Start with K - 5 Flowers Names and Types with Pictures

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Start with K -   5 Flowers Names and Types with Pictures

Kangaroo Paw

The Kangaroo Paw is the Anigozanthos plant, and it is a perennial from western Australia. A seasonal bloomer, this plant produces a greenish-yellow or occasionally red flower.

The plant grows in full sun to partial shade, and it has an evergreen leaf. It prefers sandy soils and doesn’t tolerate frost at all.

Knautia

The Knautia plant is a perennial that hails from Central Europe. It blooms between July and September, and the flowers are burgundy.

The plant does best in full sun, and the Knautia prefers average, well-drained soils. The flower blooms make excellent cut flowers, and they can also be easily dried for arrangements.

Kniphofia


 

Kaffir Lily

The Kaffir Lily is also known as Cliviaminiata. This plant is an evergreen that forms long green leaves that overlap at the base of the flower.

The stem holds roughly 20 flowers that are bell-shaped and orange in color, marked with yellow. Some cultivars exist with yellow flowers and cream stripes in the foliage.

Kalmia

The mountain laurel plant is also known as Kalmia. This plant is a broadleaf evergreen and is native to the eastern United States.

The plant can grow up to 15 feet tall and wide, and it produces rose to white flowers with purple markings. The plant does best in partial shade, and it tends to grow well in moist soils.

 

 

 

 

 

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