Flowers for national and state emblems
Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Dahlia
A bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Garden flower
Gladiolus
Tall, showy flower spikes grown from corms, known as sword lilies
Gladiolus · Garden flower
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
SnowdropGalanthus
White bell-shaped flowers that bloom at the end of winter
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Wildflower
Spring starflowerIpheion uniflorum
A small blue spring bulb with star-shaped, honey-scented flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Bulb flower
Tulipa fosteriana
A wild tulip from Central Asia with large red spring flowers
🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 3 more · Wildflower
Sprenger's tulipTulipa sprengeri
A bright red wild tulip from Amasya, Turkey, once thought extinct
🇹🇷 Turkey and 2 more · Wildflower
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium
A hardy Mediterranean cyclamen with ivy-shaped, patterned leaves and autumn blooms
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Wildflower
Scilla luciliae
A small blue-and-white spring bulb from western Turkey
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 more · Wildflower
Cyclamen cyprium
A tuberous wildflower with heart-shaped leaves, native to the mountains of Cyprus
🇨🇾 Cyprus · Wildflower
Eichler tulipTulipa eichleri
A rare deep red tulip from the Caucasus and Iran with a dark central blotch
🇬🇪 Georgia and 4 more · Wildflower
Spring crocusCrocus vernus
A spring-flowering crocus grown for its large, colourful blooms
Crocus vernus · Wildflower
Lycoris
Bulb flowers of Asia, known for their bright blooms and leafless stems
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
Spring snowflakeLeucojum vernum
A white spring bulb with green or yellow-tipped flowers from central Europe
🇧🇪 Belgium and 7 more · Wildflower
Crocosmia
Sword-leaved perennials with bright red and orange summer flowers
🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 more · Garden flower
Nerine
Bulbous perennials with wavy pink to red flowers from southern Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Wildflower
Orange lilyLilium bulbiferum
A bright orange European lily with spotted flowers and stem bulbils
🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Wildflower
Narcissus triandrus
A delicate daffodil with nodding, pale flowers from southwestern Europe
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Wildflower
Amaryllis
A South African bulb with pink or white funnel-shaped blooms on bare stems
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Bulb flower
Calla lilyZantedeschia
Showy funnel-shaped flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide as ornamentals
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower
Hungarian tulipTulipa hungarica
A rare yellow tulip of rocky Balkan hillsides and river gorges
🇷🇴 Romania and 4 more · Wildflower
Snake's head fritillaryFritillaria meleagris
A spring bulb with chequered purple or white bell-shaped flowers
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 1 more · Wildflower
Garden hyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
A spring bulb with dense, fragrant flower clusters in many colours
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Garden flower
Shirui lilyLilium mackliniae
A rare lily found only in the hills of Manipur, India
🇮🇳 India · Wildflower
Didier's tulipTulipa gesneriana
The classic tall tulip behind most garden and cut-flower varieties
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Hardy swamplilyCrinum bulbispermum
A pink, white or red lily from southern Africa, grown for its showy, scented flowers
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Garden flower
Crown imperialFritillaria imperialis
Tall spring flower with a ring of drooping blooms like a crown
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 more · Wildflower
Sego lilyCalochortus nuttallii
A white wildflower with three petals, native to the western United States
🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower
Red spider lilyLycoris radiata
A bright-red autumn-blooming lily with spidery stamens
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Bulb flower
Madonna lilyLilium candidum
A pure white, fragrant lily with deep religious symbolism
🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Bulb flower
Wild daffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
A pale yellow spring flower and the national emblem of Wales
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 9 more · Wildflower
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
The small white bell-shaped flower that blooms in late winter
🇦🇱 Albania and 7 more · Bulb flower
Water-lily tulipTulipa kaufmanniana
A dwarf tulip from Central Asia with star-shaped flowers
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan and 6 more · Wildflower
Fritillaria
Bell-shaped spring flowers from the lily family grown for gardens and tradition
Fritillaria · Wildflower
Leucojum
White-flowered bulbs of damp meadows and shady gardens
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
Tulipa suaveolens
Wild Eurasian tulip with bowl-shaped flowers in many colours
🇷🇺 Russia and 6 more · Wildflower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Wild daffodil: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Water-lily tulip: Retired electrician, CC0, source
- Fritillaria: DHochmayr, Public domain, source
- Leucojum: fir0002 flagstaffotos [at] gmail.com Canon 20D + Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, GFDL 1.2, source
- Tulipa suaveolens: Ardyansa Nugraha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spring starflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snowdrop: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dahlia: JackyM59, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gladiolus: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hanakotoba: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulipa fosteriana: I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Sprenger's tulip: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sowbread: Mario Rainaldi, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scilla luciliae: AnRo0002, CC0, source
- Cyclamen cyprium: Mark Griffiths, GFDL, source
- Eichler tulip: Mbzt, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spring crocus: Bernd Haynold, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lycoris: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Spring snowflake: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crocosmia: Brocken Inaglory ( Brocken Inaglory ) at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nerine: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orange lily: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus triandrus: flickr-user spacepleb (Dave Gough), CC BY 2.0, source
- Calla lily: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hungarian tulip: Elsie Katherine Dykes (?-1933), Public domain, source
- Snake's head fritillary: Yerpo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Garden hyacinth: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shirui lily: Tabish Qureshi Tabish q, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Didier's tulip: Dina L, CC0, source
- Hardy swamplily: C T Johansson, CC BY 3.0, source
- Crown imperial: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mariposa lily: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red spider lily: Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Madonna lily: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Snowdrop: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0, source