Here’s a list of flower names that begin with the letter G. With an emphasis on common and easy to grow varieties:
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Gaillardia
Gaillardia is also known as the blanket flower. Full sun and very well-drained soil are musts for blanket flowers to thrive.
Gardenia
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), native to China, is the fragrant species sold by florists and grown as an ornamental.
Garden Angelica
Garden Balsam
Impatiens balsamina is commonly known as balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed.
Garden Phlox
Garden Rockress
Garden Stock
Geranium
Gaura
Gerbera
At present, there are around forty documented species of gerberas around the world.
Giant Hyssop
Gladiolus
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as globe amaranth, makhmali, and vadamalli, is an edible plant whose flowers can be magenta, purple, red, orange, white, pink, and lilac.
Globe Flower
Globe Thistle
Echinops bannaticus, known as blue globe-thistle, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the sunflower family.
Godetia
Golden Chamomile
Cota tinctoria, the golden marguerite, yellow chamomile, or oxeye chamomile also goes by the names “dyer’s chamomile”, “Boston daisy”, “Paris daisy”.
Golden Dew Drop
Common names include golden dewdrop, pigeon berry, and skyflower.
Goldenrod
Honey from goldenrods often is dark and strong because of the admixtures of other nectars.
Gooseneck Loosestrife
Grape Hyacinth
They are most commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers resembling bunches of grapes in the spring.
Great Periwinkle
Although attractive, both Vinca major and Vinca minor may be invasive in some regions where they are introduced species because the rapid spreading chokes out native plant species and alters habitats much like some species of ivy plants.
Greater Masterwort
Green Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus is a cactus with cylindrical stems, forming dense or lax clumps either loose decumbent or erect, with 20 to 100 branches, usually branching before flowering.
It is also called Strawberry Cactus, Strawberry Hedgehog Cactus, Green Strawberry, Green Strawberry Hedgehog, Banana Cactus, Alicoche Banana Cactus, Pitaya, Smallspine Pitaya, Purple Pitaya, Prostrate Hedgehog, Prostrate Hedgehog Cactus, Cob Cactus
Grevillea
The Grevillea longifolia is also known as the fern-leaf spider flower (no relation to tarantulas).
Gumamela
In the Philippines, the gumamela (local name for hibiscus) is used by children as part of a bubble-making pastime. The hibiscus is Hawaii’s state flower.
Gypsophila
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