-bleedingAmaranthus caudatus
Tall Andean plant with long, drooping red or white flower clusters
🇵🇪 Peru and 8 more · Wildflower
Brazilian gloxiniaSinningia speciosa
A tuberous houseplant with large, velvety flowers from Brazil
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Garden flower
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Botanical Garden of CuritibaJardim Botânico de Curitiba
A major botanical garden and park in Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba, 🇧🇷 Brazil · Botanical garden
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Bogotá Botanical Garden
Colombia’s largest botanical garden, focused on Andean and Páramo plants
Bogotá, 🇨🇴 Colombia · Botanical garden
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Buenos Aires Botanical GardenJardín Botánico de Buenos Aires
A historic botanical garden with over 5,000 plant species in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina · Botanical garden
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Guyana Botanical Gardens
A tropical botanical garden in the heart of Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown, 🇬🇾 Guyana · Botanical garden
Yellow cotton treeCochlospermum regium
A small tree with vivid yellow flowers from South America's tropical savanna
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering tree
Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum
A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes
🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower
Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Solanum laxum
A woody evergreen vine with clusters of white or pale blue flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 more · Garden flower
Cleome houtteana
Tall annual with pink, purple, or white flowers and long, whisker-like stamens
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Garden flower
Schizanthus
Ferny-leaved annuals with butterfly-like flowers from Chile and Argentina
🇨🇱 Chile and 4 more · Wildflower
Browallia
A small genus of blue and violet-flowered plants from the Americas
🇨🇴 Colombia and 3 more · Wildflower
Garden heliotropeHeliotropium arborescens
A bushy shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters from the Andes
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Garden flower
NasturtiumTropaeolum
A South American genus with bright, edible flowers and rounded leaves
🇨🇱 Chile and 3 more · Garden flower
Pride of BarbadosCaesalpinia pulcherrima
A showy shrub with red, orange, and yellow flowers grown in warm gardens worldwide
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering shrub
Chilean bellflowerLapageria rosea
A red climbing flower and national symbol of Chile
🇨🇱 Chile · Wildflower
Decoration
Essential oil
Fragrant plant oils used for scent, flavour, and traditional remedies
🇵🇪 Peru · Flower craft
Schlumbergera
A forest cactus with jointed stems and bright flowers, grown as a holiday houseplant
🇧🇷 Brazil · Wildflower
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Botanical Garden of MedellínJardín Botánico de Medellín Joaquín Antonio Uribe
A large public garden in Medellín with orchids, birds, and modern architecture
Medellín, 🇨🇴 Colombia · Botanical garden
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Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden
A botanical garden and dry forest reserve near Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, 🇨🇴 Colombia · Botanical garden
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Quito Botanical GardenJardín Botánico de Quito
A living collection of Ecuador’s native plants in the heart of Quito
Quito, 🇪🇨 Ecuador · Botanical garden
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Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima
A garden in Lima dedicated to over 600 kinds of medicinal plants
Lima, 🇵🇪 Peru · Botanical garden
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Essential oil: JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden: Campi2021, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Botanical Garden of Medellín: Jorge Láscar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Botanical Garden of São Paulo: Jibi44, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Quito Botanical Garden: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Medicinal Botanical Garden of Lima: Esly Espinoza, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Botanical Garden of Brasília: Daderot, CC0, source
- Porto Alegre Botanical Garden: Felisberto, CC BY 3.0, source
- Inhotim: Oswalney Costa Galvã…, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Caracas Botanical Garden: ruurmo, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción: Iamlatin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mandevilla: Shuvaev, CC BY 4.0, source
- Love-lies-bleeding: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brazilian gloxinia: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Passion fruit: Бутио Такано, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sensitive Plant: Steve Fitzgerald, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Botanical Garden of Curitiba: SamirNosteb, CC BY-SA 2.5 br, source
- Bogotá Botanical Garden: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Buenos Aires Botanical Garden: José María Pérez Nuñez, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Guyana Botanical Gardens: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bromeliads: MANOJTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Achiote: Primejyothi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow cotton tree: Biodiversity Heritage Library, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lantana: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flamingo Flower: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hardy fuchsia: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Solanum laxum: RoyFocker, Public domain, source
- Cleome houtteana: Wiki Farazi, CC0, source
- Schizanthus: Penarc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Browallia: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Garden heliotrope: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Nasturtium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pride of Barbados: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chilean bellflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Schlumbergera: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source