Flower Names
There are so many different flowers available. Flowers can vary from colors, shapes or growing habit. Let this be your flower guide to find the perfect flowers for your garden. This flower guide also includes the plant names that usually grow for their flower. 
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Bird of Paradise Flower
The bird of paradise flower is one of the most startling blooms in nature. Bright yellows and blues, oranges and greens combine in this elegant presentation. Most commonly known for growing in the tropical areas of the globe. Bleeding Heart Plant
One of the prettiest flowers for the spring garden is the bleeding heart plant (dicentra). It is a long-time favorite for shady borders, mixed in a bed with tulips and astilbes, and adds color to a woodland setting of ferns. The heart shaped flowers have protruding inner petals that look like a drop of blood. Calla Lily Flower
The calla lily flower is a favorite for weddings because of its spectacular appearance. As a garden plant, it is easy care. Growing them will provide you with beauty in your garden and beautiful arrangements for your home. Columbine Flower
The Aquilegia, or Columbine flower is an easy-to-grow, easy care perennial plant. Its bell-shaped flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds and can be found in numerous single and bi-colors.
Flower Names F-J
Firecracker Plant
Firecracker Plant (Russelia equisetiformis), also known as coral plant or fountain plant, is a genus of evergreen shrubs or sub shrubs with showy flowers. Gardenia Plant
Gardenias can grow as tall and wide as eight feet if you have chosen a larger variety or as small as two feet by two if a dwarf variety has been picked. Gardenia plant prefers an acidic soil, so make sure you test before you plant. Hibiscus Plant
The hibiscus plant will add a bit of the tropics to any garden setting. Hydrangea Plant
The hydrangea plant is a perennial shrub that produces large, round flowers in abundance on its mounded form. Providing a profusion of white, pink, lilac or blue flowers, as well as two-toned varieties, the hydrangea is a popular, easy to grow landscape plant. Iris Flowers
The iris is one of the most popular plants for a home garden. Its popularity stems from its easy care, cheerful reproduction and the iris flowers themselves. The iris flower is stately and can be quite large. It has a long lasting bloom that comes in a multitude of colors and sizes. Jasmine Plant
The scent of the Jasmine plant is incomparable. The evening scent from the flower buds wafts through the air, indoors or out, adding a tropical feeling to the atmosphere.
Flower Names K-O
Lenten Rose
Despite the name, the plant is not a rose, but is instead a member of the hellebore family. Its scientific name is Helleborus Orientalis. Lipstick Plant
The lipstick plant is attractive in a hanging basket or trailing over the edge of a pot on a plant stand. The tubular red flowers cascading from the tips of the aeschynanthus radicans, or lipstick plant, add an exotic touch. Lotus Plant
Lotus plants are aquatic perennials that require a minimum of six hours of sunlight for flowering, and prefer still water. Moon Flower
The moon flower, Ipomoea alba, also called the moon vine or moonflower plant, features a beautiful white flower that opens at night, as if reaching for the moon.
Flower Names P-T
Peace Lily Plant
The white, petal-like leaves wrapping around the flowers on the peace lily plant resemble a calla lily, and are the striking feature of this beautiful houseplant. Rose of Sharon
The Rose of Sharon is a plant that can be treated as an individual specimen tree or a shrub in an informal border of plants. The Hibiscus syriacus can grow to twelve feet tall, spreading its branches up to six feet across. Rose Plants
Rose plants have everything a gardener looks for -- variety of color, fragrance and shape. From the smallest of miniature roses to the tallest of climbers, in numerous shades of white, yellow, pink, red and purple, there is a rose for every garden. Tulip Flowers
The Royal Horticultural Association of Holland has grouped the many types of tulips into several official divisions, grouping them by bloom time, height of plant, colors and shape of flowers.
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