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Flowers for worship and offerings

Laid before gods and shrines, strung for temples, carried in procession.

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KindWildflowerGarden flowerCut flowerFlowering treeFlowering shrubBulb flowerClimberOrchidWater flowerCactus or succulentAlpine flowerTropical flowerHerb or useful flower
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BirchBetula Slender trees with papery bark found across the northern world 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower Bay laurelLaurus nobilis Evergreen tree with aromatic leaves used as bay leaf in cooking 🇬🇷 Greece and 9 more · Flowering tree BaelAegle marmelos A spiny tree with fragrant yellow-green flowers and hard-shelled aromatic fruit 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Plumeria Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree 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 Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata A tall, fragrant-flowered tree native to much of Europe 🇨🇿 Czech Republic and 6 more · Flowering tree Bayur treePterospermum acerifolium A tall Southeast Asian tree with large fragrant white flowers and dinner-plate leaves 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 2 more · Flowering tree MahuaMadhuca longifolia A tropical tree with sweet edible flowers and oil-rich seeds 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Flowering tree Ceylon ironwoodMesua ferrea A slow-growing tree with drooping red leaves and large white scented blooms 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka and 6 more · Flowering tree Prunus itosakura糸桜 A long-lived wild cherry of Japan with clouds of pale flowers before the leaves 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Wildflower Brugmansia Tropical South American shrub with large, trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers Brugmansia · Garden flower Pride of IndiaLagerstroemia speciosa A tree with showy pink to purple flowers, grown across South and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree KadambaNeolamarckia cadamba A tropical tree with fragrant orange globe-shaped flowers from South and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Flowering tree PōhutukawaMetrosideros excelsa A coastal tree from New Zealand with vivid red summer flowers 🇳🇿 New Zealand · Flowering tree Cherry blossomPrunus subgenus Cerasus The spring-blooming flower of ornamental cherry trees, central to Japan’s hanami custom 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 more · Flowering tree ʻŌhiʻa LehuaMetrosideros polymorpha The sacred flowering tree of Hawaiʻi with pom-pom blossoms from red to yellow Metrosideros polymorpha · Wildflower Wild Himalayan CherryPrunus cerasoides A cherry tree with pinkish white blossoms from the Himalayas and Southeast Asia 🇮🇳 India and 5 more · Flowering tree Flame of the forestButea monosperma A tree with vivid orange-red flowers, sacred in Hindu and Buddhist traditions 🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Flowering tree Pussy willow Soft, silvery spring catkins from several small willow species 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 more · Wildflower Fragrant screw-pinePandanus odorifer A small tropical tree with sweet-scented flowers used for perfume and rituals 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Flowering tree Golden showerCassia fistula A tree with long clusters of bright yellow flowers in late spring and early summer 🇮🇳 India and 6 more · Flowering tree Desfontainia A glossy-leaved shrub with red tubular flowers from southern forests 🇨🇱 Chile and 7 more · Flowering shrub NuytsiaNuytsia floribunda A parasitic Western Australian tree with blazing orange summer flowers 🇦🇺 Australia · Flowering tree Metrosideros A Pacific genus of trees and shrubs with vivid flowers 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 5 more · Flowering tree KouCordia subcordata A coastal flowering tree with orange blooms and buoyant fruit 🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree SnowbellStyrax A genus of shrubs and small trees with drooping white flowers 🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 more · Flowering shrub Prunus mume The fragrant plum blossom tree that blooms in winter across East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Flowering tree FrangipaniPlumeria rubra A fragrant tropical tree with pink, white and yellow flowers 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Flowering tree ChampakMagnolia champaca A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree Royal poincianaDelonix regia A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree YellowhornXanthoceras sorbifolium A hardy flowering tree from northern China with edible seeds and fragrant white blooms 🇨🇳 China and 2 more · Flowering tree Plumeria alba A small tree with white, fragrant flowers and yellow centers 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico and 6 more · Flowering tree Ceiba Tall tropical trees with buttress roots and a spreading crown 🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Flowering tree NarraPterocarpus indicus Tall tropical tree with yellow flowers and prized rose-scented wood 🇵🇭 Philippines and 7 more · Flowering tree

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