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title: "Flowers by colour: red, pink, white, yellow, orange, purple, blue and green flowers | Floreboard"
url: https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/
language: en
last_reviewed: 2026-10-06
publisher: Floreboard (芳华绘)
---

# Flowers by colour

Find cut flowers by colour. 72 flowers sorted into eight colour families, each with season, vase life, fragrance and pet safety.

## Key facts

- Rarest colour: green (13 flowers). Most common: white (59).
- Only naturally occurring colours are counted; dyed stems are not.

| Colour | Cut flowers | Examples |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Red](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/red/) | 30 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), [Tree peony](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/peony/), [Peony (herbaceous)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/herbaceous-peony/), [Chrysanthemum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chrysanthemum/)… |
| [Pink](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/pink/) | 48 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), [Lisianthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lisianthus/), [Baby's breath](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gypsophila/)… |
| [White](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/white/) | 59 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), [Lisianthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lisianthus/), [Baby's breath](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gypsophila/)… |
| [Yellow](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/yellow/) | 34 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Sunflower](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sunflower/), [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), [Orchids (cut)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/orchid/), [Tree peony](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/peony/)… |
| [Orange](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/orange/) | 23 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Sunflower](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/sunflower/), [Lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lily/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Gerbera daisy](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/gerbera/), [Bird of paradise](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/strelitzia/), [Chrysanthemum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chrysanthemum/)… |
| [Purple](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/purple/) | 36 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), [Tulip](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/tulip/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Lisianthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lisianthus/), [Orchids (cut)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/orchid/), [Tree peony](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/peony/), [Chrysanthemum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chrysanthemum/)… |
| [Blue](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/blue/) | 17 | [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), [Iris](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/iris/), [Delphinium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/delphinium/), [Anemone](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/anemone/), [Hyacinth](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hyacinth/), [Statice](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/statice/), [Water lily](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/waterlily/), [Clematis](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/clematis/)… |
| [Green](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flowers-by-color/green/) | 13 | [Rose](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/rose/), [Hydrangea](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/hydrangea/), [Carnation](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/carnation/), [Lisianthus](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/lisianthus/), [Orchids (cut)](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/orchid/), [Chrysanthemum](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/chrysanthemum/), [Zinnia](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/zinnia/), [Anthurium](https://floreboard.com/en/flowers/anthurium/)… |

[Flower colour meanings across cultures](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flower-color-meanings/) · [Flower meanings: the language of flowers](https://floreboard.com/en/guides/flower-meanings/)

## FAQ

### Which flower colour is rarest?

In our guide, green: only 13 of 72 cut flowers come in it naturally.

### Which flowers come in the most colours?

Rose, Carnation, Chrysanthemum, Zinnia, Gladiolus, Tulip.

### How many colours should one arrangement use?

Two or three colour families usually read as intentional. Floreboard flags a design when the flowers span five or more families.

Last reviewed: 2026-10-06. [About our data](https://floreboard.com/en/about/)