A collection of wildflower and groundcover photographs.
Ice Plant
Carpobrotus edulis
Latin: Carpobrotus edulis
Country: New Zealand
Date: 2012
Place: Christchurch, South Island
A succulent coastal flower with narrow radiant petals in vivid magenta tones. Its low-growing habit and strong colour make it a distinctive groundcover bloom.
Gazania
Gazania rigens
Latin: Gazania rigens
Country: New Zealand
Date: 2013
Place: West Coast, South Island
A bright yellow daisy-like flower with dark ring markings near the central disc. Grown widely as a drought-tolerant ornamental in sunny places.
Brazilian Button Flower
Centratherum punctatum
Latin: Centratherum punctatum
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2022
Place: Colombo
A small violet tufted flower head with rough foliage and rounded buds. A useful ornamental and naturalized plant with a soft purple brush-like bloom.
Lantana
Lantana camara
Latin: Lantana camara
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2022
Place: Colombo
A clustered flower head with soft pink and yellow florets. Lantana is known for colour changes across the flower cluster as blooms mature.
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
Latin: Mimosa pudica
Country: Sri Lanka
Date: 2022
Place: Colombo
A delicate pink powder-puff flower carried on a thorny stem with finely divided leaves. Best known for leaflets that fold when touched.
Common Bluebell
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Latin: Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 2013
Place: Countryside
A classic woodland spring flower known for elegant nodding blue-violet bells. This entry is included from your saved plants-flowers folder as the last flower in the set.