Following is a collection of Flower Pictures taken during my previous travels over the past few years. Please note that I am not following any particular order in posting these photos. I’ll keep adding more from my photo collection whenever I find new ones …
1. Daffodils
Common Name: Daffodil, Narcissus, Jonquil, Lent lily, Nargis
Botanical Name: Narcissus tazetta
Family: Amaryllidaceae (Nargis family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
2. Hyacinths
Common Name: Hyacinths, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth or Dutch hyacinth
Botanical Name: Hyacinthus orientalis
Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
3. Tulips
Common Name: Tulips
Botanical Name: Tulipa spp.
Family: Liliaceae (lily family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
4. Pom Pom Allium Flowers
Common Name: Pom Pom, Allium Flowers, Giant Onion, Giant Allium Mount Everest
Botanical Name: Allium giganteum
Family: Alliaceae (Onion family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
5. Celosia or Cockscomb
Common Name: Cockscomb, Lalmurga
Botanical Name: Celosia plumosa
Family: Amaranthaceae (Amaranth family)
[Place Taken: Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India]
6. Orchid Family
These Orchid photos were taken from Orchid at the Singapore Changi Airport (Terminal 2). This garden exhibits rare orchids like Dendrobiums, Cymbidiums, Moth Orchids (Phalaenopsis), Oncidiums and hybrids. It also includes Singapore’s national flower – the Vanda Miss Joaquim and Changi Airport’s very own ‘Dendrobium Changi Airport’ Orchids.
Common Name: Orchids, Dendrobiums, Cymbidiums, Moth Orchids, Boat Orchids, Singapore Orchid etc.
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
[Place Taken: Changi Airport, Singapore]
7. Bottlebrush
Common Name: Bottlebrush or Crimson Bottlebrush, Weeping Bottle brush
Botanical Name: Callistemon viminalis
Family: Myrtaceae (Bottlebrush family)
[Place Taken: Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India]
8. Poppy Flowers
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
[Place Taken: San Diego, California, US]
Common Name: Common poppy, Field poppy, Corn poppy, Khas-Khas
Botanical Name: Papaver rhoeas
Family: Papaveraceae (poppy family)
9. Lavender
Common Name: Lavender, English Lavender, True Lavender, Narrow Leaved Lavender
Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
10. Poinsettia
Common Name: Poinsettia, Mana Angangbi
Botanical Name: Euphorbia pulcherrima
Family: Euphorbiaceae (castor family)
[Place Taken: LasVegas, Nevada, US]
11. Melastoma
Common Name: Straits Rhododendron, Malabar Melastome, Indian Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron, Sendudok (Malay)
Botanical Name: Melastoma malabathricum ssp. malabathricum
Family: Melastomataceae (melastome family)
[Place Taken: Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India]
12. Ornamental Kale or Ornamental Cabbage
Common Name: Ornamental Kale, Ornamental Cabbage, Flowering Kale, Kale, Curled Kitchen Kale
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea
Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard family)
[Place Taken: Fisherman Cove, San Francisco, California, US]
13. Mum Flower or Chrysanthemum
Common Name: Spoon mum, Florist’s Daisy, Florist’s Mum, Florist’s Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum, Chandramukhi
Botanical Name: Dendranthema X Grandiflorum (Formerly known as Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
[Place Taken: Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India]
14. Flame of Forest or Gulmohar Tree
Common Name: Flame Tree, Royal Poinciana, Flame of Forest, Fire of Forest, Gulmohar Tree
Botanical Name: Delonix regia
Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
[Place Taken: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India]
15. Linum Flax
Common Name: Flax, Common Flax, Flaxseed, Linseed, Blue Sapphire Flax
Botanical Name: Linum usitatissimum
Family: Linaceae (Linseed family)
[Place Taken: COX Arboretum Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio, US]
16. Nasturtium Flowers (Orange Flowers)
Common Name: Nasturtium, Nasturtium, Indian Cress
Botanical Name: Tropaeolum majus
Family: Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family)
[Place Taken: San Diego, California, US]
17. Impatiens Flowers
Common Name: New Guinea Balsam, New Guinea Impatiens, Divine Orange Bronze Leaf New Guinea Impatiens, Impatiens New Guinea
Botanical Name: Impatiens hawkerii
Family: Balsaminaceae (Balsam family)
[Place Taken: Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India]
18. Petunia Flowers
Common Name: Petunia
Botanical Name: Petunia hybrida
Family: Solanaceae (potato family)
[Place Taken: LasVegas, Nevada, US]
