Flowers for national and state emblems
Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.
WillowSalix
Deciduous trees and shrubs with early spring catkin flowers
Salix · Wildflower
PomegranatePunica granatum
A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
AlderAlnus
Deciduous trees and shrubs with cone-like catkins, found near water in cooler regions
Alnus · Flowering tree
Eucalyptus
The tall, aromatic trees and shrubs known as gum trees or eucalypts
🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree
OleanderNerium oleander
A showy, evergreen shrub with clusters of pink, white or red flowers
🇲🇦 Morocco and 8 more · Flowering shrub
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
A spiny shrub with white spring flowers and tart blue-black fruit
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
Hibiscus
A tropical genus with large, colourful trumpet-shaped flowers
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Wildflower
Dog roseRosa canina
A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
Prunus
The group of trees and shrubs with stone fruits like cherries, plums, and almonds
Prunus · Flowering tree
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
LilacSyringa
Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters
Syringa · Flowering shrub
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
A white-flowered shrub with red berries, rooted in Slavic and Ukrainian tradition
🇷🇺 Russia and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Viburnum
Shrubs and small trees with showy flower clusters and colourful berries
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 3 more · Wildflower
Camellia
Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower
Plumeria
Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree
DogwoodCornus
Woody trees and shrubs with showy bracts and colorful berries
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
HollyIlex
Evergreen trees and shrubs with red berries, known for winter and Christmas use
Ilex · Wildflower
LantanaLantana camara
A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
Arabian coffeeCoffea arabica
The white-flowered shrub whose beans make most of the world’s coffee
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 more · Wildflower
Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna
A thorny shrub or tree with white spring flowers and red fruit, native to Europe
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 2 more · Wildflower
Orange jasmineMurraya paniculata
A fragrant shrub or small tree with white flowers and orange-red berries
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Ruizia boutonianaboucle d'oreille
Mauritius’s national flower, a rare red-and-white bell-shaped bloom
🇲🇺 Mauritius · Flowering shrub
Porcupine flowerBarleria prionitis
A spiny yellow-flowered shrub grown for hedges, medicine and ornament
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Lespedeza
Shrubs and vines in the pea family, valued for soil and forage
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower
Arabian jasmineJasminum sambac
A small white jasmine with a strong, sweet scent, treasured in Asia for garlands and ceremonies
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Rhododendron fauriei
A rhododendron with pale red to white flowers from Japan and Korea
🇯🇵 Japan · Wildflower
Strawberry-treeArbutus unedo
An evergreen Mediterranean tree with white bell flowers and red, strawberry-like fruit
🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Flowering tree
Rose-of-SharonHypericum calycinum
A spreading shrub with bright yellow flowers, grown for ground cover and gardens
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Hardy fuchsiaFuchsia magellanica
A South American shrub with drooping red and purple flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Shrubby CinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa
A hardy yellow-flowered shrub found in cool northern regions
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Kalmia
Evergreen shrubs with star-shaped pink, white or purple flowers from North America and Cuba
🇨🇺 Cuba · Wildflower
Kerria japonica山吹
A golden-flowered shrub from East Asia, grown for its spring bloom
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Pieris
Evergreen shrubs with bell-shaped white or pink flowers in spring
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Brugmansia
Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers
Brugmansia · Garden flower
Genista
Shrubs and small trees with yellow, pea-like flowers called broom
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Wildflower
Entireleaf mountain-avensDryas integrifolia
A mat-forming Arctic shrub with white to yellow flowers
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 more · Wildflower
Garden heliotropeHeliotropium arborescens
A bushy shrub with fragrant purple flower clusters from the Andes
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 3 more · Garden flower
Yellow oleanderCascabela thevetia
A tropical shrub with funnel-shaped yellow flowers and toxic seeds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Pride of BarbadosCaesalpinia pulcherrima
A showy shrub with red, orange, and yellow flowers grown in warm gardens worldwide
🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering shrub
Tahitian gardeniaGardenia taitensis
A fragrant white flower woven into Pacific island garlands and oils
🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 more · Garden flower
WintersweetChimonanthus praecox
A winter-blooming shrub with fragrant yellow flowers from China
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering shrub
Daphne odora
Evergreen shrub with highly scented pink flowers from China
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flowering shrub
Winter jasmineJasminum nudiflorum
A yellow-flowered shrub that blooms in winter and early spring
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering shrub
Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoides
A glossy-leaved shrub with large, fragrant white flowers from East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
A honey-scented shrub with lilac to purple flower spikes, loved by butterflies
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Flowering shrub
Crape myrtleLagerstroemia indica
A summer-flowering tree with crinkled blooms in white, pink, purple or red
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Eucalyptus: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, source
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Camellia: junichiro aoyama, CC BY 2.0, source
- Arabian coffee: Marcelo Corrêa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Prunus: Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dogwood: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hydrangea: 3268zauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Holly: Jürgen Howaldt, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Blackthorn: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pomegranate: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dog rose: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oleander: Unknown author, CC BY 2.5, source
- Hibiscus: Marshman at en.wikipedia / Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Alder: AnRo0002, CC0, source
- Willow: Jdforrester, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilac: Marisa DeMeglio, CC BY 2.0, source
- Viburnum: Wouter Hagens, Public domain, source
- Guelder-rose: Waitblock, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Common hawthorn: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orange jasmine: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ruizia boutoniana: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / C, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Porcupine flower: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lespedeza: Photo by Miya.m, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arabian jasmine: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rhododendron fauriei: Daderot, CC0, source
- Lantana: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Strawberry-tree: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rose-of-Sharon: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hardy fuchsia: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shrubby Cinquefoil: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kalmia: Eric in SF, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kerria japonica: Syced, CC0, source
- Pieris: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Brugmansia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Genista: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, source
- Entireleaf mountain-avens: Ansgar Walk, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Garden heliotrope: Photo (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Yellow oleander: Anshik Kumar Tiwari, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pride of Barbados: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tahitian gardenia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wintersweet: Luigi Chiesa, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Daphne odora: Miya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Winter jasmine: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cape jasmine: Alpsdake, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Butterfly-bush: -- IKAl 15:22, 23 July 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Crape myrtle: Gabriel Collares, CC BY 4.0, source