Flowers for gifts
Given for love, thanks, birthdays, visits and apologies.
Prunus mume
The fragrant plum blossom tree that blooms in winter across East Asia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
A compact succulent with bright winter blooms from Madagascar
🇲🇬 Madagascar and 1 more · Garden flower
Decoration
Floristry
The craft and trade of arranging and selling flowers
🇳🇱 Netherlands and 3 more · Arrangement
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
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
Flamingo FlowerAnthurium andraeanum
A tropical plant with heart-shaped leaves and vivid red or pink spathes
🇨🇴 Colombia and 2 more · Garden flower
African violetSaintpaulia
A small, velvety-leaved house plant with violet, blue or white flowers from East Africa
🇹🇿 Tanzania and 1 more · Wildflower
Decoration
Valentine's Day
A day for expressing love with cards, flowers, and gifts on February 14
🇮🇳 India and 1 more · Custom, February
Calla lilyZantedeschia
Showy funnel-shaped flowers from southern Africa, grown worldwide as ornamentals
🇿🇦 South Africa and 7 more · Garden flower
Schlumbergera
A forest cactus with jointed stems and bright flowers, grown as a holiday houseplant
🇧🇷 Brazil · Wildflower
Paperwhite narcissusNarcissus papyraceus
A white, fragrant daffodil from the Mediterranean grown indoors for winter bloom
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 more · Bulb flower
Miltonia
Medium-large Brazilian orchids with showy, long-lasting flowers
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 more · Orchid
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
Decoration
Artificial flower
Imitation flowers made from fabric, plastic, paper, clay and other materials
🇨🇳 China and 5 more · Arrangement
Decoration
Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
Big Bend bluebonnetLupinus havardii
A tall bluebonnet from the deserts and mountains of Texas and Chihuahua
Lupinus havardii · Wildflower
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
Curled OncidiumOncidium alexandrae
A cool-growing Colombian orchid with crisped white or rose flowers
🇨🇴 Colombia · Orchid
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Prunus mume: Kakidai, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kalanchoe blossfeldiana: বাক্যবাগীশ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Floristry: Joachimj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lei: possibly Fernando Le Bleux, Public domain, source
- Butchart Gardens: Marcus, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Arabian jasmine: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Flamingo Flower: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- African violet: Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Valentine's Day: Upload: Chordboard, Public domain, source
- Calla lily: Octagon, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Schlumbergera: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Paperwhite narcissus: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Miltonia: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lunar New Year Fair: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Artificial flower: Flor4U|Wolfgang Roth|Blumenwerkstatt Roth, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Big Bend bluebonnet: Adbar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Floral industry: Satin66Flower, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chinese New Year: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Curled Oncidium: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, source