Brown is the color of warmth and stability. If you want blooms of this unusual color in your garden then check out Types of Brown Flower Names!
Brown flowers have become a favorite of gardeners in recent times. According to Feng Shui, brown color indicates food, nature, and the circle of life. Several famous species of flowers like roses, cymbidiums, and chrysanthemums are available in shades of brown. Find out about the Types of Brown Flower Names!
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Best Types of Brown Flowers
1. Angel Amber Kiss Pansy
Botanical Name: Viola cornuta
‘Horned Pansy Angel Amber Kiss’ is a biennial plant, featuring golden-orange-brown color flowers from April- July. This pansy variety is ideal for containers, path edging, and front lawn flower beds.
2. Bearded Irises
Botanical Name: Iris germanica
Bearded iris is available in unusual color combinations. Some hybrid varieties include dull orange, bronze, or brown. Some popular flowers with brown petals are: ‘Rodeo Girl,’ ‘Supreme Sultan,’ ‘Spiced Tiger,’ ‘Red Hawk,’ ‘Boss Tweed,’ ‘Brown Duet,’ Spiced Lemon,’ ‘Bronzette Star,’ ‘Ruffled Feathers,’ ‘Dodge City,’ and ‘Living Legacy.’
3. Daylilies
Botanical Name: Hemerocallis spp.
Many new daylily cultivars are a result of crossbreeding. New varieties include rusty brown flowers like ‘Sweet Hot Chocolate’ and ‘Sir Mod Red.’
4. Columbines
Botanical Name: Aquilegia spp.
Columbines flower in mid-spring. Brown varieties include ‘Black Barlow,’ ‘Chocolate,’ ‘Single Black,’ ‘Roman Bronze,’ Futaba ‘Lantern’ brown-orange, and ‘William Guinness,’ which is more on maroon than bronze.
5. Oriental Poppy
Botanical Name: Papaver orientale
If you want the fall colors in your garden, then go with flowering perennial ‘Royal Chocolate Distinction.’ It has a red-bronze petal but looks like brown at first glance.
6. Japanese Arisaema
Botanical Name: Arisaema sikokianum
This perennial is native to Japan’s woodland and a member of the aroid family. The beautiful flowers offer cloak-like, purple-brown spathe flowers around a white, finger-like spadix.
7. Dahlia
Botanical Name: Dahlia pinnata
Dahlia ‘Brown sugar’ is a perfect choice for your flower collection. It displays bright rusty orange flowers. Also, ‘Chocolate Sundae’ and ‘Black Beauty’ are dark-red plants, featuring bronze-brown to rusty maroon petals, with golden centers.
8. Flowering Tobacco
Botanical Name: Nicotiana spp.
The brown-flowering variety ‘Hot Chocolate’ produces rosy-bronze flowers. For richer brown flowers, you can go for ‘Chocolate Smoke.’
9. Tropical Hibiscus
Botanical Name: Hibiscus rosa-Sinensis
Hybridization of tropical hibiscus results in a range of colors like; gray, charcoal, and brown-bronze tones. Brown cultivars include ‘Creme de Cacao,’ ‘Pocahontas,’ and ‘Key Largo.’
10. Boat Orchids
Botanical Name: Cymbidiums
Cymbidiums ‘Charlie Brown’ produces brown flowers with hints of yellow and peach, with a deep crimson throat. You can also grow ‘Golden Leaf Edged-Orchid’ (Cymbidium floribundum), Aloe-leafed Cymbidium (Cymbidium aloifolium), Iris-like orchid, or Tracy’s orchid.
11. Cattleya velutina
Botanical Name: Cattleya velutina
Native to Brazil, this species showcases brown-bronze petals with deep red or burgundy dots across the white lip, with golden throat and purple stripes.
12. Antler orchids
Botanical Name: Dendrobium discolor
This di-colored orchid produces 1-3 inches wide light brown, tan, reddish-brown, or yellow long-petaled wavy flowers with a mauve-colored lip, on 20 inches long stem.
13. Charlie Brown Rose
Botanical Name: Rosa
This miniature rose cultivar forms numerous, small two-inches wide, brown flowers with 8-15 petals during summer. It can not survive harsh winters.
14. Graham Thomas Austin Rose
Botanical Name: Rosarium baden rosa ‘Graham Thomas’ Austin
This climbing rose variety is prized with double petals of rich, golden flowers having a tint of brown at the edges, with a tea-like, mild fragrance. Each flower bears 30 or more petals.
15. Blanket Flower
Botanical Name: Gaillardia species
Just like the name, this flower from North America can cover your ground like a blanket, with its beautiful flower that showcases yellow edges, brown center, and red petals.
16. Echibeckia ‘Summerina Brown’
Botanical Name: Rudbeckia x Echinacea
This variety is a cross between Rudbeckia and Echinacea. The long-lasting flowers are consist of dark chocolate brown petals, orange edges, with a surrounding large dark brown cone.
17. Absalon Tulip
Botanical Name: Tulipa ‘Absalon’
This unusual patterned tulip variety flowers in the chocolate brown petals with rich yellow swirls. ‘Absalon tulip’ has existed since 1780.
Fact: This tulip was infected by Tulip Breaking Virus (TBV), which results in its surprising color and patterned flower.
18. Hardy Mums
Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum rubellum
Paint your fall garden with brown-bronze color by growing varieties like ‘Autumn Glow Bronze,’ ‘Fireglow,’ ‘Katelli Bronze,’ and ‘Bronze Elegance.’
19. Chocolate Cosmos
Botanical Name: Cosmos atrosanguineus chocamocha
This tuberous perennial features chocolate-scented, deep bronze-crimson velvety flowers that bloom from midsummer to fall.
20. Carolina Allspice
Botanical Name: Calycanthus floridus
Carolina allspice is a shrub that you can easily grow in containers. The plant has deep red to brown flowers that also emit a pleasing smell of chocolate. It also produces an edible and delicious spice that can be used like cinnamon.
21. Chocolate Orchid
Botanical Name: Dendrobium johannis
It’s a great deep red-brown flower plant to have that also comes with a perk of sweet, chocolate smelling blooms. Place this plant in a well-lit spot away from intense direct sunlight that is high in humidity.
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