Muslim flower traditions
Roses and rose water, shrine offerings and the gardens of paradise.
Decoration
Pohela Boishakhপহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year marked by processions, fairs, and flower-adorned gatherings
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 more · Custom, April
German irisIris × germanica
A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Iris florentina
A white, violet-scented iris grown for orris root and as a grave flower
🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Wildflower
Kashmir IrisIris kashmiriana
A fragrant iris from the western Himalaya, often planted on graves in Kashmir
🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Nowruzنوروز
Spring New Year festival marked by fire, greenery, and festive gatherings
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Custom, March
Decoration
Hıdırellez
Spring festival marking the meeting of Hızır and İlyas, celebrated on May 5–6
🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 more · Custom, May
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
A spring-flowering fruit tree with white or pink blossoms and orange-yellow fruit
🇦🇲 Armenia and 7 more · Flowering tree
Decoration
Palm branch
A symbol of victory, peace, and eternal life made from palm leaves
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Offering or rite
Decoration
Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pohela Boishakh: Abidhasan00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Iris florentina: Abrahami, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Apricot: Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kashmir Iris: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nowruz: Katzenfee50, CC0, source
- Hıdırellez: Правительство Республики Крым, CC BY 4.0, source
- Palm branch: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source