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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.
Below are flowers that contain the letter R anywhere in the name. Each of the 35 flowers below opens to a full profile.
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List of Flowers That Contain R
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Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
A glossy tropical aroid whose lacquered heart-shaped spathe and protruding spadix have made it a staple of modernist floral design.
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
A short-lived Mediterranean perennial whose hinged tubular flowers snap open when squeezed, beloved of bumblebees strong enough to force entry.
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Snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
A small, nodding white bulb that flowers through frozen ground in late winter, the earliest sign of returning spring in much of Europe.
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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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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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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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Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
A tough, ferny-leaved Eurasian perennial whose flat-topped corymbs of small white flowers hold soldiers' wounds and pollinator gardens together.
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