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Flowers for worship and offerings

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

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Yellow oleanderCascabela thevetia A tropical shrub with funnel-shaped yellow flowers and toxic seeds 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 more · Flowering shrub Tahitian gardeniaGardenia taitensis A fragrant white flower woven into Pacific island garlands and oils 🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 more · Garden flower Cape jasmineGardenia jasminoides A glossy-leaved shrub with large, fragrant white flowers from East Asia 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub 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 Grevillea Evergreen shrubs and trees with distinctive spider-like flowers 🇦🇺 Australia and 2 more · Wildflower Yellow ʻilimaSida fallax A golden-yellow flower woven into Hawaiian and Pacific Island garlands 🇰🇮 Kiribati and 2 more · Wildflower 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 Easter lilyLilium longiflorum White, trumpet-shaped lily known for its role in Easter celebrations 🇯🇵 Japan and 3 more · Garden flower 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 Tree marigoldTithonia diversifolia A tall yellow-orange flower grown wild and as green manure in many warm regions 🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Wildflower Nyctanthes arbor-tristisपारिजात A fragrant night-flowering shrub with white and orange blossoms 🇮🇳 India and 5 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 BrahmakamalSaussurea obvallata A Himalayan alpine flower with papery bracts, sacred in Indian hill temples 🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Wildflower San Pedro CactusEchinopsis pachanoi A tall, night-blooming cactus from the Andes with white, fragrant flowers 🇵🇪 Peru and 5 more · Wildflower Sweetscented marigoldTagetes lucida A golden-flowered herb from Mexico with anise-scented leaves 🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 more · Wildflower Sacred daturaDatura wrightii White trumpet-shaped flower with a strong scent, sacred in Native American rites 🇺🇸 United States and 3 more · Wildflower Sego lilyCalochortus nuttallii A white wildflower with three petals, native to the western United States 🇺🇸 United States · Wildflower Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa A fragrant North American wildflower with pink to lavender blooms 🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower 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 Tiare apetahiSclerotheca raiateensis A fragrant shrub with large flowers, found only on one Polynesian island Sclerotheca raiateensis · Flowering shrub 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 Red spider lilyLycoris radiata A bright-red autumn-blooming lily with spidery stamens 🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Bulb flower Florist's daisyChrysanthemum × morifolium The many-petalled autumn bloom of gardens and floral shows 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Garden flower SnowbellStyrax A genus of shrubs and small trees with drooping white flowers 🇪🇬 Egypt and 3 more · Flowering shrub Angel's-tearsBrugmansia suaveolens A night-fragrant trumpet flower from Brazil, now grown worldwide 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 more · Flowering shrub Ti plantCordyline fruticosa A tropical shrub with vivid leaves, used across the Pacific for ritual and food 🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Flowering shrub Japanese irisIris laevigata A water-loving Japanese iris with violet-blue blooms and historic garden ties 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Water flower Calla lilyZantedeschia aethiopica A tall white-flowered wetland plant from southern Africa 🇿🇦 South Africa and 8 more · Wildflower Madonna lilyLilium candidum A pure white, fragrant lily with deep religious symbolism 🇫🇷 France and 4 more · Bulb flower Blue water lilyNymphaea nouchali A star-shaped aquatic bloom in white, blue and pink across South and Southeast Asia 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 7 more · Water flower 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 SaffronCrocus sativus The crimson threads of an autumn crocus, dried for colour, flavour and scent 🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Bulb flower MaileAlyxia stellata A fragrant Hawaiian vine used in lei and local tradition 🇦🇺 Australia and 5 more · Wildflower ChampakMagnolia champaca A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia 🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree Spanish broomSpartium junceum A tall shrub with rush-like stems and fragrant yellow flowers 🇵🇪 Peru and 6 more · Flowering shrub Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus The national flower of South Korea with short-lived summer blooms 🇰🇷 South Korea and 4 more · Flowering shrub Royal poincianaDelonix regia A tropical tree with bright red-orange flowers and fern-like leaves 🇲🇬 Madagascar and 8 more · Flowering tree Moutan peonyPaeonia × suffruticosa The woody peony of China with large, showy spring flowers 🇨🇳 China and 4 more · Flowering shrub Dove orchidPeristeria elata An orchid with white flowers shaped like a dove, Panama's national flower 🇵🇦 Panama and 4 more · Orchid
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