25 Fabulous Flowers that Start with “B”

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For all flower lovers, here are the most beautiful Flowers that Start with “B”. Read on to find the common and some easy-to-grow varieties.

There is a remarkable number of Flowers that Start with B and in this list, we have tried to include all of the beautiful blooms from native wild ones to striking tropical flowers. We have also noted the annuals and perennials for your convenience!

Here are the best flowers that start with A


Flowers that Start with B

1. Baby Blue Eyes

Flowers that Start with B
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Botanical Name: Nemophila menziesii

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Late winter to late spring / early summer

This variety of flowering plants loves full sunlight to part shade and prefer gritty, sandy soil. Its blooms attract bees and butterflies too.

2. Bachelor’s Button

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Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Late June through August

Bachelor’s Button is also called Cornflower. The pretty blue-colored flowers are usually used to prepare herbal teas and tea blends. It is one of the most beautiful Flowers that Start with B.

3. Baby’s Breath

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Botanical Name: Gypsophila

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Mid-summer season

Baby’s Breath is also called Gypsophila and blooms during summers. Typically, they bear small, pink, or white-colored blooms with five petals.

4. Balloon Flower

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Botanical Name: Platycodon grandiflorus

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer

Balloon Flower is also called the Platycodon or the Chinese Bellflower. This small herbaceous perennial can be found in the shape of a bell in shades of blue and violets.

5. Bee Balm Flower

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Botanical Name: Monarda spp.

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer

Bee Balm is also called Oswego Tea, Horsemint, and Bergamot. The name ‘Bergamot’ draws its inspiration from the scent of the plant’s leaves that can remind you of Bergamot orange.

6. Bird of paradise

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Botanical Name: Strelitzia sp.

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: All Year

Bird of Paradise is a tropical evergreen plant with shiny, waxy, leaves in gray and green shades that look like a banana plant with pretty flowers that resemble a bird’s head or a bird in flight.

7. Bellflowers

Flowers that Start with B 4

Botanical Name: Campanula

Type: Annual, Biennial, and Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer

Bellflowers can be found in a wide variety of shapes including, a common bell-shaped bloom, in a shape of bowl, cup, and star-shaped, tubular flowers.

8. Begonia

Botanical Name: Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer to frost

Begonia is also known as Wax Begonia, Bedding Begonia, or Annual Begonia. This variety can be available in colorful clusters of flowers in shades of red.

9. Black-Eyed Susan

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Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Summer, Fall

Black-Eyed Susans are bright, sunny, wildflowers in shades of yellow and thrive well in a wide variety of soils and loves light shade to full sunlight.

10. Bush Violet

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Botanical Name: Browallia speciosa

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Fall

This shrubby nightshade flower from South America usually blooms around summers till fall with flowers in the shape of a tube with white centers.

11. Blue Daisy Bush

Flowers that Start with B 6

Botanical Name: Felicia amelloides

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Spring to Autumn

As the name indicates, the Blue Marguerite Daisy bears strikingly happy blue-colored flowers with a center in a bright yellow shade.

12. Blue Lace Flower

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Botanical Name: Trachymene coerulea

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Late July or early August

This pretty bloom comes from Australia and can be grown with minimal care. Blue Lace Flower works best in outdoor gardens and as a border plant.

13. Blanket Flower

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Botanical Name: Gaillardia x Grandiflora

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer through fall

Blanket Flowers require full sunlight and prefer well-drained soil. This attractive bloom comes from South and North America.

14. Buckbean

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Botanical Name: Menyanthes trifoliata

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Spring or Summer

Buckbean is also called Bogbean and is found in clusters of white-colored, frilly, star-shaped flowers. This wildflower is usually found growing in marshes and near ponds.

15. Blazing Star

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Botanical Name: Liatris spicata

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: July to August

This flowering species prefer full sunlight but can also tolerate drought-like conditions and poor soil. The leaves have a tendency to become smaller as they grow upwards the stem.

16. Bluebell

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Botanical Name: Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Mid-April to late May

Bluebells are known to attract butterflies and bees. The bees ‘steal’ nectar from bluebells by biting at the bottom of the bell. It is referred to as stealing because the bees take the nectar but do not help in pollinating the flower.

17. Bleeding Heart

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Botanical Name: Lamprocapnos

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer

Bleeding Heart is also called Alba and bears white-colored flowers. The most common type produces flowers in shades of pink.

18. Blue-Eyed Grass

Botanical Name: Sisyrinchium

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Late spring to early summer

Blue-Eyed Grass can grow up to a foot tall at maturity. This species is usually seen in grassy spaces and woodlands.

19. Butterfly Bush

Flowers that Start with B 11

Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: July to early September

Buddleja is also called Summer Lilac and Orange Eye. This species belongs to Central China and Japan. It is a gorgeous flower to add to your collection and is often used as an ornamental bloom.

20. Blueweed

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Botanical Name: Echium vulgare

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Early to mid-spring

It is a wildflower that you can easily grow with minimal care. The plant is also called Viper’s Bugloss and prefers well-drained soil and full sunlight.

21. Bluestars

Flowers that Start with B 12

Botanical Name: Amsonia

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Summer

Bluestars come from the Midwest and can grow up to a height of 3-4 feet and width of 1-2 feet. The small flowers in sky-blue shade and with pink, yellow, or white centers.

22. Bush Morning Glory

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Botanical Name: Ipomoea leptophylla

Type: Annual

Blooming Period: Early summer to the first frost of fall

The Bush Morning Glory is also called Manroot and Bush Moonflower. This flower belongs to the family of Convolvulaceae and prefers a bright, sunny spot with support to grow best.

23. Buttercup

Flowers that Start with B 13

Botanical Name: Ranunculus

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: May and lasts through August

The Buttercup looks like it produces something like butter but it is only because of its characteristic flowers in butter-yellow shade. It is poisonous to livestock and cows.

24. Bougainvillea

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Botanical Name: Bougainvillea

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: On and off all year

If you have a sunny spot in your garden, then this vibrant and blooming vine will be more than happy to thrive. This tough plant will give you a vivid display of colors all year round!

25. Bignonia

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Botanical Name: Bignonia

Type: Perennial

Blooming Period: Late winter to early spring

The trumpet-shaped flowers come in vibrant shades of orange-red and yellow that match really well with the glossy green foliage of the plant. It is also a great vining plant.

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