Bougainvillea
A vigorous thorny South American climber whose papery, vividly coloured bracts cover walls and pergolas in every warm city of the world.
5 flowers containing the letter V — each with origin, classification, and notes.
Below are flowers that contain the letter V anywhere in the name. Each of the 5 flowers below opens to a full profile.
| Bougainvillea | Foxglove | Lavender | Lily-of-the-Valley |
| Violet |
A vigorous thorny South American climber whose papery, vividly coloured bracts cover walls and pergolas in every warm city of the world.
A tall biennial spike of speckled tubular flowers that lines hedgerows and gives medicine its most important heart drug, digitalis.
An aromatic Mediterranean shrub with silver-grey foliage and dense purple flower spikes prized for scent, oil, and pollinators.
A shade-loving woodland perennial whose tiny bell-shaped flowers carry one of the most coveted perfumes in nature.
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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