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Common sunflowerHelianthus annuus A tall annual plant grown for its large yellow flower heads and edible seeds 🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · Wildflower RosemarySalvia rosmarinus A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub Sacred lotusNelumbo nucifera The pink aquatic flower sacred in Asia and grown for food, worship and beauty 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Water flower Wild cherryPrunus avium A tall flowering tree native to Europe, grown for its sweet fruit and spring blossom 🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Flowering tree LindenTilia Tall, broad-leaved trees with fragrant yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree AmaranthAmaranthus A tall, colourful plant grown for its flowers, leaves and edible seeds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower DandelionTaraxacum A yellow-flowered perennial found in fields, lawns, and gardens worldwide Taraxacum · Wildflower Common dandelionTaraxacum officinale A familiar yellow wildflower with fluffy seed heads found across temperate regions 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower YarrowAchillea millefolium A wild, fern-leaved plant with flat clusters of white or pink flowers and a spicy scent 🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower Opium poppyPapaver somniferum A tall annual poppy grown for seeds, opium, and striking garden flowers 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Wildflower RapeseedBrassica napus A yellow-flowered crop grown for its oil-rich seeds and protein meal 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Common poppyPapaver rhoeas The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower ElderSambucus A group of shrubs and small trees with clusters of white flowers and dark berries Sambucus · Wildflower Sour cherryPrunus cerasus The small, tart cherry tree grown for its sour red fruit 🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Flowering tree Dog roseRosa canina A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips 🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower Helianthus Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 more · Wildflower HoneysuckleLonicera Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar Lonicera · Wildflower ElderSambucus nigra A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower Hydrangea Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub BorageBorago officinalis A bristly blue-flowered herb from the Mediterranean, used in food and oil 🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Herb or useful flower CornflowerCentaurea cyanus A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields 🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower ChamomileMatricaria chamomilla A fragrant white and yellow annual flower used for tea and herbal remedies 🇨🇳 China · Wildflower Common sageSalvia officinalis A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower Guelder-roseViburnum opulus A white-flowered shrub with red berries, rooted in Slavic and Ukrainian tradition 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Flowering shrub Wild PansyViola tricolor A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower CloudberryRubus chamaemorus A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink 🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower White Water-lilyNymphaea alba A floating white flower of ponds and lakes across Europe and Asia 🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Wildflower ColumbineAquilegia A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms Aquilegia · Wildflower Indian fig opuntiaOpuntia ficus-indica A large, spiny cactus grown for its sweet fruit and edible pads 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe 🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree Marvel of PeruMirabilis jalapa Evening-blooming garden flower with many colours on one plant 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Garden flower FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium A tall pink wildflower that quickly covers burned or disturbed ground 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris A bright yellow wildflower of marshes and wet woodlands in cool climates 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Giant yuccaYucca gigantea A tall, spineless yucca with edible white flowers from Central America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower MashuaTropaeolum tuberosum An Andean climbing plant with edible tubers and bright bi-coloured flowers 🇵🇪 Peru and 3 more · Climber French marigoldTagetes patula A small marigold with yellow to orange blooms, valued in gardens and Georgian cooking 🇲🇽 Mexico and 3 more · Wildflower Camassia A North American wildflower with star-shaped blue to white blooms and edible bulbs Camassia · Wildflower California poppyEschscholzia californica The golden-orange wildflower and state flower of California 🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower Bauhinia A tropical tree with butterfly-shaped flowers in vivid colours 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Tigridia pavonia A striking summer bulb with three-petalled blooms and bold central markings 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower BitterrootLewisia rediviva A small pink or white wildflower of dry western North America, Montana’s state flower Lewisia rediviva · Wildflower Decoration roof garden A garden created on the roof of a building for plants, food, and recreation Garden style MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria A tall, sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows in Europe and western Asia 🇦🇹 Austria · Wildflower Red campionSilene dioica A wild pink-red flower of woods and roadsides in northern and central Europe 🇮🇪 Ireland and 4 more · Wildflower Lilium davidii A tall Asian lily with edible bulbs and orange recurved flowers 🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Wildflower
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