Flowers That Start With the Letter W (With Images)

Wondrous and wide-ranging, flowers that start with the letter W bring natural beauty to every garden. Whether it’s the graceful Wisteria, the cheerful Wallflower, or the serene Water Lily, this collection highlights stunning blooms that begin with W—each with its own charm and color.

1. Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis, Wisteria floribunda)

2. Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)

3. Windflower (Anemone blanda)

4. Wax Begonia (Begonia semperflorens)

5. Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa)

6. Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis and other species)

7. Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

8. Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis)

9. Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum)

10. White Campion (Silene latifolia)

11. Water Lily (Nymphaea spp.)

12. Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

13. White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

14. Whirling Butterflies (Gaura lindheimeri)

15. Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa)

16. White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda – Doll’s Eyes)

17. Wild Hyacinth (Camassia quamash)

18. Wood Violet (Viola sororia)

19. Wild Pansy (Viola tricolor – Johnny Jump-Up)

20. White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)

21. White Clover Flower (Trifolium repens)

22. White Sage Bloom (Salvia apiana)

23. Wild Tobacco Flower (Nicotiana rustica)

24. White Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’)

25. Western Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)

26. Waxflower (Chamelaucium uncinatum)

27. Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

28. White Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)

29. Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

30. White Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’)

31. Wandering Jew Flower (Tradescantia zebrina – though foliage is primary feature)

32. White Mugwort Bloom (Artemisia lactiflora)

33. Western Red Columbine (Aquilegia elegantula)

34. White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)

35. White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata)

36. White Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana ‘Alba’)

37. White Rockrose (Cistus × hybridus)

38. Wild Snapdragon (Antirrhinum molle)

39. White Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri ‘Whiskers’)

40. Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis)

41. Wild Petunia (Ruellia humilis)

42. White Deadnettle (Lamium album)

43. Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)

44. White Yarrow (Achillea millefolium ‘White’)

45. White Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

46. Wavy-leaf Thistle Bloom (Cirsium undulatum)

47. White Dutch Iris (Iris × hollandica ‘White’)

48. Weigela Bloom (Weigela florida)

49. White Rose of York (Rosa × alba)

50. White Orchid Tree Flower (Bauhinia acuminata)

No	Name	Color	Bloom Season	Fragrance	Native	Life Cycle	Uses
1	Wisteria	Purple, Blue, White	Spring	Sweet	China, Japan	Perennial Vine	Arbors, pergolas
2	Wallflower	Yellow, Orange, Red	Spring	Strong	Europe	Biennial/Perennial	Borders, containers
3	Windflower	Blue, Pink, White	Spring	None	Europe	Perennial	Woodlands, shade gardens
4	Wax Begonia	Red, Pink, White	Spring to Fall	None	Brazil	Annual/Perennial	Containers, bedding
5	Wood Anemone	White	Spring	None	Europe	Perennial	Ground cover, woodlands
6	Wild Rose	Pink	Spring to Summer	Light	North America, Europe	Perennial Shrub	Hedgerows, fragrance gardens
7	Woodland Phlox	Blue, Lavender	Spring	Light	North America	Perennial	Shade gardens, ground cover
8	Wild Indigo	Blue, Yellow	Spring to Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, borders
9	Woolly Sunflower	Yellow	Summer	None	Western North America	Perennial	Dry slopes, wild gardens
10	White Campion	White	Spring to Fall	None	Europe	Biennial/Perennial	Wildflower meadows
11	Water Lily	White, Pink, Yellow, Blue	Spring to Fall	Light	Worldwide (tropics)	Perennial (Aquatic)	Ponds, water gardens
12	Wild Geranium	Pink, Purple	Spring to Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Woodlands, pollinator gardens
13	White Trillium	White	Spring	None	Eastern North America	Perennial	Woodland wildflower beds
14	Whirling Butterflies	White, Pink	Spring to Fall	Light	Texas, U.S.	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, borders
15	Western Columbine	Red, Yellow	Spring to Early Summer	Light	Western North America	Perennial	Woodland gardens, hummingbird attractor
16	White Baneberry	White	Late Spring to Early Summer	None	North America	Perennial	Shade gardens (toxic plant)
17	Wild Hyacinth	Blue, Purple	Spring	None	North America	Perennial (Bulb)	Meadow planting, naturalizing
18	Wood Violet	Purple, Blue	Spring	Light	North America	Perennial	Ground cover, native gardens
19	Wild Pansy	Purple, Yellow, White	Spring to Summer	Light	Europe, Asia	Annual/Biennial	Borders, containers
20	White Snakeroot	White	Late Summer to Fall	None	North America	Perennial	Shade gardens, wildlife support
21	White Clover Flower	White	Spring to Fall	Light	Europe, Asia	Perennial	Lawns, ground cover, pollinators
22	White Sage Bloom	White	Spring to Summer	Strong, Herbal	Southwestern U.S.	Perennial Shrub	Herbal use, pollinators
23	Wild Tobacco Flower	Yellow, Greenish	Summer	Strong	Americas	Annual	Ornamental, ceremonial (toxic)
24	White Coneflower	White	Summer to Fall	Light	North America	Perennial	Pollinator gardens, borders
25	Western Wallflower	Yellow, Orange	Spring	None	Western North America	Biennial/Perennial	Dry gardens, native landscapes
26	Waxflower	Pink, White, Purple	Winter to Spring	Light	Australia	Shrub	Cut flowers, floral arrangements
27	Water Hyacinth	Blue, Purple	Spring to Summer	Light	South America	Perennial (Aquatic)	Ponds (invasive species)
28	White Meadowsweet	White	Summer	Light	North America	Perennial Shrub	Meadows, wetland gardens
29	Wild Blue Phlox	Blue, Purple	Spring	Light	Eastern U.S.	Perennial	Woodland borders, native beds
30	White Bleeding Heart	White	Spring	Light	Asia	Perennial	Shade gardens, borders
31	Wandering Jew Flower	Purple, White	Spring to Fall	None	Mexico	Perennial (Tropical)	Foliage plant, ground cover
32	White Mugwort Bloom	White	Summer	Herbal	Asia	Perennial	Medicinal, ornamental
33	Western Red Columbine	Red, Yellow	Spring to Summer	Light	Western North America	Perennial	Wild gardens, pollinators
34	White Mariposa Lily	White	Late Spring to Early Summer	None	Western U.S.	Perennial (Bulb)	Native gardens, rocky slopes
35	White Wood Aster	White	Late Summer to Fall	None	Eastern U.S.	Perennial	Shade gardens, woodland borders
36	White Obedient Plant	White	Late Summer to Fall	None	Eastern U.S.	Perennial	Cut flowers, rain gardens
37	White Rockrose	White	Spring to Early Summer	Light	Mediterranean	Perennial Shrub	Drought-tolerant gardens
38	Wild Snapdragon	Pink, Yellow	Spring to Summer	None	Europe	Annual	Meadows, wildflower gardens
39	White Gaura	White	Summer to Fall	Light	Southern U.S.	Perennial	Cottage gardens, pollinators
40	Wood Betony	Purple, Pink	Late Spring to Summer	Light	Europe, Asia	Perennial	Herbal gardens, borders
41	Wild Petunia	Purple	Summer	Light	Central U.S.	Perennial	Ground cover, native gardens
42	White Deadnettle	White	Spring to Fall	None	Europe, Asia	Perennial	Ground cover, shade gardens
43	Winter Aconite	Yellow	Late Winter to Early Spring	None	Europe	Perennial (Bulb)	Early spring color
44	White Yarrow	White	Summer	Light	North America, Europe	Perennial	Medicinal, cut flowers
45	White Star Jasmine	White	Spring to Summer	Strong, Sweet	Asia	Evergreen Vine	Fragrance gardens, trellises
46	Wavy-leaf Thistle Bloom	Purple	Summer	None	North America	Biennial/Perennial	Pollinator plant
47	White Dutch Iris	White	Spring	None	Europe	Perennial (Bulb)	Cut flowers, borders
48	Weigela Bloom	Pink, Red, White	Spring to Summer	Light	Asia	Deciduous Shrub	Ornamental shrub
49	White Rose of York	White	Summer	Light	Europe	Perennial Shrub	Historical, ornamental
50	White Orchid Tree Flower	White	Spring to Summer	Light	Southeast Asia	Deciduous Tree	Ornamental, tropical gardens

We hope this list of W-starting flowers brightened your day! Don’t forget to explore more of our alphabetical flower series for endless floral inspiration.