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DiscoveriesUW-River Falls professor discovers new orchid species in PalauIn bloomSeeds for spring blooms are available for freeFloristryThis Family-Owned Florida Florist Is Celebrating 50 Years—Here’s The Secret To Their Blooming SuccessGardensFalling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plantsGardensHow to create a vibrant cutting gardenIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama DesertIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama Desert in wake of 'super' El NiñoFloristryHoltschlag Florist and Frericks Gardens mergeGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of foodGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of foodDiscoveriesUW-River Falls professor discovers new orchid species in PalauIn bloomSeeds for spring blooms are available for freeFloristryThis Family-Owned Florida Florist Is Celebrating 50 Years—Here’s The Secret To Their Blooming SuccessGardensFalling glass and ‘decapitated’ plants: the race to protect Edinburgh botanic garden’s plantsGardensHow to create a vibrant cutting gardenIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama DesertIn bloomColorful wildflowers bloom across Chile's Atacama Desert in wake of 'super' El NiñoFloristryHoltschlag Florist and Frericks Gardens mergeGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of foodGardensNew York Botanical Garden event explores how crop diversity could shape the future of food
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Flowers for national and state emblems

Flowers chosen to stand for a country, a state or a city.

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Begonia A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates Begonia · Wildflower LantanaLantana camara A colourful shrub with clusters of small, changing flowers 🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub Decoration Papel picado Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Flower craft Weeping bottlebrushMelaleuca viminalis A red-flowered Australian tree with weeping branches and bottlebrush blooms 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Flowering tree ChampakMagnolia champaca A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree Celosia Flame-like flowers grown for food and garden colour 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 more · Garden flower Flame lilyGloriosa superba A striking red and yellow climbing flower, national emblem of Zimbabwe and Tamil Nadu 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe and 9 more · Wildflower MagaThespesia grandiflora Puerto Rico’s national flower, a red or pink five-petalled tree bloom 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 2 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 Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub Decoration Pūjā in Buddhism𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸 A ritual offering and devotional act in Buddhist practice 🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Offering or rite Decoration Kanzashi簪 Traditional Japanese hair ornaments, often crafted as folded silk flowers 🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement Vanda falcata A small fragrant orchid from East Asia, prized for its white flowers and many forms 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower Decoration Lei A garland or necklace of flowers, leaves, or shells given to honor or celebrate 🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Garland or wreath 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 Decoration Kolamகோலம் South Indian geometric floor art made with rice flour or powder at home entrances 🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Carpet or floor pattern Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes 🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower Crown of thornsEuphorbia milii A spiny flowering shrub with red, pink, or white bracts, native to Madagascar 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 5 more · Wildflower Desert roseAdenium obesum A succulent shrub with bright pink to red flowers and a swollen base 🇲🇷 Mauritania and 7 more · Wildflower Mexican flamevinePseudogynoxys chenopodioides A climbing vine with bright orange daisy-like flowers from Central and South America 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Climber KadambaNeolamarckia cadamba A tropical tree with fragrant orange globe-shaped flowers from South and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Flowering tree Shirui lilyLilium mackliniae A rare lily found only in the hills of Manipur, India 🇮🇳 India · Wildflower Protea roupelliae A small tree or shrub from southern Africa with striking flower heads 🇿🇦 South Africa and 1 more · Wildflower BrahmakamalSaussurea obvallata A Himalayan alpine flower with papery bracts, sacred in Indian hill temples 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower Decoration Topiary The art of shaping living shrubs and trees into geometric or fanciful forms 🇮🇹 Italy and 6 more · Arrangement Decoration Green wall A wall or panel covered with living plants, indoors or outdoors Arrangement Decoration Floral industry The global trade and business of growing, selling, and arranging flowers 🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Custom Place Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens A Victorian glasshouse with themed gardens in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Yellow gumEucalyptus leucoxylon A eucalypt with smooth bark and white, pink or red flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering tree Place Kitulo National ParkHifadhi ya Taifa ya Kitulo Tanzania's highland park famed for its flowering grasslands Mbeya, 🇹🇿 Tanzania · Bloom site, Jan to Dec Place New York Botanical Garden A 250-acre botanical garden in the Bronx, New York City 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden Decoration Conservatory A glass-walled room or building for growing and displaying plants 🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 more · Garden style Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim The national orchid of Singapore, known for year-round blooming 🇸🇬 Singapore · Garden flower KouCordia subcordata A coastal flowering tree with orange blooms and buoyant fruit 🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree Roscoea Orchid-like ginger flowers from Himalayan and Chinese mountains 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower Decoration Bonsai盆栽 The Japanese art of shaping miniature trees in shallow pots 🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Art or design Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali A star-shaped aquatic bloom in white, blue and pink across South and Southeast Asia 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 7 more · Water flower Decoration Onam Kerala’s ten-day harvest festival with flower carpets, feasts and boat races 🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom, Aug to Sep

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