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Magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana
An ancient genus of flowering trees whose huge waxy goblet flowers predate bees and were pollinated by the earliest beetles a hundred million years ago.
If you've been searching for flowers that start with M, you'll find 3 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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| Magnolia | Marigold | Morning Glory |
List of Flowers That Start With M
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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.
About flowers starting with M
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