Random Flower Generator: Blooms With Color, Season and Meaning

Five flowers a press, each with its colors, its bloom season and, for 80 of them, a meaning.

Random Flower Generator: Blooms With Color, Season and Meaning

  1. Pink lady's slipperCypripedium acaule. Pink; blooms spring to summer. Provincial flower of Prince Edward Island.
  2. DahliaDahlia. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. Mexico's national flower. Meaning: elegance and dignity.
  3. Red cloverTrifolium pratense. Pink; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: industry.
  4. Poppy anemoneAnemone coronaria. Red, purple, blue or white with a black center; blooms spring.
  5. GladiolusGladiolus. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. August birth flower. Meaning: strength of character.

2:00

Saved

Seen 5 of 150

Tip: the space bar makes new ones.

Flower of the day

 

Next step Pick a bug to land on itPick a color name and paint it that shade

Random Flower Generator: Blooms With Color, Season and Meaning: how it works

One press deals five flowers, say a snapdragon, a waratah and a ghost orchid. All 150 are grown for the bloom. Every card gives the botanical name, the colors and the season. Of those, 80 add a Victorian meaning and 21 name a birth month.

A bouquet with a message, a sketch prompt, a gap in the border

Victorian senders chose flowers for what they said. Draw 3, read the meanings in order and you have a message: snapdragon, zinnia and forget-me-not say a gracious lady, thoughts of absent friends, true love. Sketching? Tap Wildflowers and give yourself five minutes a flower. Gardeners can set Blooms in to the season their border looks bare, add a color, and draw 10.

Seasons are for the Northern Hemisphere

Bloom seasons in this random flower generator are garden seasons north of the equator, most of them from the NC State Extension plant database. In the Southern Hemisphere spring starts on 1 September, so shift each season by six months. Eight flowers, the titan arum among them, show no season because our sources give none. A card says poisonous only where NC State rates the flower High, so a card that says nothing is no promise that a flower is safe to eat.

Tips

  • Some petals are not petals. On a poinsettia, a bougainvillea and a flowering dogwood the color comes from bracts, and the true flowers are the tiny ones in the middle.
  • A few flowers keep hours. Chicory shuts by noon, the four o'clock flower opens in late afternoon and queen of the night opens only after dark.
  • No flower here is on the random plant generator list, so one draw from each never doubles up.

Questions and answers

What kinds of flower are in the draw?

150 flowers: 22 bulbs, corms and tubers, 27 annuals and bedding flowers, 27 garden perennials, 25 flowering shrubs, trees and climbers, 25 wildflowers and 24 tropical, water and indoor flowers. Birth month flowers cut across those six and hold 21. The Color and Blooms in rows narrow any of them: Blue with Wildflowers leaves 4.

What is my birth month flower?

Choose your month in the Birth month menu and its one or two flowers come up, following The Old Farmer's Almanac. January has the carnation and the snowdrop, June the rose and the honeysuckle, October the marigold and the cosmos. Other countries publish different lists, so treat this as one tradition.

Why do some flowers show no meaning?

Only meanings with a cited source made the list, which left 80 of the 150. The old flower dictionaries often gave several readings. The daffodil alone stood for regard, self-love and new beginnings, so each card keeps one.

More like this

Random tool Browse Animals and Nature

All 150 flowers

Bulbs, corms and tubers 22

  • Amaryllis Hippeastrum. Red, pink, orange or white; blooms winter to spring. Meaning: pride.
  • Calla lily Zantedeschia aethiopica. White; blooms summer. Meaning: magnificence and beauty.
  • Crocus Crocus. Purple, white or yellow; blooms early spring. Flowers close at night and in dull weather.
  • Daffodil Narcissus. Yellow, white, orange or pink; blooms winter to spring. March birth flower. Meaning: regard.
  • Dahlia Dahlia. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. Mexico's national flower. Meaning: elegance and dignity.
  • English bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Violet-blue; blooms spring. Meaning: constancy. Carpets old woodland.
  • Florist's cyclamen Cyclamen persicum. Pink, purple, red or white; blooms winter to spring. Meaning: diffidence.
  • Freesia Freesia. Nearly every color; blooms summer. Meaning: innocence, trust and friendship.
  • Giant allium Allium giganteum. Purple or pink; blooms early summer. Tiny star flowers form a globe. Meaning: patience.
  • Gladiolus Gladiolus. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. August birth flower. Meaning: strength of character.
  • Grape hyacinth Muscari armeniacum. Blue, purple, white or pink; blooms spring. Small nodding bells in dense spikes.
  • Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis. Nearly every color; blooms spring. A blue hyacinth means constancy.
  • Madonna lily Lilium candidum. Pure white; blooms summer. Meaning: purity. Sweetly scented.
  • Paperwhite Narcissus papyraceus. White; blooms winter indoors, weeks after planting. December birth flower.
  • Persian buttercup Ranunculus asiaticus. Most colors but blue; blooms spring. Meaning: "you are radiant with charms".
  • Poppy anemone Anemone coronaria. Red, purple, blue or white with a black center; blooms spring.
  • Red spider lily Lycoris radiata. Red; blooms late summer to fall. Flowers rise before the leaves.
  • Saffron crocus Crocus sativus. Purple; blooms fall. Its stigmas are dried to make the spice saffron.
  • Snake's head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris. Checkered purple, sometimes pure white; blooms spring.
  • Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis. White with green marks; blooms winter to spring. January birth flower. Meaning: hope.
  • Tiger lily Lilium lancifolium. Orange with dark spots; blooms summer. Its bulbs are grown for food in Asia.
  • Tulip Tulipa. Most colors but blue; blooms spring. A red tulip is a declaration of love.

Annuals, biennials and bedding flowers 27

  • Bells of Ireland Moluccella laevis. Green cups around tiny white flowers; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: good luck.
  • Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana. Orange, pink, purple, red or white; blooms summer to fall. Each flower has a thin spur.
  • California poppy Eschscholzia californica. Orange or yellow; blooms spring to summer. State flower of California.
  • Common poppy Papaver rhoeas. Red; blooms spring to summer. August birth flower. Meaning: remembrance.
  • Cornflower Centaurea cyanus. Intense blue, sometimes pink or white; blooms summer. Meaning: delicacy.
  • Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus. Pink, purple or white; blooms summer to fall. October birth flower. Butterflies visit it.
  • Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica. Blue, pink or white; blooms spring. Meaning: true love.
  • Four o'clock flower Mirabilis jalapa. Yellow, red, pink, purple or white; blooms summer to fall. Opens in late afternoon.
  • Foxglove Digitalis purpurea. Purple, pink or white; blooms spring to summer. Toxic if eaten. Meaning: insincerity.
  • German chamomile Matricaria chamomilla. White rays, yellow center; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: energy in adversity.
  • Hollyhock Alcea rosea. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: ambition.
  • Larkspur Delphinium ajacis. Blue, pink or white; blooms summer to fall. July birth flower. Meaning: levity. Poisonous if eaten.
  • Lisianthus Eustoma russellianum. Pink, purple or white; blooms summer to fall.
  • Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena. Blue, purple or white; blooms summer. Lacy bracts ring each flower. Meaning: perplexity.
  • Marigold Tagetes erecta. Yellow, orange or cream; blooms summer to fall. October birth flower.
  • Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea. Purple; blooms summer to fall. September birth flower. Meaning: affection.
  • Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus. Yellow, orange or red; blooms spring to fall. Meaning: patriotism.
  • Pansy Viola × wittrockiana. Blue, yellow, purple, red or white; blooms fall to spring. Meaning: "think of me".
  • Petunia Petunia × atkinsiana. Nearly every color; blooms summer. Most garden petunias are hybrids.
  • Pot marigold Calendula officinalis. Yellow or orange; blooms spring to summer. The florets are edible and color salads.
  • Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus. Yellow, orange, pink, purple or white; blooms spring to fall. Meaning: a gracious lady.
  • Sunflower Helianthus annuus. Yellow to orange rays, dark center; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: adoration.
  • Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus. Red, pink, purple or white; blooms spring to summer. April birth flower. Strongly scented.
  • Sweet William Dianthus barbatus. Pink, purple, red or white; blooms spring. Meaning: gallantry.
  • Wallflower Erysimum cheiri. Yellow, orange, bronze or purple; blooms spring. Meaning: fidelity in misfortune.
  • Zinnia Zinnia elegans. Most colors but blue; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: thoughts of absent friends.
  • Zonal geranium Pelargonium × hortorum. Red, pink or white; blooms summer. Meaning: gentility. Flowers in tight balls.

Garden perennials 27

  • African lily Agapanthus. Blue, purple or white; blooms summer. Clusters of bell-shaped flowers.
  • Astilbe Astilbe. Red, pink, purple or white; blooms spring to summer. Feathery plumes of tiny flowers.
  • Baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata. White or pink; blooms summer. Meaning: innocence.
  • Bearded iris Iris × germanica. Nearly every color; blooms mid to late spring. Meaning: a message.
  • Bee balm Monarda didyma. Red; blooms summer to fall. Attracts hummingbirds.
  • Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta. Yellow to orange rays, dark brown center; blooms summer. State flower of Maryland.
  • Bleeding heart Lamprocapnos spectabilis. Pink or white; blooms spring. Also called lyre flower and lady-in-a-bath.
  • Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus. Most colors but blue; blooms summer. January birth flower. Meaning: fascination.
  • Christmas rose Helleborus niger. White or pink; blooms winter to spring. Meaning: "relieve my anxiety".
  • Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum × morifolium. Most colors but blue; blooms fall. November birth flower. Meaning: joy.
  • Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris. Blue or purple with nectar spurs; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: folly.
  • Daylily Hemerocallis fulva. Tawny orange; blooms summer. Each flower lasts one day. Meaning: coquetry.
  • Delphinium Delphinium elatum. Blue or purple; blooms summer. Meaning: flight of fancy. Tall spikes that need staking. Poisonous if eaten.
  • English lavender Lavandula angustifolia. Lavender-purple, sometimes pink or white; blooms summer. Meaning: devotion.
  • Garden lupin Lupinus polyphyllus. Blue, purple, pink or white; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: imagination.
  • Garden phlox Phlox paniculata. Blue, pink, purple, red or white; blooms summer. Meaning: harmony.
  • Gerbera daisy Gerbera jamesonii. Yellow, orange or red; blooms summer to fall. Also called the Barberton daisy.
  • Lily of the valley Convallaria majalis. White; blooms spring. May birth flower. Meaning: returning happiness. Highly poisonous.
  • New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae. Purple; blooms summer to fall. September birth flower. Meaning: daintiness.
  • Oriental poppy Papaver orientale. Orange, red, pink or white with a dark center; blooms spring to summer.
  • Peony Paeonia lactiflora. White, pink or crimson; blooms late spring. Meaning: bashfulness. Large and fragrant.
  • Primrose Primula vulgaris. Cream, yellow or white; blooms spring. February birth flower. Meaning: childhood.
  • Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea. Pink-purple rays; blooms summer. Monarch and swallowtail butterflies visit it.
  • Red hot poker Kniphofia uvaria. Red buds that mature to yellow; blooms late summer to fall.
  • Shasta daisy Leucanthemum × superbum. White rays, yellow center; blooms summer. Bred by Luther Burbank in 1890.
  • Sweet violet Viola odorata. Blue or purple; blooms spring. February birth flower. Meaning: modesty.
  • Yarrow Achillea millefolium. Most colors but blue; blooms summer. Meaning: healing.

Flowering shrubs, trees and climbers 25

  • Azalea Rhododendron indicum. Red, pink or white; blooms spring. Meaning: temperance.
  • Bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla. Blue, pink, purple or white; blooms summer. Round mophead or flat lacecap clusters.
  • Camellia Camellia japonica. White, pink or red; blooms late winter to early spring. Meaning: constancy.
  • Catawba rhododendron Rhododendron catawbiense. Purple or pink; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: beware.
  • Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis. Blue, purple, pink or white; blooms spring. Meaning: welcome.
  • Clematis Clematis. Nearly every color; blooms spring to fall. Meaning: mental beauty. Poisonous if eaten.
  • Common hawthorn Crataegus monogyna. White, often pink; blooms late spring. May birth flower. Meaning: hope.
  • Common jasmine Jasminum officinale. Pure white; blooms summer. Grown for its intense scent.
  • Crape myrtle Lagerstroemia indica. Pink, purple, red or white; blooms summer. Meaning: eloquence.
  • Flowering dogwood Cornus florida. White or pink bracts, tiny green flowers; blooms spring. Meaning: durability.
  • Forsythia Forsythia × intermedia. Yellow; blooms early spring. Flowers open on one- to two-year-old wood.
  • Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides. White or cream; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: secret love.
  • Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha. Golden; blooms July to November. Floral emblem of Australia.
  • Hardy fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica. Magenta-red with purple petals; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: grace.
  • Heather Calluna vulgaris. Pink, purple or red; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: solitude.
  • Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum. Cream to yellow; blooms spring to summer. June birth flower. Meaning: bonds of love.
  • Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia. Blue or purple; blooms spring.
  • Japanese cherry blossom Prunus serrulata. White or pink; blooms spring. Cherry blossom is widely seen as Japan's national flower.
  • King protea Protea cynaroides. Bracts from cream to deep crimson. National flower of South Africa.
  • Lilac Syringa vulgaris. Purple, pink, blue or white; blooms spring. Purple lilac means first love.
  • Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia. White or pink; blooms spring to summer. State flower of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Poisonous if eaten.
  • Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima. Red, pink or white bracts, tiny yellow flowers; blooms winter to spring.
  • Rose Rosa. Most colors but blue; blooms summer. June birth flower. Meaning: love.
  • Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora. White or cream; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: perseverance.
  • Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana. Yellow; blooms fall to winter. Four ribbon-like petals. Meaning: a magic spell.

Wildflowers 25

  • Bee orchid Ophrys apifera. Pink-purple sepals, a hairy lip patterned like a bee; blooms summer.
  • Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis. Yellow; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: encouragement.
  • Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis. Red; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: distinction.
  • Chicory Cichorium intybus. Bright blue; blooms summer to fall. Open mornings, shut by noon. Meaning: frugality.
  • Common daisy Bellis perennis. White, pink or red rays; blooms spring to summer. April birth flower. Meaning: innocence.
  • Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca. Dusty pink or lavender; blooms summer. A main food plant of monarch caterpillars.
  • Cowslip Primula veris. Yellow; blooms spring. Meaning: winning grace. Veris means "of spring".
  • Dandelion Taraxacum officinale. Yellow; blooms spring. Flower heads close in the evening. Meaning: love's oracle.
  • Edelweiss Leontopodium nivale. White woolly bracts, yellow florets; blooms summer. The German name means "noble white".
  • Evening primrose Oenothera biennis. Pale lemon yellow; blooms summer to fall. Opens in the evening.
  • Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium. Pink or purple; blooms summer to fall.
  • Harebell Campanula rotundifolia. Violet-blue; blooms late summer to fall. Floral emblem of Sweden.
  • Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum. Green or purple striped hood; blooms spring.
  • Meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. Glossy yellow; blooms spring. Meaning: riches.
  • Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare. White rays, yellow center; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: patience.
  • Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule. Pink; blooms spring to summer. Provincial flower of Prince Edward Island.
  • Queen Anne's lace Daucus carota. White; blooms summer to fall. The wild carrot. Often one red floret sits in the center.
  • Red and green kangaroo paw Anigozanthos manglesii. Red and green; blooms August to November. Emblem of Western Australia.
  • Red clover Trifolium pratense. Pink; blooms spring to summer. Meaning: industry.
  • Scarlet paintbrush Castilleja coccinea. Red-tipped bracts hide green-yellow flowers; blooms spring to summer.
  • Sturt's desert pea Swainsona formosa. Red with a black boss; blooms June to October. Emblem of South Australia.
  • Texas bluebonnet Lupinus texensis. Blue with touches of white; blooms spring. State flower of Texas.
  • Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica. Pink buds open light blue; blooms spring.
  • Waratah Telopea speciosissima. Red; blooms spring in Australia. Floral emblem of New South Wales.
  • White trillium Trillium grandiflorum. White, turning pink with age; blooms spring. Floral emblem of Ontario.

Tropical, water and indoor flowers 24

  • African violet Streptocarpus ionanthus. Blue, pink, purple or white; blooms all year. Not closely related to true violets.
  • Arabian jasmine Jasminum sambac. White; blooms all year. National flower of the Philippines.
  • Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae. Orange sepals and bright blue petals; blooms summer to fall. Also called crane flower. Meaning: magnificence.
  • Blue passion flower Passiflora caerulea. Blue and white; blooms summer to fall. Meaning: belief.
  • Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra. Pink, red or purple bracts, small white flowers; blooms spring to summer.
  • Bush lily Clivia miniata. Orange, yellow or red; blooms winter to spring.
  • Cattleya orchid Cattleya. Most colors but blue. The corsage orchid. Most flowers are 4 to 10 inches across.
  • Chinese hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Red, pink, yellow or white; blooms spring to fall. National flower of Malaysia.
  • Christmas cactus Schlumbergera × buckleyi. Magenta-red to pink; blooms winter.
  • Corpse lily Rafflesia arnoldii. Reddish-brown with white spots. The largest single flower on Earth, about 1 m across.
  • Desert rose Adenium obesum. Pink, red or white; blooms summer.
  • Flamingo flower Anthurium andraeanum. Red, pink, green or white spathe; blooms all year.
  • Frangipani Plumeria rubra. Pink, white or yellow; blooms summer to fall. National flower of Nicaragua.
  • Ghost orchid Dendrophylax lindenii. White to creamy green; blooms spring to summer. Seems to float in mid-air.
  • Giant water lily Victoria amazonica. White at first, pink to purple by day two; blooms summer. Opens at night.
  • Jade vine Strongylodon macrobotrys. Turquoise, from blue-green to mint green. Pollinated by bats.
  • Moth orchid Phalaenopsis. White, pink, yellow or purple. Blooms last several weeks. Meaning: refined beauty.
  • Queen of the night Epiphyllum oxypetalum. White; blooms spring to summer. Opens at night only. Meaning: transient beauty.
  • Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera. Pink or white; blooms summer. National flower of India. Meaning: purity.
  • Titan arum Amorphophallus titanum. Green outside, dark burgundy inside. Blooms rarely and smells of rotting flesh.
  • Torch ginger Etlingera elatior. Showy pink. The buds are eaten across Southeast Asia.
  • Vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia. Greenish-yellow; blooms spring. A main source of vanilla. Each flower lasts a day.
  • White water lily Nymphaea alba. White; blooms summer. July birth flower. Meaning: purity of heart. Opens in the daytime.
  • Ylang-ylang Cananga odorata. Six long yellow petals. Its flower oil is widely used in perfume.

How this list was compiled: List and wording are own work. Botanical names: all 150 checked against the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy name match service, https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/match (tulip, daffodil, crocus, gladiolus, dahlia, amaryllis, freesia, astilbe, African lily, rose, clematis and the moth and cattleya orchids are listed at genus level because garden plants are hybrids; larkspur is under the accepted name Delphinium ajacis and marigold under Tagetes erecta, which GBIF treats as including the French marigold; Rafflesia arnoldii is spelled as in its Wikipedia article). Flower colors and bloom seasons: the Flower Color, Flower Bloom Time and Flower Description fields of the NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, one page per plant at https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/ (for example https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/helianthus-annuus/), so seasons are Northern Hemisphere garden seasons. Colors, seasons and fact lines for plants NC State does not list (paperwhite, English bluebell, Madonna lily, larkspur, zonal geranium, peony, common hawthorn, golden wattle, king protea, harebell, edelweiss, kangaroo paw, waratah, Sturt's desert pea, Texas bluebonnet, bee orchid, vanilla orchid, frangipani, torch ginger, white water lily, corpse lily, titan arum, jade vine, ylang-ylang, Arabian jasmine) and every national, state and provincial flower line: the English Wikipedia article for the species, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ plus the botanical name, and the articles Dahlia, Cherry blossom, Crocus, Edelweiss and Lily of the valley. Flower meanings: only entries that carry a citation in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_plants_with_symbolism; entries tagged citation needed were left out. Birth month flowers: The Old Farmer's Almanac, https://www.almanac.com/content/birth-month-flowers-and-their-meanings. All checked 2026-09-18. Changed 2026-09-19: Bird of paradise now carries its season (Flower Bloom Time: Fall, Summer on https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/strelitzia-reginae/). The Japanese cherry line is hedged, because https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_blossom says the blossom is considered the national flower of Japan and names no official act. The meanings of flamingo flower and king protea were removed, because their rows in the symbolism list carry no citation. Poison rule: a card says so when the Poison Severity field of its own NC State page reads High, or that of its genus page where NC State has no page for the species: foxglove (digitalis-purpurea), clematis (clematis), mountain laurel (kalmia-latifolia) and larkspur (delphinium, the genus page). Delphinium elatum carries the line too, because the genus page reads High although its own page reads Medium. Lily of the valley keeps the warning it already had (NC State rates it Low; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_valley, checked 2026-09-19, says it is highly poisonous if consumed and that all parts are potentially poisonous). Cards NC State rates Medium or Low say nothing about poison, and a card that says nothing is no statement that the flower is safe. All 150 pages read 2026-09-19. Licence: own work