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Tropical flowers

Heliconia, frangipani, ginger, anthurium and bird of paradise.

ColourRed Pink Orange Yellow White Cream Blue Purple Green Maroon Many-coloured

In flowerSpring Summer Monsoon Autumn Winter

Fire star orchidEpidendrum radicans A bright orange orchid that roots along its whole stem 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Orchid

Bauhinia A tropical tree with butterfly-shaped flowers in vivid colours 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree

Blue morning gloryIpomoea indica A fast-growing vine with vivid blue funnel flowers that fade to pink by dusk 🇺🇸 United States and 7 more · Climber

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Fire star orchid: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, source
Bauhinia: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Blue morning glory: Paulo rsmenezes, CC BY-SA 3.0 br, source

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