Flowers that contain I

List of Flowers That Contain I

1

Amaryllis

Hippeastrum hybridum

A large South American bulb whose dramatic trumpet flowers on a leafless stem make it the standard winter houseplant of the Northern Hemisphere.

2

Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum

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

3

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.

4

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.

5

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.

6

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.

7

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.

8

Clematis

Clematis hybrida

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

9

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.

10

Cowslip

Primula veris

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

11

Daffodil

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

A cheerful trumpet-flowered bulb that opens the European spring, naturalising in woodland drifts and reappearing every year with almost no care.

12

Dahlia

Dahlia pinnata

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

13

Daisy

Bellis perennis

A small white-and-yellow lawn perennial whose simple flower is the popular archetype for what a flower looks like.

14

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.

15

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.

16

Gladiolus

Gladiolus grandiflorus

A tall corm-grown summer flower with sword-shaped leaves and a one-sided spike of trumpet flowers in nearly every saturated colour.

17

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.

18

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.

19

Hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis

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

20

Iris

Iris germanica

A worldwide genus of rhizomatous and bulbous perennials whose elegant three-part flowers gave their name to a goddess and a heraldic emblem of France.

21

Jasmine

Jasminum officinale

A genus of intensely fragrant climbing and shrubby plants whose small white flowers perfume warm-climate gardens and underpin classic perfumery.

22

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.

23

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.

24

Lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

A spire of pea-shaped flowers in vivid bands of colour, born from a tough nitrogen-fixing perennial that thrives on poor soils.

25

Magnolia

Magnolia × soulangeana

An ancient genus of flowering trees whose huge waxy goblet flowers predate bees and were pollinated by the earliest beetles a hundred million years ago.

26

Marigold

Tagetes erecta

A vivid orange or yellow Mexican annual whose pungent foliage and abundant blooms make it a fixture of summer borders, vegetable companion plantings, and Hindu festivals.

27

Morning Glory

Ipomoea purpurea

A fast-growing tropical climber whose sky-blue trumpet flowers open at dawn and close by noon, twining through any support in their reach.

28

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.

29

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.

30

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.

31

Plumeria

Plumeria rubra

A small tropical tree with sculpted five-petaled flowers and an intoxicating evening fragrance, the signature lei flower of Hawaii.

32

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.

33

Tulip

Tulipa gesneriana

A spring-flowering bulb of the central Asian steppes whose introduction to seventeenth-century Holland triggered the first speculative bubble in modern finance.

34

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.

35

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.

36

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.

37

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.

38

Zinnia

Zinnia elegans

A bold, heat-loving Mexican annual that flowers from seed in eight weeks and offers some of the most saturated colour in the summer garden.