Flowers That Start With E
Discover 92+ flowers beginning with E — their names, meanings, origins, and unique characteristics.
Echeveria
A succulent plant producing bell-shaped flowers in shades of pink, orange, or yellow, native to the semi-desert regions of Central America and Mexico.
Echinacea angustifolia
Known as the narrow-leaf purple coneflower, this hardy perennial features pinkish-purple petals and a spiky central cone, native to the central United States.
Echinacea pallida
A species of coneflower with drooping, pale purple petals, often used in herbal medicine and native to the prairies of North America.
Echinacea paradoxa
The only yellow-flowered species of coneflower, this unique plant is native to the Ozark region and features bright golden petals surrounding a dark cone.
Echinacea purpurea
The most common purple coneflower, widely grown in gardens for its medicinal properties and vibrant, daisy-like blooms that attract butterflies and bees.
Echinocactus grusonii
Commonly known as the Golden Barrel Cactus, it produces small, yellow, cup-shaped flowers at the crown of the plant during the summer months.
Echinops bannaticus
A striking perennial known as the blue globe thistle, featuring spherical, metallic-blue flower heads that are highly attractive to pollinators in late summer.
Echinops ritro
A hardy globe thistle with deep blue, spherical flower heads and silvery, deeply cut foliage, native to Southern Europe and Western Asia.
Echium candicans
Known as Pride of Madeira, this spectacular plant produces massive, conical spikes of small, purple-blue flowers, native to the island of Madeira.
Echium plantagineum
Commonly called Paterson's Curse, this invasive but beautiful wildflower features spikes of purple, funnel-shaped flowers and is native to the Mediterranean region.
Echium wildpretii
The Tower of Jewels is a biennial plant that produces a massive, towering spike of red flowers, native to the high-altitude slopes of Mount Teide.
Edelweiss
Leontopodium nivale is a famous alpine flower with white, woolly bracts, symbolizing courage and devotion, and is native to the high mountains of Europe.
Edgeworthia chrysantha
Known as the Paper Bush, this shrub produces clusters of fragrant, yellow, tubular flowers in late winter before the leaves emerge, native to China.
Eichhornia crassipes
The Water Hyacinth is an aquatic plant with beautiful, lavender-blue flowers featuring a yellow spot, native to the Amazon basin and highly invasive globally.
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Known as the Russian Olive, this tree produces small, fragrant, silvery-yellow flowers that are followed by edible, olive-like fruits, native to Western Asia.
Elatostema repens
Commonly called the Watermelon Begonia, this plant produces tiny, inconspicuous flowers, but is prized for its attractive, variegated foliage in tropical regions.
Eleocharis dulcis
The Chinese Water Chestnut produces tiny, spike-like flowers at the tips of its stems and is primarily cultivated for its edible corms in Asia.
Elephant's Ear
Colocasia esculenta produces large, spadix-type flowers wrapped in a green spathe, though it is primarily grown for its massive, tropical, heart-shaped leaves.
Elsholtzia stauntonii
Known as the Chinese Mint Shrub, it produces spikes of tiny, pinkish-purple flowers in late autumn, providing late-season nectar for bees and butterflies.
Embothrium coccineum
The Chilean Firebush is a spectacular evergreen shrub that produces masses of brilliant, tubular, scarlet-red flowers, native to the forests of South America.
Empetrum nigrum
The Crowberry is a low-growing evergreen shrub that produces tiny, pinkish-purple flowers followed by edible black berries, native to northern temperate regions.
Encelia farinosa
Known as Brittlebush, this desert shrub produces bright yellow, daisy-like flowers and is native to the arid regions of the Southwestern United States.
Encyclia cochleata
The Cockleshell Orchid features unique, upside-down flowers with a dark purple, shell-shaped lip, native to the tropical regions of the Caribbean and Florida.
Encyclia tampensis
The Florida Butterfly Orchid is a small, epiphytic orchid with greenish-brown petals and a white lip, native to the swamps of the southeastern US.
Endymion non-scriptus
Also known as Hyacinthoides non-scripta, the English Bluebell creates carpets of nodding, violet-blue flowers in woodlands across Western Europe during the spring.
Engelmannia peristenia
Commonly called Engelmann's Daisy, this hardy wildflower produces bright yellow, sunflower-like blooms and is native to the prairies of North America.
Epacris impressa
The Common Heath is a shrub that produces tubular, bell-shaped flowers in shades of pink, red, or white, and is the floral emblem of Victoria, Australia.
Epidendrum ciliare
A species of orchid known for its large, fringed, white, spider-like flowers that emit a strong fragrance at night, native to tropical Central America.
Epidendrum ibaguense
The Crucifix Orchid is a hardy, reed-stemmed orchid that produces clusters of bright orange, red, or yellow flowers, native to the mountains of Colombia.
Epidendrum radicans
A trailing orchid species that produces vibrant, orange-red flowers on long stems, often used as a groundcover in tropical and subtropical garden landscapes.
Epigaea repens
Known as the Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower, this low-growing plant produces fragrant, pink or white, waxy flowers and is native to eastern North America.
Epilobium angustifolium
Fireweed is a tall, hardy perennial that produces spikes of magenta-pink flowers, often the first plant to colonize areas after a forest fire.
Epilobium canum
The California Fuchsia is a drought-tolerant perennial that produces tubular, bright scarlet-red flowers, highly attractive to hummingbirds in the late summer.
Epimedium grandiflorum
Known as Bishop's Hat, this shade-loving perennial produces delicate, spurred flowers in shades of pink, white, or yellow, native to Japan and Korea.
Epimedium rubrum
A popular garden hybrid known for its red and white, spider-like flowers and attractive, heart-shaped leaves that turn bronze in the autumn season.
Epiphyllum oxypetalum
The Queen of the Night is a cactus that produces massive, fragrant, white flowers that bloom only for a single night, native to tropical America.
Epiphyllum 'Ackermannii'
A classic orchid cactus hybrid known for its large, brilliant red, funnel-shaped flowers that bloom profusely in the spring and early summer months.
Eranthis hyemalis
The Winter Aconite is one of the first flowers to bloom in late winter, featuring bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers surrounded by a ruff of leaves.
Eremurus bungei
The Foxtail Lily produces tall, dramatic spikes covered in hundreds of small, golden-yellow, star-shaped flowers, native to the regions of Central Asia.
Eremurus robustus
The Giant Desert Candle can reach heights of eight feet, producing massive, dense spikes of pale pink or white flowers, native to the mountains of Asia.
Erica carnea
The Winter Heath is a low-growing evergreen shrub that produces masses of tiny, bell-shaped, pink or white flowers during the cold winter months.
Erica cinerea
The Bell Heather is a hardy shrub that produces deep purple, bell-shaped flowers and is native to the heathlands of Western and Central Europe.
Erica tetralix
The Cross-leaved Heath features clusters of pale pink, bell-shaped flowers and is commonly found in wet, boggy moorlands throughout Northern Europe.
Erica vagans
The Cornish Heath is a vigorous, low-growing shrub that produces long, conical spikes of pink or white flowers, native to Western Europe.
Erigeron aurantiacus
The Orange Fleabane is a low-growing perennial that produces bright, orange-yellow, daisy-like flowers, native to the alpine regions of Central Asia.
Erigeron glaucus
The Seaside Daisy is a coastal perennial that produces large, lavender-blue, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers, native to the Pacific coast of North America.
Erigeron karvinskianus
Known as the Mexican Fleabane, this plant produces masses of tiny, daisy-like flowers that transition from white to pink as they age.
Erinus alpinus
The Fairy Foxglove is a small, mat-forming alpine plant that produces clusters of tiny, star-shaped, pink or purple flowers, native to the mountains of Europe.
Eriogonum fasciculatum
California Buckwheat is a shrub that produces dense clusters of tiny, white to pink flowers, providing a vital nectar source for native pollinators.
Eriogonum giganteum
St. Catherine's Lace is a large, woody shrub that produces massive, flat-topped clusters of creamy-white flowers, native to the Channel Islands of California.
Eriophorum angustifolium
Commonly known as Common Cottongrass, this plant produces fluffy, white, cotton-like seed heads that resemble flowers, native to the wetlands of the Northern Hemisphere.
Eritrichium nanum
Known as the King of the Alps, this tiny, rare plant produces intense, sky-blue flowers and is native to the highest peaks of the European Alps.
Erodium manescavii
The Pyrenees Heron's Bill is a hardy perennial that produces large, magenta-pink, geranium-like flowers, native to the mountain regions of Southern France.
Eryngium alpinum
The Alpine Sea Holly is a striking perennial with metallic-blue, thistle-like flower heads surrounded by feathery, silver-blue bracts, native to the European Alps.
Eryngium amethystinum
An amethyst-colored sea holly that produces spiky, blue-purple flower heads and is highly valued in gardens for its architectural form and drought tolerance.
Eryngium giganteum
Known as Miss Willmott's Ghost, this biennial plant features large, silvery-green, thistle-like flowers that glow in the moonlight, native to the Caucasus Mountains.
Eryngium maritimum
The Sea Holly is a coastal plant with glaucous, blue-green foliage and spiky, metallic-blue flower heads, native to the sandy dunes of Europe.
Eryngium planum
A popular sea holly with small, intense blue, globe-shaped flower heads and dark stems, often used in dried flower arrangements for its lasting color.
Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve'
A popular wallflower cultivar that produces long, fragrant spikes of mauve-purple flowers for most of the year, native to the Mediterranean region.
Erysimum cheiri
The common Wallflower is a fragrant, spring-blooming plant with flowers in shades of yellow, orange, red, and brown, native to Southern Europe.
Erythronium americanum
The Trout Lily is a spring-blooming wildflower with nodding, yellow, lily-like flowers and mottled leaves, native to the forests of Eastern North America.
Erythronium dens-canis
The Dog's Tooth Violet is a small, bulbous plant with pink or purple, reflexed petals, native to the mountains of Southern and Central Europe.
Erythronium grandiflorum
The Glacier Lily is a spectacular mountain wildflower with bright yellow, reflexed petals, native to the alpine meadows of Western North America.
Erythronium revolutum
The Pink Fawn Lily is a beautiful woodland plant with large, pale pink, reflexed flowers, native to the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Erythrina crista-galli
The Cockspur Coral Tree produces large, brilliant red, pea-like flowers and is the national flower of Argentina and Uruguay, native to South America.
Erythrina herbacea
The Coral Bean is a shrub that produces long, slender, bright red, tubular flowers that are highly attractive to hummingbirds, native to the Southern US.
Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'
A popular evergreen shrub cultivar that produces clusters of soft, pink and white, apple-blossom-like flowers throughout the summer months.
Escallonia rubra
A hardy evergreen shrub that produces deep crimson-red, tubular flowers and glossy, dark green leaves, native to the mountains of Chile.
Eschscholzia californica
The California Poppy is the state flower of California, featuring vibrant, satiny, orange-yellow petals that close at night, native to Western North America.
Eucomis autumnalis
The Pineapple Lily produces a dense, cylindrical spike of tiny, greenish-white flowers topped with a tuft of leaves, native to Southern Africa.
Eucomis bicolor
A species of Pineapple Lily with pale green flowers edged in purple, creating a striking, exotic appearance in the late summer garden.
Euonymus alatus
The Burning Bush is primarily grown for its brilliant red autumn foliage, but it also produces small, inconspicuous, yellowish-green flowers in the spring.
Eupatorium cannabinum
Hemp-agrimony is a tall, native wildflower that produces flat-topped clusters of fuzzy, pinkish-purple flowers, highly attractive to butterflies in late summer.
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe Pye Weed is a tall, stately perennial that produces large, dome-shaped clusters of mauve-pink flowers, native to the wetlands of North America.
Eupatorium maculatum
Spotted Joe Pye Weed is a robust perennial with purple-spotted stems and large, fragrant, pinkish-purple flower heads, native to North American meadows.
Euphorbia amygdaloides
The Wood Spurge is a shade-tolerant perennial with lime-green, cup-shaped flowers (cyathia) that provide bright color in woodland garden settings.
Euphorbia characias
A Mediterranean spurge that produces large, architectural, lime-green flower heads that persist for months, adding structure to the garden landscape.
Euphorbia cyparissias
The Cypress Spurge is a low-growing, spreading plant with narrow, needle-like leaves and clusters of yellow-green flowers, native to Europe.
Euphorbia epithymoides
The Cushion Spurge is a compact, mounding plant that turns a brilliant, glowing yellow-green in the spring, native to Central and Southern Europe.
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Commonly known as Diamond Frost, this popular bedding plant produces clouds of tiny, white, flower-like bracts throughout the entire growing season.
Euphorbia marginata
Snow-on-the-Mountain is an annual plant with striking white-margined leaves and small, white flowers, native to the central United States.
Euphorbia milii
The Crown of Thorns is a succulent shrub with spiny stems and small, bright red or pink, flower-like bracts, native to Madagascar.
Euphorbia pulcherrima
The Poinsettia is world-famous for its large, brilliant red, pink, or white bracts that surround tiny, yellow flowers, native to Mexico.
Euphorbia rigida
A drought-tolerant, architectural plant with stiff, blue-green leaves and large, chartreuse-yellow flower heads, native to the Mediterranean region.
Euryops pectinatus
The Golden Shrub Daisy is a vigorous, evergreen plant that produces masses of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers, native to South Africa.
Eustoma grandiflorum
Commonly known as Lisianthus, this plant produces elegant, rose-like flowers in shades of purple, pink, and white, native to the southern United States.
Eutrochium purpureum
Sweet Joe Pye Weed is a tall perennial with vanilla-scented, pinkish-purple flower clusters, native to the moist woodlands of North America.
Evening Primrose
Oenothera biennis is a biennial plant with large, fragrant, yellow flowers that open in the evening and close by the following morning.
Everlasting Pea
Lathyrus latifolius is a vigorous, climbing perennial that produces clusters of rose-pink or white, pea-like flowers, native to Southern Europe.
Exacum affine
The Persian Violet is a small, charming houseplant that produces masses of fragrant, star-shaped, violet-blue flowers with yellow centers, native to Yemen.
Exochorda racemosa
The Pearl Bush is a deciduous shrub that produces beautiful, pure white, five-petaled flowers in spring, resembling strings of pearls, native to China.
Eysenhardtia polystachya
Known as Kidneywood, this shrub produces spikes of small, fragrant, white flowers and is native to the arid regions of Mexico and the US.
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