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Anemone
Anemone coronaria
A diverse genus of spring and autumn perennials whose silken-petaled flowers from the windflower to the Japanese anemone bridge multiple garden seasons.
Below are flowers that contain the letter E anywhere in the name. Each of the 40 flowers below opens to a full profile.
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List of Flowers That Contain E
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Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
A late-season daisy of meadows and gardens whose violet starbursts feed migrating butterflies long after most flowers have faded.
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Azalea
Rhododendron simsii
A spring-flowering subgroup of the rhododendron genus whose layered swarms of trumpet flowers blanket Japanese hillsides and southern American gardens.
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Bird-of-Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
A southern African evergreen whose orange-and-blue crested flower famously resembles the head of a tropical bird in mid-flight.
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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.
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Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
A nodding spring bulb that carpets ancient British woodlands in waves of violet-blue, an icon of intact deciduous forest.
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Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea glabra
A vigorous thorny South American climber whose papery, vividly coloured bracts cover walls and pergolas in every warm city of the world.
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Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
A shining yellow meadow perennial whose petals reflect ultraviolet light to attract pollinators and whose stems carry a mildly toxic sap.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Clematis
Clematis hybrida
A versatile climbing genus whose large starry flowers in every shade scramble through trellises, trees, and old garden walls.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Damask Rose
Rosa damascena
The ancient perfume rose of the Middle East, distilled into rose otto and rose water for over a thousand years and still the gold standard for fragrance.
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
A ubiquitous yellow lawn perennial whose every part is edible and whose seed clocks are the universal childhood symbol of wishes carried on the wind.
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Forget-Me-Not
Myosotis sylvatica
A small clear-blue wildflower of streamsides and woodland margins whose name and tiny yellow eye have made it the universal emblem of remembrance.
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Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
A tall biennial spike of speckled tubular flowers that lines hedgerows and gives medicine its most important heart drug, digitalis.
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Gerbera
Gerbera jamesonii
A South African daisy whose pure saturated colours and clean flower form make it one of the world's five most-traded cut flowers.
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Heather
Calluna vulgaris
A wiry low evergreen of the moor that paints northern uplands purple in late summer and feeds an entire ecosystem of bees, grouse, and sheep.
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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.
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Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum
A twining hedgerow climber whose tubular cream-and-yellow flowers release the iconic perfume of warm summer evenings in temperate gardens.
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Jasmine
Jasminum officinale
A genus of intensely fragrant climbing and shrubby plants whose small white flowers perfume warm-climate gardens and underpin classic perfumery.
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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
An aromatic Mediterranean shrub with silver-grey foliage and dense purple flower spikes prized for scent, oil, and pollinators.
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Lily-of-the-Valley
Convallaria majalis
A shade-loving woodland perennial whose tiny bell-shaped flowers carry one of the most coveted perfumes in nature.
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Oxeye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare
The tall white-and-yellow meadow daisy of European grasslands, a classic ingredient of wildflower seed mixes and the lookalike of garden Shasta daisies.
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Passion Flower
Passiflora caerulea
A spectacular tropical climber whose elaborate ten-part flower was read by Spanish missionaries as a botanical sermon on the crucifixion.
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Peony
Paeonia lactiflora
A long-lived perennial whose massive, fragrant late-spring flowers are the national flower of China and a fixture of cottage gardens.
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Plumeria
Plumeria rubra
A small tropical tree with sculpted five-petaled flowers and an intoxicating evening fragrance, the signature lei flower of Hawaii.
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Primrose
Primula vulgaris
One of the first flowers of European spring, a pale yellow rosette that brightens woodland edges and shady banks from March onwards.
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Rhododendron
Rhododendron ponticum
A vast genus of acid-loving evergreen shrubs and trees, dominating Himalayan slopes and providing the showiest spring blooms of British woodland gardens.
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Rose
Rosa hybrida
The classic woody flowering shrub of gardens worldwide, celebrated for layered blooms in nearly every color and a perfume that has shaped trade, poetry, and perfumery.
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Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
A towering North American annual whose enormous heliotropic flower heads track the morning sun and yield one of the world's most important oilseeds.
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Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
A graceful annual climber whose ruffled, intensely fragrant flowers in pastel colours are the classic English cottage-garden cut flower.
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Tea Rose
Rosa odorata
An elegant repeat-flowering Chinese rose whose introduction to Europe revolutionised garden roses and produced the modern hybrid teas.
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Violet
Viola odorata
A small, low-growing woodland perennial whose intensely fragrant purple flowers gave their colour, their name, and their perfume to multiple languages.
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Water Lily
Nymphaea alba
A floating-leaved pond perennial whose star-shaped blooms close at night and inspired one of the most famous painting series in Western art.
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Wild Rose
Rosa canina
A simple five-petaled hedgerow rose of the Northern Hemisphere, parent to many garden hybrids and producer of vitamin-rich autumn hips.
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Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
A vigorous East Asian climber whose drooping racemes of fragrant lilac or white pea-flowers turn pergolas and old walls into late-spring spectacle.
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