Flowers for gifts
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RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
OrchidOrchidaceae
A vast family of colourful, often fragrant flowers found almost everywhere on earth
Orchidaceae · Wildflower
TulipTulipa
Spring-blooming bulbs with showy, cup-shaped flowers in many colours
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 7 more · Wildflower
LilyLilium
Tall bulb flowers with large, colourful blooms in many gardens and cultures
Lilium · Wildflower
Narcissus
Spring-flowering bulbs with trumpet-shaped blooms in white, yellow, and orange
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 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
Dianthus
A group of frilled, often pink, flowers grown in gardens and bouquets worldwide
Dianthus · Wildflower
Gladiolus
Tall, showy flower spikes grown from corms, known as sword lilies
Gladiolus · Garden flower
Iris
A large group of perennial flowers with striking, six-lobed blooms
Iris · Wildflower
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Anemone
Perennial wildflowers with colorful, petal-like sepals known as windflowers
Anemone · Wildflower
PeonyPaeonia
Large spring flowers in pink, red, white, yellow and purple, grown in gardens worldwide
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Plumeria
Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree
Anthurium
A tropical plant with glossy leaves and a colorful, often heart-shaped spathe
Anthurium · Garden flower
Spring starflowerIpheion uniflorum
A small blue spring bulb with star-shaped, honey-scented flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Bulb flower
Souvenir de la Malmaison roseRosa ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’
A pale pink Bourbon rose named for the garden of Château de Malmaison
🇫🇷 France · Garden flower
Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii
The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Showy stonecropHylotelephium spectabile
A pink-flowered succulent from China, popular in gardens and bouquets
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Phlox
A North American genus with bright, fragrant blooms from spring to fall
Phlox · Wildflower
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
A compact succulent with bright winter blooms from Madagascar
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 1 more · Garden flower
Baby's breathGypsophila paniculata
A cloud of tiny white summer flowers used in bouquets and gardens
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Herb or useful flower
Disa
A genus of red-flowered orchids from Africa, some grown as ornamentals
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Wildflower
Zonal geraniumPelargonium × hortorum
The classic potted and bedding plant with rounded leaves and ball-shaped flower heads
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Garden flower
Elegant zinniaZinnia elegans
A bright annual garden flower from Mexico with many colourful forms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Garden flower
Common LilacSyringa vulgaris
A spring-flowering shrub with fragrant purple or white blooms
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 more · Garden flower
Annual phloxPhlox drummondii
A star-shaped annual flower grown for its many bright colours
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
White garland-lilyHedychium coronarium
Tall, fragrant white flowers from the ginger family, grown and loved across continents
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Wildflower
HolywoodGuaiacum sanctum
A slow-growing Caribbean tree with purplish blue flowers and famously hard wood
🇧🇸 Bahamas and 4 more · Flowering tree
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
Consolida
Annual larkspurs grown for their spurred flowers in pink, blue, purple and white
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Wildflower
Doubtful knight's-spurConsolida ajacis
Tall garden annual with spikes of blue, pink or white flowers
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Nerine
Bulbous perennials with wavy pink to red flowers from southern Africa
🇿🇦 South Africa and 5 more · Wildflower
Spanish broomSpartium junceum
A tall shrub with rush-like stems and fragrant yellow flowers
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum
Bulbous plants with white star-shaped flowers from Europe, Africa, and Asia
Ornithogalum · Wildflower
African violetSaintpaulia
A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower
Bells of IrelandMoluccella laevis
Tall green spikes with bell-shaped calyces, grown for fresh and dried arrangements
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 more · Garden flower
Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum
A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes
🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower
Golden everlastingXerochrysum bracteatum
Papery yellow or white daisy flowers native to Australia, lasting long after picking
🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower
Red gingerAlpinia purpurata
A tropical plant with vivid red bracts often used in bouquets and ceremonies
🇼🇸 Samoa and 7 more · Wildflower
StockMatthiola
A group of scented flowering plants grown for their colourful blooms
Matthiola · Garden flower
Blazing starLiatris
Tall North American wildflowers with feathery purple or pink flower spikes
🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower
HeliotropeHeliotropium
A genus of fragrant, sun-tracking garden flowers that are highly toxic
🇨🇱 Chile and 2 more · Herb or useful flower
Begonia × tuberhybrida
Hybrid begonias grown for their large, colourful flowers from tubers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Garden flower
Common red bottlebrushMelaleuca citrina
A hardy Australian shrub with bright red brush-like flowers
🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering shrub
Petunia × atkinsiana
The hybrid garden petunia grown for its colourful, trumpet-shaped blooms
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Zinnia
Bright, long-stemmed flowers native to dry grasslands from the US to South America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
PansyViola × wittrockiana
A large-flowered garden hybrid with a face-like blotch in many colours
Viola × wittrockiana · Garden flower
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
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pansy: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Spanish broom: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Baby's breath: PiPi, Public domain, source
- Red-and-green kangaroo paw: Gnangarra, CC BY 2.5 au, source
- Zinnia: John Alan Elson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Golden everlasting: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Anthurium: Maja Dumat, CC BY 2.0, source
- Red Disa: Michael Gäbler, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common Lilac: Nedelin, CC BY 2.5, source
- Kalanchoe blossfeldiana: বাক্যবাগীশ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Showy stonecrop: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Souvenir de la Malmaison rose: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Spring starflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common red bottlebrush: DirkHoffmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cornflower: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tulip: John O'Neill, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Gladiolus: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Narcissus: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Annual phlox: Varun Pabrai, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- White garland-lily: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Holywood: Mangostar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Arabian jasmine: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Heliotrope: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stock: Mharfouche, Public domain, source
- Red ginger: Octave Fargier, CC BY 2.0, source
- Flamingo Flower: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- African violet: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Star-of-Bethlehem: Onderwijsgek, CC BY-SA 2.5 nl, source
- Nerine: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Doubtful knight's-spur: Alberto Salguero, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Consolida: Picture taken by BerndH, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Blazing star: Chrumps, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Elegant zinnia: Simon Koopmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, source
- Begonia × tuberhybrida: MaedaAkihiko, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zonal geranium: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Petunia × atkinsiana: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Phlox: Atilin, Public domain, source