28 Flowers That Start With T (List of Flower Names T)

Here are the different types of flowers with names and images with an emphasis on common and easy to grow kinds that begin with the letter T.

Tall Bearded Iris

The most commonly found garden Iris is the bearded German Iris (I. germanica) and its numerous cultivars. Tall Bearded Iris begins blooming in early May in most parts of the US and continue through mid-June, depending on the weather.

Common Name: Tall Bearded Iris
Scientific Name: Iris
Type: Perennial
Water: Moderate
Soil PH: Neutral
Flower Color: Violet, Blue, Red, Orange, White, Black, lavender, Violet, Pink, and White
Bloom Season: Spring: April, May, and Early June
Special Characteristics: Deer Resistant / Good for Cut Flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 – 8
Height At Maturity: 42″
Sun: Sun – Partial Sun (at least 1/2 day)

Tall Verbena

Tall Verbena blooms small clusters of flowers on slender, willowy stems that stand up to 6 feet tall.

Common Name: Tall verbena
Scientific Name: Verbena bonariensis
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 5.5-6.0
Flower Color: Rose-violet, lavender
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 7 to 11
Height At Maturity: 3-6′
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover

Tagetes

Another name for the marigold flower.

Common Name: French Marigold
Scientific Name: Targetes Patula
Type: Perennial
Water: Average
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Red, Orange, Yellow
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, showy flowers, deer-resistant, drought-resistant
Hardiness Zone(s): 1 to 11
Height At Maturity: 6″-1′
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Beds & Borders

Tartarian Aster

Also called Tatarinow’s aster, it is one of the many types of Aster flowers.

Common Name: Tartarian Aster
Scientific Name: Aster Tataricus
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: acidic, neutral, alkaline
Flower Color: Violet-blue
Special Characteristics: Attracts birds and butterflies, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 3′ to 6′
Sun: Full sun

Tea Rose

Common Name: Tea Rose
Scientific Name: Rosa
Type: Perennial
Water: Average
Soil PH: acidic, neutral, alkaline
Flower Color: Creamy White, Pale Yellow Flowers
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, showy flowers, fragrant flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 4 to 9
Height At Maturity: 3′ to 4′
Sun: Full sun

Texas Mountain Laurel

Other names for this plant are Texas mescalbean, frijolito, and frijolillo.

Common Name: Texas Mountain Laurel
Scientific Name: Sophora Secundiflora
Type: Shrub
Water: Dry to Medium
Soil PH: 8.6 to 9
Flower Color: Violet, Lavander
Special Characteristics: Attracts birds and butterflies, Fragrant
Hardiness Zone(s): 7 to 10
Height At Maturity: 10′ to 20′
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade
Sub Type: Evergreen

Texas Nipple Cactus

This species of cactus is native to Texas.

Common Name: Texas Nipple Cactus
Scientific Name: Mammillaria Prolifera
Type: Cactus
Water: Dry to Medium
Soil PH: 6.1 to 7.8
Flower Color: Pink
Special Characteristics: Tolerates Drought, Showy Flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 9 to 11
Height At Maturity: 1″ to 6″
Sun: Full Sun to Part Shade

Thunbergia

Thunbergia alata, commonly called black-eyed Susan vine, is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant species.

Common Name: Black-eyed Susan
Scientific Name: Thunbergia Alata
Type: Climbing Vine
Water: Average
Soil PH: 6.1 to 7.8
Flower Color: Pink
Special Characteristics: Showy Flowers, Evergreen Leaves
Hardiness Zone(s): 10 to 11
Height At Maturity: 3′ to 6′
Sun: Full Sun

Tickseed

This plant produces an abundance of fluffy, dazzling golden-yellow, pom-pom like flowers.

Common Name: Tickseed
Scientific Name: Coreopsis “SOLANNA GOLDEN SPHERE”
Type: Perennial
Water: Dry to medium
Soil PH: 5.8–6.2
Flower Color: Golden yellow
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, deer-resistant, showy flowers, cut flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 5 to 9
Height At Maturity: 12-18”
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover

Tiger Flower

Common names include jockey’s cap lily, Mexican shellflower, peacock flower (said to resemble the colors of a peacock), tiger iris, and tiger flower.

Common Name: Tiger Flower
Scientific Name: Tigridia Pavonia
Type: Bulb
Water: Average
Soil PH: Neutral, Alkaline
Flower Color: Purple Flowers
Special Characteristics: rabbit-resistant, deer-resistant, drought-resistant, showy flowers, cut flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 8 to 10
Height At Maturity: 1-2′
Sun: Full sun – Partial sun
Sub Type: Beds & Borders

Tiger Lily

Its showy orange-and-black flowers make it an attractive ornamental plant.

Common Name: Tiger Lily
Scientific Name: Lilium Lancifolium
Type: Perennial, Bulb
Water: Average
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Orange and Black
Special Characteristics: Deer-resistant, showy flowers, fragrant flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 2-5′
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Sub Type: Beds & Borders

Tithonia

Other names include the tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower, or Nitobe chrysanthemum. It is one of the most beautiful flowers in Mexico.

Common Name: Mexican Sunflower
Scientific Name: Tihtonia Rotundifolia
Type: Annual
Water: Low
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Orange
Special Characteristics: Deer-resistant, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 2 to 11
Height At Maturity: 4-6′
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Beds & Borders

Toad Lilly

These flowers are usually white with heavy reddish-purple spotting. Unsure if the name was inspired by a species of toad in particular.

Common Name: Toad Lily
Scientific Name: Tricyrtis hirta
Type: Annual
Water: Medium
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Orange
Special Characteristics: showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 4 to 8
Height At Maturity: 2-3′
Sun: Part shade to full shade

Treasure Flower

Common Name: Treasure flower
Scientific Name: Gazania rigens
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 5.8 – 6.8
Flower Color: Orange rays with black eyes at bases and orange-brown disks
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 9 to 11
Height At Maturity: 6-12′
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover

Trollius

Common Name: Globe Flower (Orange Princes)
Scientific Name: Trollius x cultorum
Type: Perennial
Water: High
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Orange
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, Cut flowers, deer-resistant, rabbit-resistant
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 8
Height At Maturity: 2-3′
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Tree Peony

Tree peonies (Paeonia suffruticosa) are deciduous sub-shrubs that bloom in mid to late spring with big, beautiful peony flowers.

Common Name: Tree peony
Scientific Name: Paeonia suffruticosa
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6.5 to 7.5
Flower Color: Pink to white, with purple basal petal patches
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, deer-resistant, tolerates rabbit, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 4 to 8
Height At Maturity: 36-60′
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover

Trumpet Vine

The flowers of the trumpet vine attract hummingbirds (it’s also known as the hummingbird vine or cow itch vine), and many types of birds like to nest in the dense foliage. It also attracts bees and butterflies.

Common Name: Trumpet Vine
Scientific Name: Campsis radicans
Type: Climber
Water: Low, Average
Soil PH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: Pink to white, with purple basal petal patches
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees, showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 5 to 9
Height At Maturity: 20-40′
Sun: Full sun to partial sun
Sub Type: Groundcover

Tuberous Begonia

Common Name: Tuberous Begonia
Scientific Name: Begonia Tuberhybrida
Type: Annual
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 5.5-5.8
Flower Color: White, yellow, orange, pink, red
Special Characteristics: Container
Hardiness Zone(s): 9 to 11
Height At Maturity: 12″-18″
Sun: Full Shade
Sub Type: Houseplant

Tulip

Tulip flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored, generally red, pink, yellow, or white.

Common Name: Tulip
Scientific Name: Tulipa
Type: Bulb
Water: Average
Soil PH: Alkaline, Neutral
Flower Color: White, yellow, orange, pink, red
Special Characteristics: Fragrant Flowers, Showy Flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 8
Height At Maturity: Up to 2 Feet
Sun: Full Sun, Partial Sun
Sub Type: Beds and Borders

Twinspur

Common Name: Twinspur
Scientific Name: Diascia barberae
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6.1 – 7.8
Flower Color: Pink with yellow throat
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers, container
Hardiness Zone(s): 8 to 11
Height At Maturity: 6-12”
Sun: Full sun
Sub Type: Groundcover

Tall Kangaroo Paw

Common Name: Tall Kangaroo Paw
Scientific Name: Anigozanthos Flavidus
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 5.5 – 6.5
Flower Color: Varies
Special Characteristics: Showy flowers
Hardiness Zone(s): 10 to 11
Height At Maturity: 3-6′
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: evergreen

Tennessee Coneflower

Common Name: Tennessee coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacea tennesseensis
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6-8
Flower Color: Purple rays and coppery-orange center cones
Special Characteristics: Attracts birds and butterflies, deer-resistant, showy flowers, cut flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 5 to 6
Height At Maturity: 18-24′
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover

Tetraploid Daylily

Common Name: Tetraploid daylily
Scientific Name: Hemerocallis “Judith”
Type: Perennial
Water: Medium
Soil PH: 6.0-6.5
Flower Color: Pink with a green throat
Special Characteristics: Attracts butterflies, tolerates rabbits, showy flowers, easy-to-grow
Hardiness Zone(s): 3 to 9
Height At Maturity: 24-30′
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Sub Type: Groundcover