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Fact sheets
   
  The list below includes links to fact sheets for all the flower genera in the interactive key, as well as image pages for all the genera of Common Flowers (indicated by an asterisk). It is sorted alphabetically by cut flower trade name or common name. Click on a genus name to see its page.
 
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   by family        by genus       by trade/common name  
  Genus Trade/common name
  Aconitum aconites  
  Agapanthus African lily  
  Agapanthus agapanthus  
  Allium* allium  
  Alstroemeria* alstroemeria  
  Amaranthus amaranth  
  Amaranthus amaranthus  
  Hippeastrum amaryllis  
  Anthurium anthurium  
  Ornithogalum Arabian star flower  
  Asclepias asclepias  
  Aster aster  
  Callistephus aster matsumoto  
  Callistephus aster spider  
  Astilbe astilbe  
  Astrantia astrantia  
  Atriplex atriplex  
  Gypsophila baby's breath  
  Gomphrena bachelor's button  
  Banksia banksia  
  Gerbera* Barberton daisy  
  Moluccella bells of ireland  
  Craspedia billy balls  
  Craspedia billy buttons  
  Strelitzia* bird of paradise  
  Banksia bird's nest  
  Rudbeckia black-eyed susan  
  Banksia bottle-brush  
  Bouvardia bouvardia  
  Triteleia brodiaea  
  Bupleurum bupleurum  
  Ranunculus buttercup  
  Asclepias butterfly weed  
  Liatris button snakeroot  
  Calendula calendula  
  Zantedeschia* calla lily  
  Dianthus* carnation  
  Carthamus carthamus  
  Limonium caspia  
  Anigozanthos cat's paw  
  Celosia celosia  
  Callistephus China aster  
  Dendranthema* China mum  
  Ornithogalum chincherinchee  
  Sandersonia Chinese lantern lily  
  Sandersonia christmas bells  
  Dendranthema* chrysanthemum  
  Tanacetum chrysanthemum  
  Cirsium cirsium  
  Clarkia clarkia  
  Celosia cockscomb  
  Rudbeckia cone flower  
  Echinacea coneflower  
  Ixia corn lily  
  Craspedia craspedia  
  Crocosmia crocosmia  
  Ranunculus crowfoot  
  Scilla Cuban-lily  
  Curcuma curcuma  
  Consolida delphinium  
  Delphinium delphinium  
  Dendranthema* dendranthema  
  Eremurus desert candle  
  Euphorbia dog eye  
  Craspedia drumstick  
  Echinacea echinacea  
  Echinops echinops  
  Eremurus eremurus  
  Eryngium eryngium  
  Euphorbia euphorbia  
  Astilbe false goat's beard  
  Ammi false queen anne's lace  
  Carthamus false saffron  
  Astilbe false spiraea  
  Tanacetum feverfew  
  Celosia flamingo flower  
  Anthurium flamingo flower  
  Forsythia forsythia  
  Eremurus foxtail lily  
  Freesia* freesia  
  Liatris gayfeather  
  Chamelaucium Geraldton waxflower  
  Gerbera* gerbera  
  Euphorbia ghostweed  
  Allium* giant onion  
  Gladiolus* glad  
  Gladiolus* gladiolus  
  Gomphrena globe amaranth  
  Echinops globe thistle  
  Rudbeckia gloriosa-daisy  
  Clarkia godetia  
  x Solidaster golden aster  
  Craspedia golden drumstick  
  Solidago goldenrod  
  Gomphrena gomphrena  
  Ammi green mist  
  Nerine Guernsey lily  
  Gypsophila gyp  
  Gypsophila gypsophila  
  Astrantia Hattie's pincushion  
  Erica heath  
  Erica heather  
  Helenium Helen's flower  
  Helenium helenium  
  Helianthus helianthus  
  Heliconia heliconia  
  Curcuma hidden lily  
  Hippeastrum hippeastrum  
  Iris* iris  
  Ixia ixia  
  Cirsium Japanese thistle  
  Curcuma jewel of Burma  
  Anigozanthos kangaroo paw  
  Kniphofia kniphofia  
  Consolida larkspur  
  Delphinium larkspur  
  Leucospermum leucospermum  
  Liatris liatris  
  Syringa lilac  
  Lilium* lily  
  Agapanthus lily of the Nile  
  Limonium limonium  
  Eustoma lisianthus  
  Heliconia lobster claw  
  Lysimachia loosestrife  
  Amaranthus love-lies-bleeding  
  Atriplex lumex  
  Lysimachia lysimachia  
  Origanum marjoram  
  Astrantia masterwort  
  Tanacetum matricaria  
  Callistephus matsumoto  
  Rudbeckia Mexican hat  
  Aster michaelmas daisy  
  Mimetes mimetes  
  Limonium misty  
  Moluccella moluccella  
  Aconitum monkshood  
  Crocosmia montbretia  
  Aster monte casino  
  Scabiosa mournful widow  
  Dendranthema* mum  
  Nerine nerine  
  Nerine nerine lily  
  Aster novi-belgii  
  Atriplex orach  
  Origanum oregano  
  Allium* ornamental onion  
  Mimetes pagoda  
  Alstroemeria* Peruvian lily  
  Phlox phlox  
  Scabiosa pincushion flower  
  Leucospermum pincushion protea  
  Kniphofia poker plant  
  Calendula pot marigold  
  Eustoma prairie gentian  
  Amaranthus prince's feather  
  Leucospermum protea  
  Protea protea  
  Echinacea purple coneflower  
  Ammi queen anne's lace  
  Ranunculus ranunculus  
  Amaranthus red cathedral  
  Kniphofia red hot poker  
  Rosa* rose  
  Curcuma rose turmeric  
  Rudbeckia rudbeckia  
  Carthamus safflower  
  Atriplex saltbush  
  Sandersonia sandersonia  
  Clarkia satin flower  
  Scabiosa scabiosa  
  Scabiosa scabious  
  Euphorbia scarlet plume  
  Scilla scilla  
  Calendula scotch marigold  
  Eryngium sea holly  
  Aster September flower  
  Helenium sneezeweed  
  Euphorbia snow-on-the-mountain  
  Solidago solidago  
  Solidaster solidago  
  Solidago solidaster  
  Veronica speedwell  
  Dendranthema* spider mum  
  Astilbe spiraea  
  Euphorbia spurge  
  Scilla squill  
  Ornithogalum star of bethlehem  
  Limonium statice  
  Strelitzia* strelitzia  
  Protea sugarbush  
  Phlox summer phlox  
  Helianthus sunflower  
  Syringa syringa  
  Tanacetum tansy  
  Telopea telopea  
  Cirsium thistle  
  Bupleurum thorow-wax  
  Trachelium throatwort  
  Kniphofia torch lily  
  Trachelium trachelium  
  Gerbera* Transvaal daisy  
  Triteleia triteleia  
  Polianthes tuberose  
  Polianthes tuberous  
  Tulipa* tulip  
  Veronica veronica  
  Telopea waratah  
  Chamelaucium waxflower  
  Aconitum wolfsbane  
  Euphorbia yellow spurge  
  Zantedeschia* zantedeschia  

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