Flowers for festivals
Flowers tied to a festival, a holiday or a season of celebration.
RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
PomegranatePunica granatum
A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub
AlmondPrunus amygdalus
A Mediterranean tree grown for its fragrant spring flowers and edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Flowering tree
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
JasmineJasminum
A group of fragrant shrubs and vines with white or yellow star-shaped flowers
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 7 more · Wildflower
Chrysanthemum菊花
Autumn-blooming flower with thousands of varieties, cherished in East Asia and beyond
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
Sacred lotusNelumbo nucifera
The pink aquatic flower sacred in Asia and grown for food, worship and beauty
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Water flower
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
LindenTilia
Tall, broad-leaved trees with fragrant yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
HawthornCrataegus
A thorny shrub or tree with white or pink spring flowers and small edible fruits
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
A woodland plant with sweet-scented white bell flowers in late spring
🇫🇮 Finland and 4 more · Wildflower
Common poppyPapaver rhoeas
The vivid red wildflower of fields and remembrance
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
The small, tart cherry tree grown for its sour red fruit
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Flowering tree
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
Dog roseRosa canina
A wild climbing rose with pale pink flowers and bright red hips
🇮🇪 Ireland and 7 more · Wildflower
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · Wildflower
ElderSambucus nigra
A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower
PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima
The red-bracted shrub of Christmas displays, native to Mexico and Central America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
MarigoldTagetes
A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
LilacSyringa
Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters
Syringa · Flowering shrub
Forget-me-notMyosotis
Small blue wildflowers known for remembrance and love
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 7 more · Wildflower
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
Plumeria
Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree
EdelweissLeontopodium nivale
A woolly white star-shaped flower of the European mountains
🇦🇹 Austria and 5 more · Wildflower
BromeliadsBromeliaceae
A family of tropical flowering plants from the Americas, including the pineapple
🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Wildflower
Clematis
A climbing vine with showy flowers, prized in gardens worldwide
Clematis · Wildflower
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
A golden berry of northern bogs and tundra, picked wild for food and drink
🇳🇴 Norway and 7 more · Wildflower
Ylang-ylangCananga odorata
A tropical tree with highly fragrant yellow flowers used for perfume and decoration
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 8 more · Flowering tree
AchioteBixa orellana
Shrub with spiky red pods, source of the natural dye annatto
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
Calendula
Golden daisy-like flowers used in food, dye, and rituals
Calendula · Wildflower
HollyIlex
Evergreen trees and shrubs with red berries, known for winter and Christmas use
Ilex · Wildflower
Delphinium
Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white
Delphinium · Wildflower
FireweedChamaenerion angustifolium
A tall pink wildflower that quickly covers burned or disturbed ground
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
Place
Yadavindra Gardens
A 17th-century Mughal garden with seven terraces in Pinjore, Haryana
Panchkula, 🇮🇳 India · Flower garden, Apr to Dec
Decoration
Rose waterگلاب
Flavoured water made by steeping or distilling rose petals
🇮🇷 Iran and 2 more · Offering or rite
Decoration
May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Month-long Catholic customs honouring Mary with flowers, altars, and processions
🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Custom, May
Decoration
rose oil
Essential oil distilled from rose petals, prized in perfume and tradition
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 4 more · Flower craft
Decoration
Attarअत्तर, عطر
Traditional natural perfume oil distilled from flowers, herbs, and spices
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Flower craft
Decoration
Day of the DeadDía de (los) Muertos
Mexico’s festival of remembrance with altars, marigolds, and sugar skulls
🇲🇽 Mexico · Custom, November
Decoration
Rangoliरंगोली
Indian floor art made with coloured powders, rice, or petals for festivals and daily welcome
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Carpet or floor pattern
Decoration
Shellcraft
Decorative art made by arranging and using seashells
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 more · Flower craft
Decoration
Kusudama薬玉
A Japanese paper sphere made from folded flowers or units, often hung as decoration
🇯🇵 Japan · Flower craft
Decoration
Butaبوته
A curved floral motif found in Persian, Indian, and Central Asian art and textiles
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 more · Art or design
Decoration
Quilling
Decorative art made by rolling and shaping strips of paper
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Flower craft
Decoration
Sugar sculpture
Artistic centerpieces and figures made entirely from cooked sugar
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Flower craft
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Rangoli: SreeramKalyan, CC0, source
- Buta: Thomas Watier, Public domain, source
- Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary: Žemaitijos kelias, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sugar sculpture: kirstenjolanda, CC BY 2.0, source
- Quilling: Inna Dorman, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kusudama: Angie, CC BY 2.0, source
- Shellcraft: Verne Equinox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Attar: Kerina yin, CC0, source
- rose oil: Itineranttrader, Public domain, source
- Rose water: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yadavindra Gardens: Giridhar Appaji Nag Y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rose: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chrysanthemum: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Forget-me-not: Sedum Tauno Erik, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Delphinium: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Almond: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Jasmine: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Fireweed: Mike Lehmann, Mike Switzerland 08:11, 13 August 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leontopodium: Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Prunus: Benjamin Gimmel, BenHur, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hydrangea: 3268zauber, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Elder: Willow, CC BY 2.5, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Holly: Jürgen Howaldt, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Linden: Bruce Marlin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Hawthorn: Nadiatalent, Public domain, source
- Pomegranate: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dog rose: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Marigold: Pohled 111, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lilac: Marisa DeMeglio, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clematis: Jolly Janner, Public domain, source
- Bromeliads: MANOJTV at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cloudberry: Philipum, Public domain, source
- Achiote: Primejyothi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Calendula: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common poppy: Kieran Roy Powell, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ylang-ylang: User:B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sacred lotus: T.Voekler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source