Flowers for gifts
Given for love, thanks, birthdays, visits and apologies.
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Anthurium
A tropical plant with glossy leaves and a colorful, often heart-shaped spathe
Anthurium · Garden flower
HeliotropeHeliotropium
A genus of fragrant, sun-tracking garden flowers that are highly toxic
🇨🇱 Chile and 2 more · Herb or useful flower
StockMatthiola
A group of scented flowering plants grown for their colourful blooms
Matthiola · Garden flower
African violetSaintpaulia
A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower
Shasta daisyLeucanthemum × superbum
A white-petalled garden daisy created by crossing several wild species
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Common snapdragonAntirrhinum majus
A tall garden flower with dragon-shaped blooms that open when squeezed
🇫🇷 France and 2 more · Garden flower
Yellow ʻilimaSida fallax
A golden-yellow flower woven into Hawaiian and Pacific Island garlands
🇰🇮 Kiribati and 2 more · Wildflower
Gerbera
Bright daisy-like blooms from South Africa, popular in gardens and bouquets
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Herb or useful flower
Pink Mulla MullaPtilotus exaltatus
A spiky pink wildflower from Australia’s dry interior
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Persian buttercupRanunculus asiaticus
A garden favourite with layered petals in vivid red, pink, yellow or white
🇵🇸 Palestine and 2 more · Garden flower
Florist's daisyChrysanthemum × morifolium
The many-petalled autumn bloom of gardens and floral shows
🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Garden flower
Madagascar periwinkleCatharanthus
A pink-flowered herb from Madagascar used in medicine and gardens
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 2 more · Herb or useful 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
Japanese irisIris ensata
A tall, rhizomatous iris with bluish-purple flowers and yellow-marked falls
🇯🇵 Japan and 3 more · Garden flower
Spring starflowerIpheion uniflorum
A small blue spring bulb with star-shaped, honey-scented flowers
🇦🇷 Argentina and 5 more · Bulb flower
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Baby's breath: PiPi, Public domain, source
- Anthurium: Maja Dumat, CC BY 2.0, source
- Spring starflower: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Heliotrope: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stock: Mharfouche, Public domain, source
- African violet: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Shasta daisy: Captain-tucker, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common snapdragon: Victor M. Vicente Selvas, Public domain, source
- Yellow ʻilima: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Gerbera: Novita Saulina Sitohang, CC BY 4.0, source
- Pink Mulla Mulla: Photograph by d3j4vu, CC BY 3.0, source
- Persian buttercup: SuperJew, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Florist's daisy: 池田正樹 ( talk )masaki ikeda, Public domain, source
- Madagascar periwinkle: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, source
- Japanese iris: Laitche, CC BY-SA 3.0, source