Common and botanical names of flowers listed alphabetically by their common name.
Please find below an extensive list of flower names, firstly by common name and then their botanical equivalent. Please note for many of these flowers there are a multitude of different species within the given genus. The images shown are therefore example images of a single species and in the case of cut flowers tend to be those varieties typically sold in your local florist.
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| Common Name | Botanical Name | Image | Download |
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| African lily | Agapanthus | Coming Soon | |
| Alpine thistle | Eryngium |  |
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| Amaryllis | Hippeastrum |  |
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| Amazon lily | Eucharis |  |
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| Arum Lily | Zantedeschia |  |
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| Baby’s breath | Gypsophila |  |
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| Barberton | Daisy gerbera |  |
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| Bell Flower/Canterbury Bells | Campanula |  |
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| Bells of Ireland | Moluccella | Coming Soon | |
| Bird of paradise | Strelizia | Coming Soon | |
| Bleeding Heart | Dicentra spectabilis |  |
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| Bloom | Chrysanthemum |  |
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| Blue throatwort | Trachelium |  |
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| Broom | Genista | Coming Soon | |
| Busy Lizzie | Impatiens |  |
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| Calla lily | Zantedeschia |  |
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| Canterbury Bells/Bell Flower | Campanula | |
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| Carnation | Dianthus |  |
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| Chincerinchee | Ornithogalum |  |
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| Christmas rose | Hellebore | Coming Soon | |
| Cockscomb | Celosia |  |
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| Columbine | Aquilegia |  |
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| Coneflower | Echinacea |  |
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| Cornflower | Centaurea |  |
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| Daffodil | Narcissus |  |
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| Evening primrose | Oenothera | Coming Soon | |
| Feverfew | Tanacetum parthenium | Coming Soon | |
| Flame tip | Leucadendron |  |
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| Flamingo flower/painter’s palette | Anthurium |  |
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| Forget-me-not | Myosotis |  |
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| Foxglove | Digitalis |  |
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| Gay feather | Liatris |  |
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| Globe thistle | Echinops |  |
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| Golden rod | Solidago |  |
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| Grape hyacinth | Muscari |  |
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| Guernsey lily | Nerine | Coming Soon | |
| Hyacinth | Hyacinthus |  |
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| Iris | Iris |  |
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| Jersey lily | Amaryllis Belladonna | Coming Soon | |
| Lady’s mantle | Alchemilla |  |
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| Larkspur | Delphinium consolida |  |
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| Lavender | Lavandula |  |
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| Lilac | Syringa |  |
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| Lily | Lilium |  |
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| Lisianthus | Eustoma |  |
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| Lobster claw | Heliconia | Coming Soon | |
| Love in a mist | Nigella |  |
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| Lupin | Lupinus |  |
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| Marigold | Calendula | Coming Soon | |
| Michaelmas Daisy | Aster |  |
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| Mimosa | Acacia | Coming Soon | |
| Moth orchid | Phelanopsis |  |
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| Mums | Spray chrysanthemum |  |
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| Painter’s palette/Flamingo flower | Anthurium | |
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| Peony | Paeonia |  |
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| Peruvian lily | Alstromeria |  |
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| Prairie gentian | Lisianthus | |
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| Rose | Rosa |  |
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| Scabious | Scabiosa | Coming Soon | |
| Sea lavender | Limonium |  |
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| September flower | Aster | Coming Soon | |
| Singapore orchid | Dendrobium |  |
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| Snapdragon | Antirrhinum | Coming Soon | |
| Spray carnation | Dianthus |  |
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| Statice | Limonium | |
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| Stock | Matthiola |  |
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| Sugarbush | Protea | Coming Soon | |
| Sunflower | Helianthus |  |
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| Sweet pea | Lathyrus | Coming Soon | |
| Sweet william | Dianthus barbatus |  |
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| Sword lily | Gladiolus |  |
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| Transvaal daisy | Gerbera | |
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| Tulip | Tulipa |  |
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| Waxflower | Chamaelaucium | Coming Soon | |
| Windflower | Anemone |  |
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| Yarrow | Achillia | Coming Soon |
