Every type of flower is beautiful in its own right. There are many flowers that people regard as some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. Some of the prettiest flowers have large showy blooms, striking colors, or exotic looks. Outstanding examples of beautiful flowers have unique characteristics that set them apart from all other flowers.

Peonies are a type of shrub that produce an abundance of fragrant colorful flowers. Most types of peony flowers are some of the showiest blooms you will find. Peonies come in a range of color shades from dark purples and reds to light pinks, yellows, and whites. The flowers from these perennial plants are also some of the most beautiful cut flowers to brighten up your home.

Orchids are among some of the most beautiful and delicate flowers you can grow. Orchid flowers come in many varieties, with almost any shape, color, and size. Some of the smallest mini orchid flowers may only be about half an inch (1 cm) across. Large orchid flowers may be as large as 3” to 5” (7.5 – 12 cm). Orchids and orchid hybrids can be purple, white, red, orange, deep blue, pink, or yellow, or any combination of those colors.

Jasmine flowers are well known for their pure white color and wonderful scent. Jasmine is a type of fragrant shrub or vine in the Oleaceae family that belongs to the Jasminum genus. This means that jasmine is in the same subgroup as olive, lilac, and forsythia plants.

Purple flowers are some of the most popular flowers for gardens. Flowers in shades of purple from light lilac to mauve and deep violet are beautiful to look at. Many types of purple flowering plants such as lavender, pansies, petunias, and verbena contrast well with light green foliage. Purple flowers also look great alongside white flowers, pink flowers, or yellow blooms.

Yellow flowers are perfect for adding bright cheerful colors to your garden in any season. Yellow flowering plants can look spectacular when growing among green foliage or with blue, white, or red flowers. Yellow flowers have many meanings, some being happiness, optimism, loyalty, and positivity.

White flowers provide beautiful contrasting features and variations in any garden. Plants with white flowers such as lilies, orchids, jasmine, anemones, and magnolias look amazing with their contrasting green leafy foliage. You can also use combinations of white flowers with other colored flowers in attractive cut flower floral displays.

Orange flowers can create stunning colorful displays of beauty in your garden. Orange flowers have many meanings, some being warmth, joy, energy, creativity, and success. Creating floral displays with orange flowers like marigolds, chrysanthemums, pansies, or orange tulips can help brighten up any room.

Growing red flowers in your garden can add touches of stunning bright and vibrant red colors. Red flowers have many meanings, some being romance, passion, love, and remembrance. You can combine contrasting red and white flowers together to create striking floral displays. Or, you can add some crimson or dark red flowers for attractive cut flower arrangements.

Lilies are a type of long-stemmed perennial bulbous plant that produce stunning large flowers. Not all types of lilies have scented flowers. Lilies are classified into 9 main categories or divisions. Different types of lilies in these divisions have their own characteristics.