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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.
If you've been searching for flowers that start with L, 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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Table of contents
| Lavender | Lilac | Lily-of-the-Valley | Lotus |
| Lupin |
List of Flowers That Start With L
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
About flowers starting with L
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