FLOWERS

Flowers that contain H

14 flowers containing the letter H — each with origin, classification, and notes.

Below are flowers that contain the letter H anywhere in the name. Each of the 14 flowers below opens to a full profile.

Table of contents 14 entries
AnthuriumChampacaChrysanthemumClimbing Hydrangea
DahliaForsythiaHeatherHeliconia
HibiscusHoneysuckleHyacinthLily-of-the-Valley
OrchidRhododendron

List of Flowers That Contain H

    1

    Anthurium

    Anthurium andraeanum

    A glossy tropical aroid whose lacquered heart-shaped spathe and protruding spadix have made it a staple of modernist floral design.

    2

    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.

    3

    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.

    4

    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.

    5

    Dahlia

    Dahlia pinnata

    A frost-tender Mexican tuber that produces some of the largest, most architecturally varied flowers in the late summer garden.

    6

    Forsythia

    Forsythia × intermedia

    A vigorous deciduous shrub whose bare branches erupt into bright yellow bell-shaped flowers in early spring, signalling the start of the gardening year.

    7

    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.

    8

    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.

    9

    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.

    10

    Honeysuckle

    Lonicera periclymenum

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

    11

    Hyacinth

    Hyacinthus orientalis

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

    12

    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.

    13

    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.

    14

    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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