Start with E - 9 Flowers Names and Types with Pictures

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  9 Flowers Names and Types with Pictures

Start with E

Echinops


The Echinops plant is also known as the globe thistle. This distinctive plant has silvery colored stems, with hairs on the foliage, that range in height from one foot to over 6 feet tall.

The flower heads can be white or a bright metallic blue color. They are often dried and used as part of flower displaces.

Echium


Echium is more commonly known as the pride of Madeira. The plant gets to be 5 to 6 feet tall, and spreads to between 6 and 10 feet.

The plant’s blooms are bluish purple to white, and the plant does best with full sun. It will attract pollinators such as bees, butterflies and birds, and it is deer resistant.

Elder


Elder is a Sambucus species that is referred to as elder or elderberry. The plant grows as either a shrub or a tree.

The flowers are attractive to pollinators like bees, while birds commonly eat the berries. The plant can be eaten, with such foods as elderflower win or elderberry jam and has medicinal uses.

English Bluebell


English Bluebell is also known as Hyacinthoides. This plant grows from a bulb and is an excellent species to grow under deciduous trees or in drifts in the yard.

The plants have delicate, scented, blue blossoms, although there are cultivars with white or pink flowers that are not as popular.

Epimedium

The Epimedium plant is also known as the barrenwort, and it is a low-growing perennial. This is one plant often grown for its foliage, but many of these plant species have small, starry flowers that may be yellow, cream, or pink as some possibilities. Some are evergreen, but others die during the winter.

Eremurus


The foxtail lily or Eremurus is a stately flower, the tallest of which is Eremurus robustus. These plants produce star-shaped flowers, which may be a variety of colors such as yellow, pink, and orange. These tall plants are prone to being damaged by wind and should be planted in a protected area.

Erica


Erica is also referred to as winter or alpine heath. The plant is an evergreen shrub that can spread to around 20 inches. The plants range from having dark green leaves to bronze tinged foliage.

The flowers may be colors such as pink, red, or white, and you can mix and match the colors for a veritable patchwork in your yard or garden.

Erigeron


Erigeron is a herbaceous perennial that is also known as Robin’s plantain. It is natively found in the southern and eastern United States.

The blooms produce pale violet rays that are arranged around a central yellow disc. They prefer full sun, and these beautiful plants will attract pollinators like butterflies.

Euphorbia


The Euphorbia genus contains a large group of plants known as Spurge that are shrubs, annuals, perennials, and “subshrubs”.

They are tree-like succulents and can grown under a wide range of conditions, such as shade or full sun. Some produce yellow-green flowers, and they can spread to form a large colony.

Eustoma

Eustoma is also known as lisianthus, and it is an herbaceous perennial that grows up to 3 feet high. The flower blooms are pale purple, and these plants have an extended bloom time, from early spring until the first frost of fall. They do tend to be high maintenance flowers though.

Evening Primrose


Evening Primrose is a Oenothera plant. These plants are a major feature of cottage gardens, and they come in colors such as yellow, white, and pink.

The blooms open and close fast, generally in less than 24 hours, but there is a dearth of blossoms that will grow and bloom on each plant throughout the season.



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