Flowers for festivals
Flowers tied to a festival, a holiday or a season of celebration.
PomegranatePunica granatum
A shrub with bright red flowers and a fruit full of edible seeds
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Flowering shrub
Rhododendron
A vast group of shrubs and trees with showy blooms in many colours
🇳🇵 Nepal and 4 more · Wildflower
PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima
The red-bracted shrub of Christmas displays, native to Mexico and Central America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower
Place
Villa Rufolo
A historic villa in Ravello with year-round flower gardens and sea views
Ravello, 🇮🇹 Italy · Flower garden
Prunus mume
The fragrant plum blossom tree that blooms in winter across East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
Decoration
Gosekku五節句
Five seasonal festivals once held at the Japanese imperial court
🇯🇵 Japan · Custom
Place
Yadavindra Gardens
A 17th-century Mughal garden with seven terraces in Pinjore, Haryana
Panchkula, 🇮🇳 India · Flower garden, Apr to Dec
Place
Hunter Valley Gardens
A vast themed garden and event venue in Pokolbin, New South Wales
Pokolbin, 🇦🇺 Australia · Botanical garden
Decoration
Pūjā in Buddhism𑀧𑀽𑀚𑀸
A ritual offering and devotional act in Buddhist practice
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Offering or rite
Decoration
roof garden
A garden created on the roof of a building for plants, food, and recreation
Garden style
Decoration
Kadomatsu門松
Paired bamboo and pine displays for the Japanese New Year
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement, Jan to Dec
Decoration
Kanzashi簪
Traditional Japanese hair ornaments, often crafted as folded silk flowers
🇯🇵 Japan · Arrangement
Camellia amplexicaulisHải đường
A pink-flowered camellia tree once found in Vietnam’s forests
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Flowering tree
Formosa lilyLilium formosanum
A tall, white, fragrant lily native to Taiwan with trumpet-shaped blooms
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 3 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Floristry
The craft and trade of arranging and selling flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 more · Arrangement
Decoration
Advent wreathAdventskranz
A ring of evergreens and candles marking each week of Advent
🇩🇪 Germany and 2 more · Worn flowers, Nov to Dec
Decoration
Lei
A garland or necklace of flowers, leaves, or shells given to honor or celebrate
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Garland or wreath
Place
Butchart Gardens
A historic floral garden on Vancouver Island, Canada
Brentwood Bay, 🇨🇦 Canada · Flower garden
Decoration
Bedding (horticulture)
Seasonal displays of flowering plants in beds, borders, and containers
Arrangement
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
Place
Zakir Husain Rose Garden
A vast rose garden and festival site in Chandigarh, India
Chandigarh, 🇮🇳 India · Flower garden, Jan to Dec
Place
Gardens by the BayTaman di Persisiran / 滨海湾花园 / வளைகுடா தோட்டம்
Singapore’s waterfront gardens with giant Supertrees and world-class glasshouses
Downtown Core, 🇸🇬 Singapore · Flower garden
Decoration
Valentine's Day
A day for expressing love with cards, flowers, and gifts on February 14
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom, February
Place
Descanso Gardens
A 150-acre botanical garden in La Cañada Flintridge, California
La Cañada Flintridge, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Decoration
Christmas decoration
Ornaments, wreaths, and festive displays for the Christmas season
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Arrangement, Jan to Dec
Decoration
Christmas tree
A decorated evergreen tree displayed for Christmas in homes and public places
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Arrangement, December
Decoration
Pasadena Tournament of Roses
The volunteer group behind Pasadena’s annual Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game
Parade or display, January
Cherry blossomPrunus subgenus Cerasus
The spring-blooming flower of ornamental cherry trees, central to Japan’s hanami custom
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering tree
Decoration
Lunar New Year Fair年宵市場
A festive flower market held before Lunar New Year in Cantonese communities
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Custom
LeekAllium ampeloprasum
A mild-flavoured onion relative and Welsh emblem with edible leaf sheaths
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Herb or useful flower
Decoration
Artificial flower
Imitation flowers made from fabric, plastic, paper, clay and other materials
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Arrangement
KumquatCitrus japonica
A small citrus tree from China with edible, sweet-sour orange fruits
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering tree
Poppy anemoneAnemone coronaria
Red, white, or blue Mediterranean flower with a dark crown centre
🇮🇱 Israel and 7 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Three Friends of Winter歲寒三友
Pine, bamboo and plum shown together as a symbol of endurance in East Asian art
🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Art or design
Decoration
Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
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
Decoration
Chinese New Year春节
The Spring Festival marked by red decorations, family gatherings, and flower displays
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Custom, Jan to Feb
AmancaeIsmene amancaes
A yellow-flowered bulb plant from Peru’s coastal hills
🇵🇪 Peru · Bulb flower
Decoration
Bonsai盆栽
The Japanese art of shaping miniature trees in shallow pots
🇯🇵 Japan and 7 more · Art or design
Place
Oregon Garden
A 130-acre botanical garden in Silverton, Oregon
Silverton, 🇺🇸 United States · Botanical garden
Decoration
Nice CarnivalCarnaval de Nice
A vibrant February carnival with floats and flower parades in Nice, France
🇫🇷 France · Parade or display, Feb to Mar
Decoration
Papel picado
Mexican folk art banners made by cutting designs into colored tissue paper
🇲🇽 Mexico 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.
- Bonsai: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Nice Carnival: Honeydew, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Papel picado: Ferfive, CC BY 4.0, source
- Villa Rufolo: Istvánka, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Prunus mume: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Gosekku: Kakizaki Hakyo, Public domain, source
- Yadavindra Gardens: Giridhar Appaji Nag Y, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rhododendron: Eiffel, Public domain, source
- Pomegranate: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hunter Valley Gardens: CassieShepherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pūjā in Buddhism: Luca Galuzzi ( Lucag ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- roof garden: The.lemonaut.ukr, CC BY 4.0, source
- Kadomatsu: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, source
- Kanzashi: Anonymous ( Japan ) Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Camellia amplexicaulis: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Formosa lily: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floristry: Joachimj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Advent wreath: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY 4.0, source
- Lei: possibly Fernando Le Bleux, Public domain, source
- Butchart Gardens: Marcus, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Bedding (horticulture): Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Arabian jasmine: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kolam: mckaysavage, CC BY 2.0, source
- Zakir Husain Rose Garden: Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Gardens by the Bay: Shiny Things ., CC BY 2.0, source
- Valentine's Day: Upload: Chordboard, Public domain, source
- Descanso Gardens: David Liu, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Christmas decoration: C.Stadler/Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Christmas tree: Lechhansl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pasadena Tournament of Roses: Ucla90024, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cherry blossom: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lunar New Year Fair: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Leek: WikiLucas00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Artificial flower: Flor4U|Wolfgang Roth|Blumenwerkstatt Roth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kumquat: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Three Friends of Winter: Zhao Mengjian 趙孟堅 b. 1199 - d. circa 1264, Public domain, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Topiary: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Green wall: Harry Princethorpe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Floral industry: Satin66Flower, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinese New Year: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amancae: Ker Gawler, Public domain, source
- Oregon Garden: Daderot, CC0, source