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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.
If you've been searching for flowers that start with A, you'll find 5 detailed flowers below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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List of Flowers That Start With A
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Anemone
Anemone coronaria
A diverse genus of spring and autumn perennials whose silken-petaled flowers from the windflower to the Japanese anemone bridge multiple garden seasons.
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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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Azalea
Rhododendron simsii
A spring-flowering subgroup of the rhododendron genus whose layered swarms of trumpet flowers blanket Japanese hillsides and southern American gardens.
About flowers starting with A
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