January 16, 2016
33 Types of Yellow Flowers
If you are looking to add a pop of color, try adding yellow to your yard! Still bright, but softer and more inviting than orange or red, yellow flowers and bright flowers create a serene environment.
We compiled a list of sunny shades and included basic growing information like sun and soil needs. Find out which of these cheery options would fit best in your garden.
Types of Yellow Flowers
Hellebores Helleborus
Healleborus is a perennial with leathery leaves that protect a circle of tiny stamen-like petals. They have a long blooming period, lasting anywhere from 6 to 8 weeks and ranging in color from white to purple.
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Marigold Tagetes
Marigolds are popular annuals. Their popularity likely comes from their bright colors and ability to bloom all summer long. They have carnation-like flower heads with thick layers of ruffled petals.
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Rosa
With over 2,000 varieties and hundreds of years of cultivation, the rose has an extensive family and a long history. Old roses, which are classified as existing prior to the 1867 tea rose, generally have more fragrance, more complicated blooms and greater disease resistance. Modern roses offer an endless color selection and all-season blooms.
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Lilium
Lilies are one of the most popular flowers for floral arrangements because of their large showy blooms and pleasant fragrance. They have 6 trumpet-shaped petal that stand on top of a long stem.
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Calla Lily Zantedeschia
Calla Lilies are very popular for their elegant bell shape both in gardens and as cut flowers. They grow well outdoors and as houseplants.
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Tulipa
Tulips come in virtually every color of the rainbow. They are usually brightly colored flowers with a simple cup shape that grow on a green stem.
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Dianthus caryophyllus
Carnations are popular for the spectrum of colors they come in. They grow full blooms of serrated petals on a long, narrow stalk.
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Gerbera Daisy Gerbera Jamesonii
These bright and cheerful flowers come in many different colors. Gerbera Daisies can also range in size from 2 to 5 inches in diameter.
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Daffodil Narcissus
Daffodils are composed of a trumpet-like structure set against a star-shaped background. Frequently the two parts come in contrasting colors. These flowers symbolize friendship.
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Yarrow Achillea
Yarrow is a hardy perennial with fern-like leaves. The flower heads are packed with tiny blooms that usually come in white or yellow.
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Hibiscus HIbiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus flowers grown on a small tree. They are huge, trumpet-shaped blooms with dark green leaves.
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Perennial Geranium Geranium
These perennial blue flowers produces a seemingly endless supply of flowers ranging from white to deep blue and bloom from June to frost.
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Zinnia Zinnia elegans
Zinnias have a bright, daisy-like heads on a tall, slender stem. They grow up to 3 feet and bloom annually.
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Begonia Begonia
Begonias come in many different varieties but most have large double flowers that come in yellow, orange, red, white and pink. They bloom on top of dark green leaves.
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Sunflower Helianthus
Sunflowers have big, daisy-like flower faces much like that surround a brown center which will ripen and be filled with seeds. They are extremely popular as cut flowers and can often be found in floral arrangements in fall.
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Ranunculus Ranunculus
Ranunculus come in bright colors and grow on long stems. They are perfect cut flowers because they has a long vase life and many blooms.
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Yellow Butterfly Bush Buddleia davidii
The Butterfly Bush had lance-shaped leaves with arching branches. Buddleia is one of the most fragrant bushes and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies - hence the name.
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Bulbine Bulbine frutescens
Bulbine is a succulent with grass-like foliage and yellow or orange blossoms. Flower stalks usually grow to 2 feet and tend to grow in clumps.
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Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum
Commonly referred to as Mums, Chrysanthemums are a classic addition to a fall garden. There are hundreds of varieties that give you choices between color, height, flower size and even time of bloom.
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Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens
Yellow Jessamine is a early-blooming vine with bright, funnel-shaped flowers. It grows beautifully over fences, walls and trellises.
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Dutch Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
Hyacinth grows from a spring-flowering bulb. A ball-shaped cluster of up to 20 individual flowers blooms on top of a slender stem.
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Waterlily Nyphaea hollandia
These floating beauties are surprisingly hardy despite their delicate facade. They can be grown in a small tub on a patio or a pond of any size. Waterlilies bloom in all colors aside from blue and purple.
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Daisy Asteraceae
Daisies are generally made up of white petals and a yellow center but can come in other color varieties as well. They grow on a smooth, leafless stem.
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Daylily Hemerocallis
Daylilies grow easily and spread quickly despite their delicate appearance. Their trumpet-shape bloom grows on top of a tall, leafless stem. They can be found in many different colors as there are tens of thousands of hybrids in existence
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Coreopsis Coreopsis
Coreopsis are yellow flowers very similar in appearance to daisies. Their petals can come in varying shades of yellow and pink.
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Goldenrod Solidago
This perennial wildflower hast tall leafy stalks with blooms clustered along the ends. As the name indicates, Goldenrods are a deep yellow and flower in late summer.
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Pansy Viola wittrockiana
Pansies come in a wide variety of colors and can bloom in any season. They are hardy annuals that do well as borders and ground covers.
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Prickly Pear Opuntia humifusa
Prickly Pear is a versatile cacti that can be found across the southern states but will also grow as far north as Minnesota. They have flat, green pads that have a tendency to grow at strange angles.
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Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia
Black-Eyed Susans are sturdy, daisy-like plants with golden heads and dark brown centers. They will add a patch of bright yellow to your garden and mix well with annuals and shrubs.
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Primrose Oenothera
This goblet-shaped flower, blooms in yellow, pink or white and can be very fragrant.
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Iris Iris
Irises come with 3 upright petals and 3 drooping petals which are often a different color. They have delicate-looking, intrinsic blooms that can be found in shades of purple, blue, orange, pink and white.
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Craspedia Craspedia globosa
Craspedia produces round flowers that can reach the size of a tennis ball. The flowers bloom almost all year in warm climates.
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Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragons are a popular mid-size plant that come in most colors aside from blue. They are often grown with short, bedding plants or tall background plants because they provide a welcome balance.
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Explore ALL COLORS and ALL FLOWERS
Photo Credit: Hellebores via Marco Schmidt, Calla Lily via Mokkie, Zinnia via Kor!An (Корзун Андрей), Bulbine via Kenraiz, Jessamine via Llez, Daylily via Magnus Manske.
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