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Flowers by Name : B
Flowers categorized by Letter b
Name: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae
Order: Brassicales
Genus: Brassica
Common Name: Brassica White Crane
Flowering Season: Late summer & Autumn
Flowers: White, long-lasting
Common Name: Brain celosia pink head
Common Name: cockscomb
Family: Amaranthaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Flowers :Pink, large, showy
Height : 4 feet tall
Type/Life cycle : Herbaceous Annual
Propagation : From seeds
Light requirement : Sunny, well drained soil
Common Name: Big purple dahlia
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Light requirement & care :Sunny or part shade, rich, well drained soils
Height : 3.5 feet tall
Flowers : Lavender purple, large, 7 inches wide, showy
Type/life cycle : Tuberous-rooted perennials
Water requirements : Dont overwater
Common Name: Bush Clock Vine
Botanical name: Thunbergia erecta
Family: Acanthaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : Tropical Africa
Height :Up to 5 feet tall
Leaf Type : Opposite arrangementl
Life Cycle: Perennial climbing plant
Flowers: Funnel shaped, purple with yellow centric, best for hedges
Common Name: Glaucous Climbing Bauhinia
Botanical name: Bauhinia glauca
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Southeast Asia, India, China
Genus : Bauhinia
Flowering Month : Feb-March
Flowers: Small, baby pink, 4 petals, dark green glossy foliage, best for hedges
Common Name: Bicolor moss rose, purslane
Botanical name: Portulaca grandiflora
Family: Portulacaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina
Blooming Time : 9-10 morning
Type : Annual, Moring Glory, Summer Flower
Flowers : Small, pink with white bicolor blooms, 2.5 inches wide, evergreen foliage, best for containers, borders
Common Name: Blue phlox, wild blue phlox, wild sweet william
Botanical name: Phlox drummondii
Family: Polemoniaceae
Order: Ericales
Origin / Native : North America
Type/ Lifecycle : Perennial
Height : Up to 16 inches
Flowers: Blue, small, 5 petals, clustered
Height: 12 inches, best for borders, pots
Common Name: Porcupine flower, Barleria
Botanical name: Barleria prionitis
Family: Acanthaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : India, Sri Lanka
Type&Life Cycle : Prickly shrub
Used in : Sidda & ayurvedic medicine
Tamil : Sulli Malar
Hindi : Vajradanti
Common Name: Maloo creeper
Botanical name: Bauhinia vahlii
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indian subcontinent
Category :Creeper
Life Cycle : Perennial
Synonyms : Phanera vahlii, Bauhinia racemosa
Common Name: Carnation, Bicolor dianthus, Alpine pink
Botanical name: Dianthus alpinus
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Asia, Europe
Type : Perennial
Genus: Dianthus
Height : 12 inches to 1.5 feet
Flowers : Medium, meganta pink color, 4 inches wide
Common Name: Skyflower, Bengal Clock Vine, Bengal Trumpet Vine
Botanical name: Thunbergia grandiflora
Family: Acanthaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : India, Burma, China, Nepal
Height :Up to 40 ft
Light Requirement : Full Sun, Partial Shade
Flowering Month : Feb-April
Plant Category: Vines, Climbers
Common Name: Blue Mealy Cup Sage
Botanical name: Salvia farinacea Victoria Blu
Family: Lamiaceae
Order: Salvia
Origin / Native : Mexico, United States
Type&Life Cycle : Herbaceous Perennial
Blooming Colors : Blue, purple, white
Flowering Season: Early Summer, Summer, Spring, Fall
Best for: Borders, Pots, Containers
Common Name: Bougainvillea, Paper flower
Botanical name: Bougainvillea spectabilis
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Height : Up to 35 feet tall
Genus :Acalypha
Type : Thorny ornamental vines, bonsai, trees
Foliage: Dark green
Best for : Hedges
Common Name: Brazilian red-cloak
Botanical name: Megaskepasma erythrochlamys
Family: Acanthaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : South America, Venezuela, Brazil
Height :Up to 12 feet
Type : Ornamental Perennial shrub
Foliage: Ever green, glossy
Common Name: Butterfly tree, purple bauhinia,orchid tree
Botanical name: Bauhinia purpurea
Family: Leguminosae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Flowers blooming color :Purple, Red, Magenta, White, yellow, pink
Height : Up to 35 feet tall
Flowers: Magenta pink, 5 petals
Common Name: Bettada kanagale, Elephant apple, Ouu, Chalta
Botanical name: Dillenia indica
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Origin / Native : Indonesia, Asia, India, China, Sri Lanka
Fruiting Season :Oct to Jan
Height : 30 ft tall
Foliage: Dark green, glossy
Common Name: Canna lily, Bicolor canna
Botanical name: Canna
Family: Cannaceae
Order: Zingiberales
Origin / Native : East Indies, Europe, America, India
Leaf Type :Alternate leaves
Type : Perennial herb
Flowers: Red & yellow, large
Tamil: Kal vazhai
Common Name: Garden Phlox, Bicolor garden phlox
Botanical name: Phlox drummondii
Family: Polemoniaceae
Order: Ericales
Origin / Native : North America, Siberia
Height :Up to 24 inches
Light Requirement : Full sun, part shade
Flowers: Magenta ink, clustered, 2 inches wide
Common Name: Bicolor petunia, Ultra Crimson Star Petunia with white strips
Botanical name: Petunia Multiflora
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : South America
Best for :Pots, borders, containers, hanging baskets
Type : Annual
Flowers: Purple & white star flowers
Common Name: Blood berry, Pigeonberry, Baby Peppers
Botanical name: Rivina humilis
Family: Phytolaccaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : America, US, Caribbean islands, Mexico
Height : Up to 6.5 feet
Plant type : Houseplant, easy to grow, full sun light with minimum care
Common Name: Bougainvillea tree, Tree Bougainvillea
Botanical name: Bougainvillea arborea
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Brazil, South America
Category :Woody ornamental tree
Flowering season : Jan to May
Height : Up to 18 feet
Growth Rate: Fast
Common Name: Bicolor snapdragon
Botanical name: Antirrhinum
Family: Plantaginaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : North Africa, Europe, US, China
Height :10 inches to 3 feet
Type : Perennial, annual
Flowers : Small, magenta yellow bicolor, mild hairy
Best for: Borders, pots, containers
Common Name: Burr rose
Botanical name: Rosa rubiginosa
Family: Rosaceae
Order: Rosales
Origin / Native : Asia, America, Europe
Uses :perfumes, cuisines
Type : Commercial cut flower
Flowers: Large, magenta ink color, evergreen foliage, thorny
Tamil : Rooja flower
Common Name: Bird of paradise flower
Botanical name: Strelitzia
Family: Strelitziaceae
Order: Zingiberales
Origin / Native : South Africa
Life Cycle :Perennial plant
Type : Ornamental plant
Height: 4 feet
Flowering Season: Summer
Location: Lalbagh, bangalore, india
Common Name: Bitter gourd, bitter squash, bitter melon
Botanical name: Momordica charantia
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : India, china
Hindi :Karela
Tamil : Pavakkai
Type : Climbing vine
Flowers: Small, yellow, 5 petals, 2 inch wide
Common Name: Bitter ash, Bitter wood, Jamaica Quassia, Amargo
Botanical name: Quassia amara
Family: Simaroubaceae
Order: Sapindales
Origin / Native : Colombia, Brasil, Costa Rica, Peru, Venezuela
Type :Small tree, shrub
Used in : Traditional medicine
Height: Up to 3.5 meters
Common Name: Blue Star, Blue morning glory, picotee morning glory
Botanical name: Ipomoea nil
Family: Convolvulaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : China, Mexico
Type :Ornamental annual herb, climbing vine
Blooming Time : 5 am - 7 am,early morning
Flowering colors: Blue, white, beige, purple
Foliage: Dark green, glossy
Common Name: Blue Petunia, Multiflora, garden petunia
Botanical name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : South America
Flowering Season :Winter, Summer
Type : Annual
Flowers: Large, purple, funnel shaped
Best for: Containers, pots, hanging baskets
Common Name: Punarnava, tarvine, Hogweeds, spiderlings
Botanical name: Boerhavia diffusa
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Asia, India, Africa, Mexico, United States
Height :Up to 2 feet
Type : Annual or perennial
Used in: Medicinal Industry & herbal medicine
Common Name: Erect boerhavia, erect spiderling
Botanical name: Boerhavia erecta
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Mexico, India, America, Africa
Height :Up to 2 feet
Type : Perennial herb
Flowering colors: White, tiny, clustered
Foliage: Dark green
Common Name: Brown chrysanthemum, Garden mums
Botanical name: Chrysanthemum
Family: Asteraceae
Origin / Native : Scandinavian peninsula, Lithuania, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Asia
Care For Growth :Full sun, well-drained soil, Easy to grow, Up to 3 feet tall
Height: 2 feet
Common Name: Black nightshade, hound's berry, wonder berry, popolo
Botanical name: Solanum nigrum
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native :Eurasia
Type : Common annual herb, short lived perennial shrub
Flowers: White, tiny, 5 petals
Flowering Season: July-Sep
Common Name: Red Cotton Tree, Kapok
Botanical name: Bombax
Family: Malvaceae
Order: Malvales
Origin / Native : Africa, Asia, India, Australia, China
Flowering Season :Jan-April
Light Requirement : Full Sun
Flowers: Large, red, 5 petals
Foliage: Evergreen
Common Name: Calabash, long melon, bottle gourd, bottle gourd flower
Botanical name: Lagenaria siceraria
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Africa, Asia
Foliage :Dark green, mild haily, large leaf
Type : Annual climbing vine
Flowers: White, 5-petals, smooth hairy
Tamil: Suraikkaai
Common Name: Butterfly pea, Clitoria ternatea vine
Botanical name: Clitoria ternatea
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Asia
Type :Perennial
Used in : Traditional Ayurvedic medicine
Category: Climbing vine
Tamil : Kannikkodi
Common Name: Buddha belly plant, purging nut
Botanical name: Jatropha podagrica
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Order: Malpighiales
Origin / Native : Tropical America
Flowers :Red, tiny, clustered
Genus :Jatropha
Tamil: Kattamanakku
Foliage: Reddish brown
Common Name: Brazil raintree, Yesterday today and tomorrow, morning noon and night
Botanical name: Brunfelsia pauciflora
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : Tropical America
Type :Shrub and small tree
Light Requirement : Full sun
Flowers: purple & white, 3-inches wide, 5 wavy petals, evergreen foliage
Common Name: Amazonia Tree Datura, Tree Datura, Angel’s Trumpet, Angel’s Tear
Botanical name: Brugmansia versicolor
Family: Solanaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : South America
Height :Up to 15 feet
Type : perennial tree shrub
Flowers: Large,pink & white,funnel shaped
Flowering season: Summer
Common Name: Brownea coccinea buds
Botanical name: Brownea coccinea
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Venezuela, Tropical America
Growth rate :Slow growing
Height : Up to 20 feet Tall
Flowering Month: Feb - May
Type: Ornamental tree
Flowers & foliage: Evergreen, orange, egg shaped flower buds
Common Name: Mountain Rose, Scarlet Flame Bean, Rose of Venezuela
Botanical name: Brownea coccinea
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Venezuela, Brazil
Species :Coccinea
Type & Light Requirement : Evergreen tree, Full Sun
Height : Up to 20 feet Tall
Common Name:Great bougainvillea, Pink Paper Flower
Botanical name: Bougainvillea spectabilis
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, Argentina, Brazil, peru
Height :Up to 35 feet
Type : Ornamental tree , shrub, vine
Propagation : Stem cuttings
Tamil: Kagitha poo
Common Name: Barnyard grass, barnyard millets, common barnyard grass
Botanical name: Echinochloa
Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Origin / Native : Europe, Asia
Type : Summer annual grass
Height : Up to 5 feet tall
Flowering Season: June-Oct
Grows in: Fields, road side, river bank
Common Name: Bermudagrass, scutch grass, Indian doab
Botanical name: Cynodon dactylon
Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Origin / Native : Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa
Tamil :Arugampul
Type : perennial
Grows in: Parks, fields, lawns
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Common Name: Black eyed pea
Botanical name: Dolichos biflorus
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : Africa, Asia
Hindi : lobia
Tamil: Thatta Payir, karamani
Flowers: Purple, lavender with yellow eyes, Pea shaped
Foliage: Dark green, glossy,1 feet long fruits & seeds used in tamil cuisine
Common Name: Para Cress, Para Cress Flower
Botanical name: Blainvillea acmella
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Africa, South America, Asia, Australia
Stems, leaf Type :Bristly hairy
Type : Annual
Flowers: Tiny, white, clustered, found in fields
Common Name: Buffel grass
Botanical name: Cenchrus ciliaris
Family: Poaceae
Order: Poales
Origin / Native : Asia, Africa, Iran
Height :4 to 6 feet
Type : Perennial grass
Flowers: Deep purple
Best for: Ground cover
Common Name: Bicolor monkey brush vine
Botanical name: Combretum coccineum
Family: Combretaceae
Order: Myrtales
Origin / Native : South America, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana
Light Requirement :Full Sun, Part shade
Flowering Season : Summer, Spring
Flowers: Red & yellow, hairy, clustered, 7 inches long
Foliage: Evergreen, glossy
Common Name: Spanish needle, cobbler's pegs, farmer's friend, burr marigold
Botanical name: Bidens pilosa
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : America
Type Season :Annual herb
Height : Up to 1.5 m high
Flowers: Tiny, white, 5 petals
Foliage: Dark green, grows in road side, fields
Common Name: Butter daisy
Botanical name: Melampodium divaricatum
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : South America, Mexico
Height :18 inches
Type : Summer annual
Light Requirement : Full sun
Flowers&plant: Small, yellow, 9 petals, best for pots, containers, evergreen foliage
Common Name: Ban karela, spiny gourd
Botanical name: Momordica dioica
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : India, Asia
Genus :Momordica
Tamil : palupakarkoti, Pazhupaagal
Flowers : Small, lemon yellow, 5 petals
Foliage : Dark green, large leaves
Common Name: Large Caltrops
Botanical name: Pedalium murex
Family: Pedaliacae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : India, Africa, Sri Lanka
Type :Traditional medicinal Plant
Life Cycle : Annual herb
Tamil: Tamil : Yanai nerunji, Anai nerunji
Flowers: Yellow, mild hairy, funnel shaped
Foliage: Greyish green, hairy, funnel shaped
Common Name: Barbary fig, Indian fig opuntia, Opuntia ficus indica flower
Botanical name: Opuntia ficus indica
Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Mexico
Tamil :Chapathi kalli
Type : Perennial, cactus, crop plant
Fruits: Egg shaped, fully ripened, matured fruits are edible, unripened fruits are poisonous
Common Name: Yellow Orchid Tree, Yellow Bell, Yellow Bauhinia
Botanical name: Bauhinia tomentosa
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa
Height :Up to 15 feet
Type : Shrub, small tree
Flowers: Light lemon yellow, 5 petals
Foliage: Dark Green, best for edges
Common Name: Beige zinnia
Botanical name: Zinnia
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : South America, United States, Mexico
Type :Annual and perennial plant
Height : Up to 4 feet
Best for: Borders, pots, ground cover, contianers
Common Name: Mexican zinnia, Bicolor zinnia pauciflora
Botanical name: zinnia pauciflora
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : South America, United States, Mexico
Type :Annual and perennial plant
Height : Up to 3 feet
Flowers: Yellow & pink, 23-petals
Best for: Borders, pots, containers
Common Name: Buttonweed, Pie marker
Botanical name: Abutilon theophrasti
Family: Malvaceae
Order: Malvales
Origin / Native : South Asia
Height :Up to 8 feet
Type : Annual plant
Foliage: Greyish green, Heart shaped leaves, red stems, hairy fruits, 2.5 inch orange small flowers
Common Name: Bougainvillae Variegated
Botanical name: Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Type :Thorny ornamental tree, summer flower
Height : Up to 15 feet
Flowers : Baby pink, 3 petals, clustered
Foliage : Green & yellow variegated
Common Name: Bougainvillae Variegated red
Botanical name: Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Best for :Hedges
Flowers : Large, magenta pink, wavy, clustered with red stems
Type : Thorny ornamental tree, summer flower
Foliage : Reddish green
Common Name: Bougainvillae Variegated orange with pink
Botanical name: Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order:Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Type :Ornamental vine
Height : 15 feet
Flowers : Ball shaped, clustered, pink & orange color
Common Name: Bristly Rhododendron
Botanical name: Rhododendron setosum
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Rhododendron
Order : Small shrub
Flowering Month :May-july
Foliage : Dark green
Plant & flowers : White & pink, dark green, oval leaves, 5 petals, 8 stamens, 1 stigma
Common Name: Bougainvillae red single
Botanical name: Bougainvillea
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Type :Ornamental vine
Flowering season : June-Aug
Height : 10 feet tall
Foliage&Plant : matured green leaves & red immature leaves
Common Name: Bougainvillae variegated purple
Botanical name: Bougainvillea
Family:Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Type :Perennial Herb, Bulb
Height : Up to 10 feet
Light Requirement : Full sun
Best for: Hedges
Common Name: Barrel cactus, fishhook barrel cactus, Arizona barrel cactus, cylindrical cactus
Botanical name: Ferocactus wislizeni
Family: Cactaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : Mexico, North America
Height :Up to 6 feet tall
Light Requirement : Full sun
Flowering colors : White, yellow, orange
Common Name: Paper Flower
Botanical name: Bougainvillea glabra
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Order: Caryophyllales
Origin / Native : South America, peru
Flowers : Deep pink, orange, wavy leaf
Type : Ornamental vine
Foliage : Green, thorny
Light Requirement : Full sun
Common Name: Wax Begonia, Annual begonia
Botanical name: Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Type :Perennial plant
Light Requirement : Full sun
Flowers : Baby pink, 4 petals, clustered
Best for : pots, containers, hanging baskets
Common Name: Bindweed, morning glory
Botanical name: Convolvulus arvensis
Family: Convolvulaceae
Order: Solanales
Origin / Native : Asia, Europe
Type : Perennial
Tamil : Bhoomi Chakra Poondu
Foliage & Flower : Dark green, hairy stems & leaves, white,purple throat blooms
Category : Climbing vine
Common Name: Blossom, Cherry blossom, Hill Cherry
Botanical name: Prunus serrulata
Family: Rosaceae
Order: Rosales
Origin / Native : China, Japan, Korea
Height :10 to 15 feet tall
Type : Small deciduous tree
Flowers : White, 5 petals, clustered
Foliage : Dark green, glossy
Common Name: Begonia pink
Botanical name: Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Type : Half hardy Perennial
Height : 25 cm
Flowering month: July-Oct
Foliage: Green leaves & red edges
Common Name: Begonia white
Botanical name: Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Type :Perennial shrub
Flowering Period : July-Oct
Flowers : White, small, 4 petals
Best for : Hanging baskets, pots, containers
Common Name: Begonia red
Botanical name: Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Type : Perennial plant
Light Requirement: Full Sun
Flowers : Red, yellow stamens, 4 petals
Best for : Hanging baskets, pots, containers
Common Name: Common daisy, lawn daisy
Botanical name: Bellis perennis
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : Europe, America
Type : Perennial
Flowers Blooming Season : Summer
Flowers : White, medium, 28 petal
Foliage : Dark green
Common Name: Hanging basket red, Tuberous begonia
Botanical name: Begonia Red Cascade
Family: Begoniaceae
Order: Cucurbitales
Origin / Native : Asia, China
Foliage :Evergreen, red stems
Height : 1 feet tall [12 inches]
Flowers : Red, mild hairy
Light Requirement : Partial Shade
Common Name: Yellow Bauhinia
Botanical name: Bauhinia tomentosa
Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Origin / Native : India, China
Hazards :Up to 10 m
Light Requirement : Full Sun
Tamil Name : Iruvaji, manthari
Flowers : Large,lemon yellow, 5 petals, 9 stamens, 1 stigma
Common Name: Blue Snakeweed, false verbena
Botanical name: Stachytarpheta cayennensis
Family: Verbenaceae
Order: Lamiales
Origin / Native : Mexico, America
Type:perennial herb
Foliage : Dark green, glossy
Flowers : Blue, tiny, attracks bees & butterflies
Common Name: Bellis perennis white, English daisy
Botanical name: Bellis perennis
Family: Asteraceae
Order: Asterales
Origin / Native : America, Europe, Australasia
Type : Perennial
Genus : Bellis
Flowers : Small, white & pink
Best for : pots, hanging baskets
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