Flowers that contain C

List of Flowers That Contain C

1

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

A golden-rayed prairie daisy with a dark chocolate centre, a symbol of late North American summer and the state flower of Maryland.

2

Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

A shining yellow meadow perennial whose petals reflect ultraviolet light to attract pollinators and whose stems carry a mildly toxic sap.

3

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

A hardy Mediterranean annual with edible bright orange petals long used as poor man's saffron and as a healing salve for the skin.

4

California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

The state flower of California, a bright orange annual that carpets hillsides every spring with cup-shaped silken petals that close at night.

5

Camellia

Camellia japonica

A glossy-leaved evergreen shrub of East Asia whose formal winter blooms rival the rose and whose leaves, in one species, produce all the world's tea.

6

Carnation

Dianthus caryophyllus

A clove-scented Mediterranean perennial whose ruffled, long-stemmed flowers have served as a buttonhole, a political badge, and one of the world's top three cut flowers.

7

Champaca

Magnolia champaca

A tall South Asian tree of the magnolia family whose cream and orange flowers carry one of the most prized perfumes in Indian temple and bridal tradition.

8

Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum × morifolium

An East Asian autumn flower of immense cultural weight in China and Japan and one of the world's top three cut-flower crops.

9

Clematis

Clematis hybrida

A versatile climbing genus whose large starry flowers in every shade scramble through trellises, trees, and old garden walls.

10

Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea petiolaris

A self-clinging deciduous climber from East Asia whose flat lacy white flower heads cover north-facing walls without need for support.

11

Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

A robust North American prairie perennial with raised central cones and drooping petals, popularised globally as both a garden plant and an immune-system herbal remedy.

12

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

A vivid azure-blue annual once so common in European wheat fields that its decline has become a symbol of vanishing arable wildlife.

13

Cosmos

Cosmos bipinnatus

A graceful Mexican annual with airy ferny foliage and single saucer-shaped flowers that bloom non-stop on tall, slender stems.

14

Cowslip

Primula veris

A nodding yellow spring wildflower of European meadows, prized for its honey-apricot scent and once gathered for cowslip wine.

15

Crocus

Crocus vernus

A tiny goblet-shaped corm that pushes through frost in late winter and, in one species, supplies the world's most expensive spice.

16

Heliconia

Heliconia rostrata

A clump-forming tropical perennial whose long pendant or upright bracts in lobster-claw shapes are the showpiece flowers of Central American rainforests.

17

Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

A tropical shrub of huge five-petaled flowers, emblematic of Hawaii and Polynesia and source of a tart ruby-red infusion drunk worldwide.

18

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

A twining hedgerow climber whose tubular cream-and-yellow flowers release the iconic perfume of warm summer evenings in temperate gardens.

19

Hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis

A short, intensely fragrant spring bulb whose densely packed flower spikes scent any room they are brought into.

20

Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

A deciduous shrub of the Balkans whose pyramidal trusses of small fragrant purple flowers define the scent of late spring in temperate gardens.

21

Orchid

Orchidaceae

The largest family of flowering plants on Earth, comprising over twenty-five thousand species whose intricate co-evolved blooms occupy nearly every habitat.