FLOWERS

Flowers that end with S

8 flowers ending with the letter S — each with origin, classification, and notes.

This page lists flowers that end with S. 8 flowers are detailed below. Each entry below is a doorway into a full profile — not just a name on a list.

Table of contents 8 entries
AmaryllisClematisCosmosCrocus
GladiolusHibiscusIrisLotus

List of Flowers That End With S

    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

    Clematis

    Clematis hybrida

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

    3

    Cosmos

    Cosmos bipinnatus

    A graceful Mexican annual with airy ferny foliage and single saucer-shaped flowers that bloom non-stop on tall, slender stems.

    4

    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.

    5

    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.

    6

    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.

    7

    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.

    8

    Lotus

    Nelumbo nucifera

    An ancient aquatic flower of Asia whose pristine pink blooms rise on long stems above muddy ponds and have anchored religious symbolism for millennia.

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