n. 25B6; noun
blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists.
the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, finest, pick, choice, cream, the crème de la crème, elite.
floral, flor-.
dregs.
Flowering Plants and Shrubs
Aaron's rod houseleek
abelia hoya
abutilon hyacinth
acacia hydrangea
acanthus ice plant
achimenes Indian pipe
aconite iris
African daisy ixia
African violet jacaranda
agapanthus Jack-by-the-hedge
agave Jacob's ladder
agrimony japonica
akebia jasmine
albizzia jonquil
alkanet juneberry
allamanda Kaffir lily
aloe kalanchoe
alstroemeria kalmia
alyssum kangaroo paw
amaranth karo
amaryllis kayakeet
anchusa kerria
anemone kidney vetch
angelica kingcup
angel's trumpet knapweed
anthurium knotgrass
aquilegia kudzu
arabis laburnum
arbutus lady's bedstraw
arnica lady's finger
arrowgrass lady's mantle
arum lily lady's slipper
asphodel lady's smock
aspidistra lady's tresses
aster larkspur
astilbe laurustinus
astrantia lavatera
aubretia lavender
autumn crocus lemon balm
avens leopard lily
azalea lilac
baby's breath lily
bachelor's buttons lily of the valley
balsam lobelia
baneberry London pride
banksia loosestrife
barberry loranthus
barrenwort lords and ladies
bauera lotus
bearberry lovage
bear's breech love-in-a-mist
bedstraw love-in-idleness
begonia love-lies-bleeding
belladonna lungwort
bellflower lupin
bergamot madonna lily
bergenia magnolia
betony mahonia
bignonia mallow
bilberry malope
bindi-eye mandrake
bindweed marguerite
bird of paradise flower marigold
bird's-eye primrose mariposa tulip
bird's-eye speedwell marsh marigold
bird's-foot trefoil marshwort
bird's-nest marvel of Peru
birthwort may
bistort mayapple
bittersweet mayflower
black-eyed Susan mayweed
blackthorn meadow rue
blazing star meadow saffron
bleeding heart meadowsweet
bloodroot Michaelmas daisy
bluebell mignonette
blue-eyed grass milfoil
blue-eyed Mary milkwort
bluet mimosa
bog asphodel mint
bog rosemary mistletoe
boneset mock orange
borage moly
boronia monkey flower
bottlebrush monkshood
bougainvillea montbretia
bramble moonflower
brooklime morning glory
brookweed moschatel
broom motherwort
broomrape mullein
bryony musk rose
buckeye myrtle
buddleia narcissus
bugbane nasturtium
bugle nemesia
bugloss nettle
bulrush nicotiana
bunchberry nigella
bunchflower night-scented stock
burdock nightshade
bur-marigold nopal
burnet num-num
busy Lizzie ocotillo
butterbur old man's beard
buttercup oleander
butterfly bush orchid
butterwort organ pipe cactus
buttonbush orpine
cabbage rose ox-eye
cactus ox-eye daisy
calamint oxlip
calamondin ox-tongue
calceolaria oyster plant
calendula paloverde
California poppy pansy
camas Parma violet
camellia parsley
camomile pasque flower
campanula passion flower
campion paulownia
canary creeper pelargonium
candytuft pennyroyal
canna lily penstemon
Canterbury bell peony
Cape primrose peppermint
cardinal flower periwinkle
carnation petunia
carrion flower peyote
catchfly phacelia
catmint pheasant's eye
cattleya phlox
ceanothus pieris
celandine pimpernel
centaury pincushion
chaffweed pinesap
champak pink
charlock pitcher plant
checkerberry plantain
Cherokee rose plumbago
chervil poinsettia
chickweed pokeweed
chicory polyanthus
chinaberry poppy
chincherinchee potentilla
Chinese lantern prickly pear
chionodoxa prickly poppy
chives primrose
choisya primula
chokeberry privet
cholla protea
Christmas cactus pulsatilla
Christmas rose purslane
chrysanthemum pyracantha
cicely pyrethrum
cinchona Queen Anne's lace
cineraria rabbitbrush
cinquefoil rafflesia
cistus ragged robin
clarkia ragweed
clematis ragwort
clianthus rampion
clivia ramsons
cloudberry rape
clove pink red-hot poker
clover red rattle
cockscomb restharrow
coltsfoot rhododendron
columbine rhodora
comfrey rock rose
coneflower rose
convolvulus rosebay willowherb
coralberry rose of Sharon
coral tree rudbeckia
coreopsis rugosa
corncockle safflower
cornflower saffron crocus
corydalis saguaro
cotoneaster sainfoin
cottonweed St John's wort
cow parsley St Patrick's cabbage
cowslip salal
cranesbill salpiglossis
creeping Jenny salvia
crocus samphire
crosswort sandwort
crowfoot sarcococca
crown imperial sasanqua
crown of thorns saw-wort
cuckooflower saxifrage
cuckoo pint scabious
cupid's dart scarlet pimpernel
cyclamen schizanthus
cymbidium scilla
cyphel sea holly
daffodil sedum
dahlia shamrock
daisy sheep's-bit
damask rose shepherd's needle
dandelion shooting star
daphne shrimp plant
datura silverberry
day lily silversword
deadly nightshade skimmia
delphinium skullcap
desert rose skyflower
deutzia slipperwort
devil's bit scabious snakeroot
dianthus snapdragon
dill sneezeweed
dittany snowdrop
dock snowflake
dogbane snow-in-summer
dog rose soapwort
dog's mercury soldanella
dog violet Solomon's seal
dropwort sorrel
duckweed sowbread
Dutchman's breeches sowthistle
echinacea Spanish bayonet
edelweiss sparaxis
eglantine spatterdock
elder speedwell
epiphyllum spider flower
escallonia spider plant
eschscholzia spiderwort
eucryphia spignel
evening primrose spikenard
eyebright spiraea
felwort spurge
feverfew spurrey
figwort squill
firethorn stapelia
flax star of Bethlehem
fleabane starwort
flixweed stephanotis
fluellen stitchwort
forget-me-not stock
forsythia stonecrop
foxglove storax
frangipani storksbill
fraxinella strawflower
freesia streptocarpus
fritillary sundrops
fuchsia sunflower
fumitory sweetbriar
furze sweet cicely
gaillardia sweet pea
gardenia sweet rocket
gazania sweet sultan
geebung sweet william
genista tansy
gentian tea rose
geranium teasel
gerbera thistle
gillyflower thorn apple
gladdon thrift
gladiolus tiger lily
globeflower toadflax
globe thistle tormentil
glory-of-the-snow touch-me-not
gloxinia tradescantia
goat's beard traveller's joy
godetia trefoil
golden rod trillium
goldilocks tuberose
gorse tulip
grape hyacinth turnsole
grass of Parnassus turtle-grass
gromwell turtlehead
groundsel twayblade
guelder rose valerian
gypsophila velvetleaf
gypsywort Venus flytrap
harebell verbena
hare's-foot veronica
hawkbit vervain
hawksbeard vetch
hawkweed viburnum
hawthorn violet
heartsease viper's bugloss
heather wallflower
hebe waratah
helenium water lily
helianthemum water violet
helianthus weigela
heliconia willowherb
heliotrope wintergreen
hellebore winter jasmine
helleborine wintersweet
hemlock wisteria or wistaria
hemp agrimony witch hazel
hepatica wolfsbane
herb Christopher wood anemone
herb Paris wood avens
herb Robert woodruff
heuchera wood sage
hibiscus wood sorrel
hobblebush woody nightshade
hogweed wormwood
holly yarrow
hollyhock yellow archangel
honesty yellow rattle
honeysuckle yellow-wort
honeywort yerba buena
hop yucca
hosta yulan
Hottentot fig zinnia
hound's tongue
Types and Parts of Flowers
androecium panicle
anther pedicel
calyx peduncle
capitulum perianth
carpel petal
carpophore pistil
catkin placenta
corolla pollen
corymb pollen grain
cyathium pollinium
cyme raceme
dichasium rachis
filament receptacle
floret sepal
glume spadix
gynoecium spathe
hypanthium spike
involucel spikelet
involucre spur
lemma stamen
lip stigma
monochasium style
nectary tassel
nucellus tepal
ovary torus
ovule umbel
palea whorl