Flowers That Start With the Letter B

The beauty of a garden often begins with a single bloom. And when it comes to flowers that start with the letter “B,” you’ll discover a surprisingly diverse collection of colors, shapes, and fragrances. From delicate Baby’s Breath to bold Bird of Paradise, these flowers are loved by gardeners for their ornamental charm and versatile growing habits. In this guide, we’ve gathered 50 beautiful “B” flowers, each with color and fragrance to help you identify them.

1. Baby’s Breath

2. Bachelor’s Button

3. Balloon Flower

4. Balsam

5. Bee Balm

6. Begonia

7. Bellflower

8. Bird of Paradise

9. Black-Eyed Susan

10. Blanket Flower

11. Blazing Star

12. Bleeding Heart

13. Bloodroot

14. Bluebell

15. Blue-eyed Grass

16. Blue Mistflower

17. Blue Star

18. Bluebell Creeper

19. Borage

20. Bottlebrush

21. Bougainvillea

22. Bouvardia

23. Brachyscome

24. Brugmansia

25. Buttercup

26. Butterfly Bush

27. Bergenia

28. Black Hellebore

29. Bush Pea

30. Bush Violet

31. Burnet Saxifrage

32. Bishop’s Flower

33. Belladonna Lily

34. Bigleaf Hydrangea

35. Blue Flax

36. Blue Hibiscus

37. Bulbine

38. Ball Cactus Flower

39. Bittercress

40. Brunnera

41. Baptisia

42. Barberry

43. Beach Rose

44. Bladderwort

45. Bristlecone Bloom

Bristlecone Bloom (from Bristlecone Pine)

46. Bush Morning Glory

47. Basket Flower

48. Blue Daze

49. Bicolor Iris

50. Beaked Hazelnut

More Details:

No	Name	Color	Bloom Season	Fragrance	Native	Life Cycle	Uses
1	Baby’s Breath	White, Pink	Summer	Light, Sweet	Europe, Asia	Perennial	Cut flowers, floral arrangements
2	Bachelor’s Button	Blue, Pink, White	Late Spring to Summer	Light	Europe	Annual	Wildflower gardens, borders
3	Balloon Flower	Blue, White, Pink	Summer	None	East Asia	Perennial	Borders, containers
4	Balsam	Pink, Red, White, Purple	Summer	Light	India, Southeast Asia	Annual	Shaded flower beds, containers
5	Bee Balm	Red, Pink, Purple, White	Summer	Strong, Minty	North America	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, herbal teas
6	Begonia	Red, Pink, White, Yellow	Spring to Fall	Light	Tropics, South America	Annual/Perennial	Containers, hanging baskets
7	Bellflower	Blue, Purple, White	Late Spring to Summer	None	Europe, Asia	Perennial	Rock gardens, cottage gardens
8	Bird of Paradise	Orange, Blue	Fall to Spring	None	South Africa	Perennial	Exotic gardens, floral arrangements
9	Black-Eyed Susan	Yellow with Brown Center	Summer to Fall	None	North America	Perennial/Biennial	Wildflower gardens, borders
10	Blanket Flower	Red, Yellow, Orange	Summer to Fall	None	North & South America	Perennial	Drought-tolerant gardens
11	Blazing Star	Purple, White	Mid to Late Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, cut flowers
12	Bleeding Heart	Pink, White	Spring	None	Asia, North America	Perennial	Shade gardens, woodland settings
13	Bloodroot	White	Early Spring	Light	Eastern North America	Perennial	Wildflower gardens, native landscapes
14	Bluebell	Blue, Purple	Spring	Light	Europe	Perennial	Woodland gardens, ground cover
15	Blue-eyed Grass	Blue, Purple	Spring to Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Wildflower gardens, borders
16	Blue Mistflower	Blue, Purple	Late Summer to Fall	Light	North America	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, borders
17	Blue Star	Blue	Spring	None	North America	Perennial	Naturalized beds, cut flowers
18	Bluebell Creeper	Blue	Spring to Summer	Light	Australia	Perennial	Climbing trellises, containers
19	Borage	Blue, Pink	Summer	Cucumber-like	Mediterranean	Annual	Edible flowers, herbal remedies
20	Bottlebrush	Red, Pink, Yellow	Spring to Summer	Light	Australia	Perennial	Hedges, wildlife gardens
21	Bougainvillea	Magenta, Purple, Pink, Orange	Year-round (in warm climates)	None	South America	Perennial	Climbing walls, ornamental hedges
22	Bouvardia	Pink, Red, White	Spring to Fall	Sweet	Central America	Perennial	Cut flowers, decorative borders
23	Brachyscome (Swan River Daisy)	Purple, Blue, White	Spring to Fall	Light	Australia	Annual/Perennial	Ground cover, hanging baskets
24	Brugmansia (Angel’s Trumpet)	White, Pink, Yellow	Summer to Fall	Strong, Sweet	South America	Perennial	Ornamental (Caution: Toxic)
25	Buttercup	Yellow	Spring to Summer	None	Europe, Asia, North America	Perennial	Wildflower meadows, borders
26	Butterfly Bush	Purple, Pink, White	Summer to Fall	Sweet	Asia	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, landscaping
27	Bergenia	Pink, Purple	Early Spring	Light	Central Asia	Perennial	Ground cover, shaded borders
28	Black Hellebore	Dark Purple, Black, Green	Late Winter to Early Spring	Earthy	Europe	Perennial	Shade gardens, winter bloom interest
29	Bush Pea	Yellow, Orange	Spring to Summer	None	Australia	Perennial	Native gardens, erosion control
30	Bush Violet (Browallia)	Blue, Purple, White	Spring to Fall	Light	South America	Annual	Containers, hanging baskets
31	Burnet Saxifrage	White	Summer	Light	Europe	Perennial	Herbal use, wildflower gardens
32	Bishop’s Flower	White	Summer	Light	Europe, Asia	Annual	Cut flowers, cottage gardens
33	Belladonna Lily	Pink	Late Summer	Sweet	South Africa	Perennial (Bulb)	Garden beds, floral arrangements
34	Bigleaf Hydrangea	Pink, Blue, Purple	Summer	Light	Japan	Perennial	Landscaping, cut flowers
35	Blue Flax	Sky Blue	Spring to Early Summer	None	Western North America	Perennial	Meadows, native gardens
36	Blue Hibiscus	Lavender-Blue	Spring to Fall	Light	Australia	Perennial	Ornamental shrubs, hedges
37	Bulbine	Orange, Yellow	Spring to Summer	Light	South Africa	Perennial	Drought gardens, borders
38	Ball Cactus Flower	Yellow, Pink, Red	Spring to Summer	Light	South America	Perennial	Succulent displays, rock gardens
39	Bittercress	White	Spring	None	Europe, North America	Annual/Biennial	Wildflower meadows, natural areas
40	Brunnera	Blue	Spring	Light	Eastern Europe	Perennial	Shade gardens, ground cover
41	Baptisia (False Indigo)	Blue, Purple, Yellow	Late Spring to Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Native gardens, pollinator beds
42	Barberry (flowering variety)	Yellow, Orange	Spring	Light	Asia, Europe	Perennial (Shrub)	Hedges, landscape design
43	Beach Rose	Pink, White	Late Spring to Summer	Fragrant	Eastern North America	Perennial (Shrub)	Dune stabilization, borders
44	Bladderwort	Yellow, Purple	Spring to Summer	None	Worldwide (wetlands)	Perennial	Aquatic gardens, educational use
45	Bristlecone Bloom	Pale Yellow	Spring to Summer	None	Western North America	Perennial	Alpine gardens, rare plant studies
46	Bush Morning Glory	Blue, Purple, White	Summer	Light	Mexico, Southwest USA	Perennial	Ground cover, erosion control
47	Basket Flower	Pink, Purple	Late Spring to Summer	Fragrant	Southern USA, Mexico	Annual	Wildflower gardens, cut flowers
48	Blue Daze (Evolvulus)	Blue	Summer to Fall	None	South America	Perennial	Ground cover, containers
49	Bicolor Iris	Purple & White, Yellow & Maroon	Spring	Light	Europe, North Africa	Perennial	Borders, ornamental beds
50	Beaked Hazelnut (spring flower form)	Red (female), Yellow (male catkins)	Early Spring	None	North America	Perennial (Shrub)	Wildlife gardens, native hedges

If you found this post informative, feel free to check out our other articles as well. Each letter of the alphabet offers its own garden gems—so let the bloom alphabet inspire your next planting plan!