Flower Names A to Z: Complete List of Flowers by Letter

Looking for a flower name and cannot quite remember it? Or planning a garden, a bouquet, a baby name or a quiz, letter by letter? This page gathers flower names from A to Z in one place, so you can start at any letter and find the flower you are looking for.

Every letter below has its own full guide on HomeYorva, with long lists of flowers, their meanings, pictures and growing notes. This page is the map: pick a letter, see the best-known flowers at a glance, and follow the link for the complete list.

Quick Answer

There are hundreds of well-known flower names in English, and this list organises them by their first letter, from Aster (A) to Zinnia (Z). Every one of the 26 letters has at least a few flowers, even rare letters like Q, U and X. The most searched letters are the ones with the classic garden flowers: C (cosmos, carnation), P (peony, poppy), R (rose) and S (sunflower).

Table of Contents

• How to Use This Flower Names List
• Flower Names A to Z: The Complete List
• The Most Popular Flower Names
• Flower Names for Girls
• More Ways to Browse Flowers
• Frequently Asked Questions

How to Use This Flower Names List

Find your letter in the table below. Each row gives you a taste of that letter’s flowers, then links to the full guide for that letter, where you will find the complete list with meanings and details. The lists are useful for more than gardening: naming a baby, a pet or a business, planning wedding flowers, writing, school projects, crosswords and quizzes all start with knowing the names.

Flower names come in two kinds. Common names are the friendly ones everyone uses, like sunflower and daisy. Scientific names are the Latin names botanists use, like Helianthus annuus for the sunflower, and they are the same in every country. Our letter guides list both, so you can find a flower by whichever name you know. You can read more about how flowers are named on the flower page on Wikipedia.

Flower Names A to Z: The Complete List

Letter	Popular Flower Names	Full Guide
A	Aster, Azalea, Anemone, Amaryllis, Alyssum	Flowers that start with A
B	Begonia, Bluebell, Buttercup, Bougainvillea, Bleeding Heart	Flowers that start with B
C	Cosmos, Carnation, Columbine, Chrysanthemum, Camellia	Flowers that start with C
D	Dahlia, Daisy, Daffodil, Delphinium, Dianthus	Flowers that start with D
E	Echinacea, Edelweiss, Evening Primrose, Erica, Lisianthus (Eustoma)	Flowers that start with E
F	Freesia, Foxglove, Forget-Me-Not, Forsythia, Fuchsia	Flowers that start with F
G	Geranium, Gladiolus, Gardenia, Gerbera, Goldenrod	Flowers that start with G
H	Hydrangea, Hibiscus, Hyacinth, Heather, Honeysuckle	Flowers that start with H
I	Iris, Impatiens, Ixora, Iceland Poppy, Indian Blanket	Flowers that start with I
J	Jasmine, Jonquil, Jacob’s Ladder, Japanese Anemone, Joe-Pye Weed	Flowers that start with J
K	Kangaroo Paw, King Protea, Kalmia, Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia), Kaffir Lily	Flowers that start with K
L	Lily, Lavender, Lilac, Larkspur, Lobelia	Flowers that start with L
M	Marigold, Magnolia, Morning Glory, Moonflower, Chrysanthemum (Mum)	Flowers that start with M
N	Narcissus, Nasturtium, Nerine, Nemesia, Love-in-a-Mist (Nigella)	Flowers that start with N
O	Orchid, Oleander, African Daisy (Osteospermum), Ox-Eye Daisy, Orange Blossom	Flowers that start with O
P	Peony, Poppy, Petunia, Pansy, Primrose	Flowers that start with P
Q	Queen Anne’s Lace, Quaker Ladies, Quamoclit, Flowering Quince, Queen of the Meadow	Flowers that start with Q
R	Rose, Ranunculus, Rhododendron, Rudbeckia, Rosemary	Flowers that start with R
S	Sunflower, Snapdragon, Sweet Pea, Stock, Salvia	Flowers that start with S
T	Tulip, Tuberose, Thistle, Tiger Lily, Trumpet Vine	Flowers that start with T
U	Urn Plant, Bearberry (Uva-Ursi), Ursinia, Unicorn Plant	Flowers that start with U
V	Violet, Verbena, Periwinkle (Vinca), Viburnum, Speedwell (Veronica)	Flowers that start with V
W	Wisteria, Wallflower, Water Lily, Wax Flower, Windflower	Flowers that start with W
X	Xeranthemum, Yellowhorn (Xanthoceras), Xylobium Orchid	Flowers that start with X
Y	Yarrow, Yucca, Yellow Archangel, Yellow Flag Iris	Flowers that start with Y
Z	Zinnia, Rain Lily (Zephyranthes), Calla Lily (Zantedeschia), Zygopetalum Orchid	Flowers that start with Z

Two letters deserve a special note. Q and X are the hardest letters in the flower alphabet, and most of their flowers are known by their Latin names rather than common ones. If a quiz or a crossword ever asks you for a flower beginning with X, Xeranthemum is the answer that saves the day.

The Most Popular Flower Names

Some flower names are searched for, planted and given as gifts far more than others. These are the giants of the flower world, and each one has a full guide on HomeYorva:

• Rose — the world’s favourite flower, for weddings, anniversaries and Valentine’s Day.
• Sunflower — the happiest flower in the garden, and a favourite with children and bees alike.
• Peony — the wedding flower of the moment; read our full peony flower guide for its types, meanings and the planting-depth rule that makes it bloom.
• Poppy — the flower of remembrance; our poppy flower guide covers its types and symbolism.
• Cosmos — the easy meadow flower; see the cosmos flower guide for its seven types and colours.
• Columbine — the spurred woodland flower hummingbirds love, covered in our columbine flower guide.
• Tulip — the spring bulb that once cost more than a house in Holland.
• Daisy — the simple flower that means innocence in every language.

Gardeners on r/gardening on Reddit keep running tallies of their favourite flower names too, and the same classics — rose, peony, sunflower, dahlia — top the lists year after year.

Flower Names for Girls

Flower names have been given to girls for centuries, and they never really go out of fashion. The timeless ones are Rose, Lily, Violet, Daisy and Iris. Softer, newer favourites include Poppy, Willow, Jasmine, Azalea, Dahlia, Magnolia, Zinnia and Flora itself. Many parents choose a flower name for its meaning as much as its sound: Violet for modesty, Daisy for innocence, and Rose for love.

If you are choosing a name, the letter guides above are a good place to browse: the flowers that start with A (Azalea, Aster, Amara’s neighbour Amaryllis), the L list (Lily, Lilac, Lavender) and the R list (Rose, Rosemary, Rue) are the richest hunting grounds. Match the flower to the birth month and it becomes even more personal, which is where our birth flower chart below comes in.

More Ways to Browse Flowers

Letters are only one way to explore the flower world. On HomeYorva you can also browse:

• By birth month: the birth flowers chart and guide gives every month its own flowers and meanings, from January’s carnation to December’s narcissus.
• By colour: our guides to blue flowers, red flowers and white flowers gather the best blooms of each shade.
• By place: the Australian native flowers guide lists 35 iconic species from down under, with growing tips.
• By season: fall flowers, spring bulbs and summer meadow mixes each have their own season in the garden calendar.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many flower names are there?

There are over 400,000 known flowering plant species in the world, and thousands of them are grown in gardens. This list and its 26 letter guides cover the few hundred flower names that gardeners, florists and name-hunters actually look for, from the rose to the rarest X and Q entries.

What is the most popular flower name?

Rose. It is the most grown, most gifted and most searched flower name in the world, and it has also been a classic girl’s name for centuries. Sunflower, Lily, Daisy and Peony complete the usual top five.

Which flowers start with the letter X?

Very few, which is what makes X the hardest letter in the flower alphabet. The best-known are Xeranthemum (a papery everlasting flower), Xanthoceras (the yellowhorn tree) and the Xylobium orchids. Our X guide lists them all with details.

What flower names make good baby names?

The classics are Rose, Lily, Violet, Daisy and Iris. For something a little rarer, try Azalea, Dahlia, Magnolia, Zinnia, Poppy or Jasmine. Each letter guide above gives you dozens more, and matching the name to the baby’s birth flower makes it more meaningful still.

Where can I find flower names with meanings?

Every letter guide on this page lists flowers together with what they mean, and our species guides go deeper: the peony, poppy, cosmos and columbine guides each have a full meaning and symbolism section, and the birth flowers chart matches flowers to months and meanings. For more questions from flower lovers, see questions about flower names on Quora.