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
LindenTilia
Tall, broad-leaved trees with fragrant yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering tree
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 7 more · Wildflower
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
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
Hydrangea
Flowering shrubs with large heads that change color with soil pH
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering shrub
ElderSambucus nigra
A tall shrub or small tree with clusters of white flowers and dark berries
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Wildflower
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · 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
Forget-me-notMyosotis
Small blue wildflowers known for remembrance and love
🇳🇿 New Zealand and 7 more · Wildflower
LilacSyringa
Fragrant spring-flowering shrubs and small trees grown for their showy clusters
Syringa · Flowering shrub
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
AchioteBixa orellana
Shrub with spiky red pods, source of the natural dye annatto
🇧🇷 Brazil and 9 more · Flowering shrub
Ylang-ylangCananga odorata
A tropical tree with highly fragrant yellow flowers used for perfume and decoration
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 8 more · Flowering tree
HollyIlex
Evergreen trees and shrubs with red berries, known for winter and Christmas use
Ilex · Wildflower
Calendula
Golden daisy-like flowers used in food, dye, and rituals
Calendula · 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
Camassia
A North American wildflower with star-shaped blue to white blooms and edible bulbs
Camassia · Wildflower
Formosa lilyLilium formosanum
A tall, white, fragrant lily native to Taiwan with trumpet-shaped blooms
🇹🇼 Taiwan and 3 more · Wildflower
Camellia amplexicaulisHải đường
A pink-flowered camellia tree once found in Vietnam’s forests
🇻🇳 Vietnam · Flowering tree
Ceiba
Tall tropical trees with buttress roots and a spreading crown
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Flowering tree
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
A white-petalled wildflower of meadows, now found across much of the world
🇱🇻 Latvia and 6 more · Wildflower
Jade vineStrongylodon macrobotrys
A tropical vine with long clusters of turquoise claw-shaped flowers from the Philippines
🇵🇭 Philippines · Climber
Royal poincianaDelonix regia
A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree
Mexican sunflowerTithonia rotundifolia
Tall orange-red daisy-like flower native to Mexico and Central America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower
California poppyEschscholzia californica
The golden-orange wildflower and state flower of California
🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower
NarraPterocarpus indicus
Tall tropical tree with yellow flowers and prized rose-scented wood
🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Flowering tree
Paeonia peregrina
A wild red peony native to southeastern Europe and Turkey
🇷🇴 Romania and 7 more · Wildflower
Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta
The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings
🇲🇽 Mexico 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.
- 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
- Oxeye Daisy: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Delphinium: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- California poppy: Kaldari, CC0, source
- Royal poinciana: Averette, 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
- Camassia: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Paeonia peregrina: Димитър Найденов / Dimìtar Nàydenov, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mexican sunflower: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, 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
- Ceiba: Unknown author, Public domain, 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
- Aztec marigold: HitroMilanese, 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
- Jade vine: andrewholle, CC0, source
- Narra: Ping an Chang, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Camellia amplexicaulis: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Formosa lily: Sphl, 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