Flowers for home and everyday
On the table, at the door, in the hair, in the garden.
RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
Common sunflowerHelianthus annuus
A tall annual plant grown for its large yellow flower heads and edible seeds
🇨🇦 Canada and 4 more · 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
Chrysanthemum菊花
Autumn-blooming flower with thousands of varieties, cherished in East Asia and beyond
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Wildflower
VioletViola
A large genus of delicate flowers found across temperate regions worldwide
Viola · Wildflower
Dahlia
A bushy perennial with tuberous roots and bright, star-shaped blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Garden flower
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
Helianthus
Tall North American plants with large, bright flower heads called sunflowers
🇺🇦 Ukraine and 1 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
CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
A bright blue wildflower once common in European grain fields
🇩🇪 Germany and 7 more · Wildflower
MarigoldTagetes
A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
PoppyPapaver
A group of colourful wild and garden flowers with capsule fruits and many seeds
Papaver · Wildflower
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
HyacinthHyacinthus
A spring-blooming bulb with fragrant, colourful flower spikes
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Bulb flower
Begonia
A vast group of colourful, shade-loving flowering plants from warm climates
Begonia · Wildflower
Cyclamen
Tubered Mediterranean flowers with upswept petals and patterned leaves
Cyclamen · Wildflower
Delphinium
Tall garden flowers with spurred blooms in blue, purple, pink, and white
Delphinium · Wildflower
Anthurium
A tropical plant with glossy leaves and a colorful, often heart-shaped spathe
Anthurium · Garden flower
Petunia
A South American garden flower with trumpet-shaped blooms in many colours
Petunia · Garden flower
Red-and-green kangaroo pawAnigozanthos manglesii
The red and green floral emblem of Western Australia
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Scarlet jungleflameIxora coccinea
A dense evergreen shrub with year-round scarlet flower clusters
🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Iris florentina
A white, violet-scented iris grown for orris root and as a grave flower
🇮🇹 Italy and 7 more · Wildflower
California poppyEschscholzia californica
The golden-orange wildflower and state flower of California
🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Wildflower
Sulphur cosmosCosmos sulphureus
A tall annual with yellow, orange, or red daisy-like blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Poet's daffodilNarcissus poeticus
A fragrant white daffodil linked to ancient Greek myth and poetry
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
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
German irisIris × germanica
A tall, rhizome-rooted iris with showy bearded blooms in many colours
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Bot River proteaProtea compacta
Pink, bowl-shaped protea from the Cape’s coastal mountains
🇿🇦 South Africa · Wildflower
Lilium speciosum
A late-summer lily with fragrant white to pink flowers from East Asia
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Wildflower
PansyViola × wittrockiana
A large-flowered garden hybrid with a face-like blotch in many colours
Viola × wittrockiana · Garden flower
PaperwhiteNarcissus tazetta
A tall, white-and-yellow narcissus grown for scent and indoor blooms
🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Bulb flower
Helichrysum
A large group of daisy-like flowers known for their lasting dried blooms
🇿🇦 South Africa and 2 more · Wildflower
Brazilian gloxiniaSinningia speciosa
A tuberous houseplant with large, velvety flowers from Brazil
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 more · Garden flower
Bigleaf HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla
A Japanese shrub with large pink or blue flower heads that change colour with soil
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Garden flower
Aztec marigoldTagetes erecta
The golden-yellow flower of Mexican altars and Day of the Dead offerings
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower
Showy stonecropHylotelephium spectabile
A pink-flowered succulent from China, popular in gardens and bouquets
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Argyranthemum
Daisy-like flowers from the Macaronesian islands, grown for summer colour
Argyranthemum · 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
Common LilacSyringa vulgaris
A spring-flowering shrub with fragrant purple or white blooms
🇷🇸 Serbia and 4 more · Garden flower
Golden everlastingXerochrysum bracteatum
Papery yellow or white daisy flowers native to Australia, lasting long after picking
🇦🇺 Australia and 6 more · Wildflower
Zinnia
Bright, long-stemmed flowers native to dry grasslands from the US to South America
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Marguerite daisyArgyranthemum frutescens
A bushy daisy shrub from the Canary Islands with white, yellow or pink blooms
🇪🇸 Spain and 3 more · Flowering shrub
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Paperwhite: Zachi Evenor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rose: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chrysanthemum: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL 1.2, source
- Pansy: Photo by and (c)2008 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), GFDL 1.2, source
- Sulphur cosmos: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Begonia: Juni, CC BY 2.0, source
- Delphinium: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Helianthus: Արարատ Թրվանց, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baby's breath: PiPi, Public domain, source
- Cyclamen: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- California poppy: Kaldari, CC0, source
- Common sunflower: Jon Sullivan, 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
- Common Lilac: Nedelin, CC BY 2.5, source
- Argyranthemum: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Showy stonecrop: André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Brazilian gloxinia: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Helichrysum: Iorsh at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Lilium speciosum: ‘Uncle Carl’ (カールおじさん)., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- German iris: Za, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Souvenir de la Malmaison rose: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Poet's daffodil: Arnaucc, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Iris florentina: Abrahami, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Scarlet jungleflame: UpstateNYer, 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
- Dahlia: JackyM59, CC BY 4.0, source
- Violet: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poppy: Paolobon140, 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
- Gladiolus: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Poinsettia: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orchid: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lily: Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Aztec marigold: HitroMilanese, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bigleaf Hydrangea: belvedere04, CC BY 4.0, source
- Anemone: Aviad2001, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peony: Taken by Fanghong, CC BY 2.5, source
- Hyacinth: The wub, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Petunia: Unknown author, GFDL 1.2, source
- Bot River protea: Andrew Massyn, Public domain, source
- Marguerite daisy: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source