Common Flowers Names

1. Baby-Blue-Eyes
Also known as California bluebell
(Nemphila-insignis)
Haagbloem in Dutch
Family of Hydrophyllaceae
Organic grown

Sky blue button a-like flowers with a white heart

Annual flowers
Low growing shade plants
Love full shadow
Can be planted in any types of moist soil

Bees beloved
Blooming in about 4 months from seedlings
Average height is about 20cm

2. Baby's-Breath
(Gypsophilla paniculata)
Gipskruid in Dutch
Belongs to family of Caryophyllaceae
Wild perennial common flowers

Lace like mini white flowers
Love clayey soil
Rich blooming from early summer
Plant is about 100cm tall

Commonly used in the everlasting wedding bouquets

Best for patient growers
Flowers are mostly sold in its dried form
Florist beloved

3. Bachelor's Button
(Ranunculus-asiaticus)
Ranonkel or Boterbloem in Dutch
Charming cut flowers
Frost free perennials bulb plant

Cool Garden flowers
Love any wet soil
Great for groups
Suitable for corners

Blooming from early summer
Preferred sunny and half shadow
Best vase flowers
Flowers in pale pink to deep red and yellow

Made a great flower bouquet with Anemones
Insects beloved
Growing very well in earthy containers

4. Balloon Flowers
Also known as Bellflower, Japanese
(Platycodon grandiflorus)
Ballonklokje in Dutch
Family of Campanulaceae
Winter-hard
Low growing garden flowers

In cream, soft pink, light purplish blue colours

Flower buds look like a balloon
Insects beloved decorative perennials
Outdoor garden plant

Can be a ground covering plant
Blooming in summer
Maximum plant height is about 60cm
Love a full sun and half sheltered place

Great for an indoor table-top display

5. Bear´s Breech
(Acanthus-mollis)
From Acanthaceae family
Cut flowers 
Perennial flowering plant
Whitish purple blossoms
Love any type of slightly moist soil

Abundance of flowers and decorative leaves

Insects beloved
Blooming in mid-summer
Can occupy a small garden corner

a. Begonia Single

b. Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Picotee Begonia'
Knolbegonia in Dutch

Large light pink flowers with a dark pink curly edge and a bright yellow heart

c. Begonia-Hybrid

d. Begonia Double, peach

e. Begonia Double, yellow

f. Begonia Double, soft pink and dark red

Begonia gracilis 'Comet'
Flowers in pink
Large bush plant
Low growing flowering plants

Commonly seen in the tropical garden
Perennials in a warm country
Best as a flower border
Blooming in summer

a. Delphinium-cultorum 'Finsteraarhorn'
Blooming in mid-spring
Flowers in purplish blue

b. Delphinium-Magic-Fountain 'Sky-Blue'
Double petals flowers in blue under strong sun power

Average height is 70cm
Rich blooming
Love a sunny place
Garden flowers

Blooming from late spring
Love moist soil
Can stand strong in the container

a. Strelitzia nicolai
Giant flowering plant
Crane flower in greyish blue and white colours

b. Strelitzia reginae
Medium to large plant

Flowers in bright orange and deep blue colours

9. Black Eye Susan
(Thunbergia alata)
Suzanne-met-de-mooie-ogen in Dutch
Annual creeping plant
Common flowers for summer

Orange yellow flowers with a dark brown heart

Love moist ground and a sunny place
Stakes are necessary for supports
Sensitive to cold and wet

Suitable for hanging baskets;
containers; and pots

Indoor house plants and outdoor garden plant

Blooming from summer to early autumn

10. Blanket Flowers
(Gaillardia 'Kobold')
Kokardebloem in Dutch
Belongs to Compositae family

Outdoor garden plants
Perennials cut flowers
Long lasting flowering plants
Bright red yellow fringe and double-petals

Blooming in mid-summer
Preferred moist soil
Love sunny locations
Required plenty of water

Prune off the old flowers will promote new growth

Blooming from mid-spring to late Autumn

a. Dicentra spetabilis
Flowers in pink

b. Dicentra spetabilis 'Alba'
Flowers in white

Bougainvillea glabra
Decorative leaves in pink, purple, red, yellow and white colours

Common flowers seen in Singapore and Cameron Highlands

Perennial garden flowers in hot countries
Annuals in cold countries
Climb plant
Love a sunny place
Blooming in summer
Can be grown in containers

Minimum ground temperature is about 25°C with high humid

13. Bright-eyes-Flax
(Linum-grandiflorum)
Annual garden flower
A unique and tender flower
Very sensitive to cold and wet

Flowering under a very high summer temperature

Short spent flower
Love moist and good drainage soil
Can be planted in containers
An attractive border flower
Flower in pale pink with a dark pink heart

Butterfly Bush see Finger plants in Flowers List

Bunny Ears see Pricky Pear in Cactus flowers