Here’s a list of the different names of flowers that begin with the letter D. With an emphasis on common and easy to grow types:
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Dalmation Bellflower
Daffodil
Narcissus is a genus of predominantly spring perennial plants. Various common names including daffodil, daffadowndilly, narcissus, and jonquil are used to describe all or some members of the genus.
Dahlia
Dahlias belong to the Asteraceae (Aster) family along with daisies and sunflowers. They produce beautiful pink flowers.
Daisy
The name “daisy” is considered a corruption of “day’s eye” because the whole head closes at night and opens in the morning.
Daphne
Day Lilly
Daylilies are available in a wide variety of sizes and colors. Gardening enthusiasts and professional horticulturalists have long bred daylily species for their attractive flowers.
Delosperma
Delosperma nubigenum, commonly called ice plant, is native to certain mountainous areas of South Africa. It is a succulent, mat-forming species that reportedly has the best winter hardiness of the ice plants currently in cultivation
Delphinium
The different genus Consolida (an annual) is also commonly called ‘larkspur’. This variety of delphinium produces clusters of bright blue flowers.
Desert Rose
Common names include Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea, impala lily, and desert rose. The flowers are usually pinkish to red hues.
Deutzia
Dianella
Dianella is a flowering plant and they are commonly called flax lilies.
Dianthus
Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, native to southern Europe and parts of Asia. It has become a popular ornamental garden plant.
Diascia
Dichondra
Dietes
Dittany
Dictamnus albus, commonly called dittany, is an upright, clump-forming, woody-based, herbaceous perennial which features rigid, vertical stems typically growing 2-4′ tall.
Dutch Iris
Dutchman’s Pipe Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum is an erect or semi-erect, branching, epiphytic cactus up to 20 feet (6 m) tall with cylindrical stems, bearing elliptic, leaf-like, scalloped, dark green branches.
Dutchman’s Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria, or Dutchman’s breeches, is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to the rich woods of eastern North America, with a disjunct population in the Columbia Basin. The common name Dutchman’s breeches derives from their white flowers that look like white breeches.
Dwarf Crested Iris
The flowers of Iris cristata can vary from purple to lavender-blue to white. It’s a perennial plant, endemic to the eastern United States.
Dyer’s Chamomile
Dyer’s Chamomile or Golden Marguerite is a hardy but weak perennial flower because it usually dies in the late summer. But, the fragrant yellow flowers last a long time (two to three weeks).
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