Yellow flowers: names and characteristics of the sunniest varieties in nature
Flowers are a beautiful gift to give to someone you love, but can you choose them based on their meaning? Roses indicate a loving intent, of a different type depending on the nuance chosen; orchids, on the other hand, are associated with virility and therefore metaphorically recall desire and passion; finally the daisies are a symbol of good humor. Check out the other most important meanings of flowers in our video!
Names of yellow flowers
The flowers of these colors are perfect for giving vitality to slightly dark corners in the garden or for embellishing balconies and terraces in the city. desired, or hyper-stimulation. Yellow is in fact a beautiful strong, vital and energetic color. It may be an idea to combine yellow flowers with others of different shades such as white and blue that rest the eye, or dedicate corners intended exclusively for the yellow color, but well distant from each other.
But what are the flowers of this super summer color? Here they are in alphabetical order (these are the most common species that you find spontaneously in nature or in nurseries): Sorrel, Agrimonia, Alisso, Anemone, Arnica, Bartonia, Borracina, Calla, Carpigna, Celandonia, Cinquefoglia, Rapeseed, Craspedia, Dandelion , Evening primrose, Coltsfoot, Forsythia, Gazania, Jasmine, Gentian, Gerbera, Lily, Broom, Ginestrina, Sunflower, Daffodil, Hypericum, Iris, Laburnum, Mimosa, Narcissus, Nasturtium, Poppy, Pelosella, Potentilla, Primula, Buttercup, Rapunzia, Rosa , Santolina, Sanvitalia, Senecio, Sferracavallo, Solidago, Sparrowhawk, Tagete, Tulip, Mullein, Goldenrod, Wallflower, Yellow violet, Vulneraria, Zinnia.
Have you found anyone you know? Definitely yes because the golden colored flowers are typically those that announce spring and therefore you tend to notice them more after the long winter periods!
Features yellow winter - spring flowers
The yellow petals are beautiful to look at! They immediately bring joy and it is no coincidence that at the beginning of spring the first flowers to bloom are precisely those with the shades of the sun. Why?
Already from the end of January many yellow buds open to announce the arrival of summer; they have a very similar scent and bees are particularly attracted to them! This explains the reason for early flowering for yellow-colored plants and flowers: to attract the bees who will be responsible for the pollination.
These nice insects have a very important task: to fly from flower to flower to bring pollen from one stem to the other and to unwind it, they tend to start from the flowers that have yellow-golden shades, because it seems that they perceive them better, both from the point of sight of smell and sight.
Some examples of flowers that open in the first months of the year: mimosa, primroses, narcissus, tea rose, iris and crocus. Some of these species have a particularly short flowering (1-5 weeks), others bloom twice a year, but they are always spectacular!
If you opt for these flowers in your garden remember to choose the shades that go best with your green corner and if you buy them in a garden always ask for advice from a specialist to know the soil and the best exposure for them.
Most common plants and flowers with yellow petals
Mimosa
Mimosa is a plant with clustered yellow flowers and poorly developed petals. Very famous since it was chosen as a symbol to pay homage to women during the feast of March 8, it is practically one of the first images that comes to mind when trying to focus on a golden flower.
Its scientific name of mimosa is Acacia dealbata and belongs to the large family of Fabaceae or Mimosaceae. Both in nature and cultivated in the garden, it looks like a tree several meters high, elegant and extremely particular. Thanks to its truly unique flowering and intense aroma, mimosa is used for ornamental purposes: its flowers are plump and colorful and also very dense!
Originally from Tasmania (Australia), mimosa arrived here as a plant in the late 1800s and developed very well in Liguria and Tuscany where the mild and cool climate was favorable for its optimal growth.
Sunflower
Seeing a field full of sunflowers is something unique! The color of its petals recalls the golden rays of the sun and its name has a close link with this star of the sky: sunflower derives from the fact that the "inflorescence tends to move with the sun (a phenomenon called" heliotropism ") throughout the flowering period The flower belongs to the family of Asteraceae and was imported to Europe in 1500 when it was chosen for ornamental purposes. Its stem is particularly long and can therefore be used to decorate large halls or entrances, inside large vases. The technical name of the sunflower is Helianthus annuus and you can easily recognize it for the scarce presence of green leaves that surround a very large flower (variable diameter from 5 to 50cm) with bright yellow petals.
The sunflower remains one of the most common yellow flowers, known both in gardening and in the kitchen: sunflower seeds are in fact edible and are really valid for our general well-being.
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Narcissus
The narcissus is a flower with a very particular shape; it has a single growth and has a paracorolla that can take on different colors, from yellow to red and underneath there are the stamens. The leaves of the narcissus are lanceolate and light green in color, while its bulb has an oval shape.
Its singularity makes it particularly recognizable even to those who know very little about gardening. The best known and most widespread varieties of the narcissus are: Baby Moon, Apotheose, Cassata, Daydream, Dutch Master and Hoopoe and they are all very spectacular! Generally this flower is used as an ornament for flower beds, gardens, flower meadows or as a decorative indoor plant; narcissus is very versatile and wherever it is placed it gives a touch of elegance to the environment. Finally, let's not forget that it is also a very valuable ingredient for creating aromatic creams and perfumes.
Dandelion (dandelion)
Dandelions or dandelions are flowers that are born yellow and become white with growth. They are very funny and children like them a lot: you can also call them "shower heads" thanks to the white part that can be blown away and dispersed in the wind. This part is actually the fruit of the dandelion that appears after flowering ("achene") and is characterized by a tuft of downy hair ("pappus").
The dandelion, dandelion, or dandelion, depending on what you prefer to call it, is a herbaceous species and belongs to the family of Asteraceae; it grows spontaneously in the lowland areas and it is very easy to find it in a flowery meadow or in the countryside. You can also find it in herbal medicine because dandelion is a good natural remedy to combat water retention thanks to its diuretic properties.
Which flowers have the yellow variant?
There are some species of flowers that not only arise with yellow petals, but can also sprout red, white or orange, depending on the colors that nature has given to these certain plants. Let's see what they are.
This is the case of roses, gerberas, calla lilies, tulips and iris, to name the best known plant varieties.
Tea rose
The tea rose is a perennial shrub and is native to the East, more precisely to China. It looks like a bush and reaches a maximum of 2 meters in height. Its twigs have many thorns, which act as a protective barrier against insects and parasites and the flower can come in different shades, including yellow and soft pink. A beautiful and elegant flower, used both to make flower beds in gardens and to decorate pergolas. The flowers are born gathered in groups of two or three and are characterized by having many petals and stamens.You can admire the flowering of the tea rose in late spring: this shrub blooms from May to June, but in some cases it can last until September.
As with other roses, tea also produces fruits that are called achenes slightly covered by down.
Gerbera
Very decorative and extremely widespread plant in floriculture; it resembles the daisy but the shades of its petals are different. The gerbera is a flowering herbaceous plant, native to southern Africa, which belongs to the family of Compositae or Asteraceae. It is not a particularly tall plant species, in fact its average height is 30cm and is therefore perfect for creating flower bouquets or embellishments of terraces and balconies, as well as creating nice and functional slopes in the home garden.
The flowers of gerberas are very simple with long, pointed petals, and arranged in several rows around a central red, orange, yellow and sometimes brownish button. Why choose gerberas? They are simple but beautiful flowers in shades of white, pink, red, yellow, orange and violet, but above all they are very resistant. By giving gerberas you can rest assured that your bunch will last several days, as long as it is kept in water.
Calla
There are many varieties of calla lilies (pink, orange, red, lavender, bi-color) but the one with the yellow nuance is truly fascinating. It has South African origins and spontaneously develops around streams, bodies of water and wetlands. Unlike the classic calla, the yellow calla has white spots on the leaves and the bulbs have a more rounded shape. However, it blooms like the other variants, from May to September.
Tulips
The yellow tulip is the same as the other varieties of this flower: it is a rustic bulb that can be left in the ground even in winter and belongs to the Liliaceare family. Tulips are extremely popular all over the world and their cultivation is particularly flourishing in Holland, where they decorate flower beds and bouquets.
There are a few dozen botanical species of tulip, but mainly hybrid varieties are planted in the garden, of which there are thousands. It is precisely the bulbs that are planted and bloom a single stem in spring, which in turn produces a single flower. The yellow tulip has a large, cupped flower with a black tinted center and is perfect for those without a large green thumb.
Iris
The most common variety of iris is the one with purple tints, but the yellow one is also quite widespread. The yellow iris is a plant about 40-100 cm tall and is typical of swampy places and rivers; it blooms from April to June-July and its color is particularly lively, which immediately catches the eye. It is also called water lily or aquatic iris and does not give off particular scents, but thanks to its beautiful bright color the bees are anyway attracted.
Meaning of yellow in the language of flowers
There is a very specific code to understand the message hidden behind a gift scented like a bouquet of flowers: it is the language of flowers that assigns a specific meaning to each specimen.
Yellow flowers in general are a symbol of sunshine and joy because they are associated with the sun and its brightness.
Light has a certain characteristic which is that of radiating in several directions and for this reason the yellow color is usually associated with all those concepts related to openness and liberation, such as happiness and liveliness.
The other aspect of yellow is its vibrant strength, sometimes too much, which tends to blind the viewer. Like Icarus who got too close to the sun and was struck by it. This is why giving yellow flowers is generally also associated with a feeling of jealousy or in any case an uncontrollable emotion.
The meaning of yellow flowers obviously then changes in relation to the single flower and you can give them to a person you love particularly without necessarily having to think about jealousy:
- yellow rose, the quintessential symbol of jealousy, but in the East it also symbolizes wisdom, joy and friendship itself;
- yellow lily; it is equivalent to nobility of soul and irrepressible joy;
- sunflower; beautiful as an idea to give to those we love to let people know that they are at the center of our world;
- yellow gerbera; symbolizes the satisfaction and joy of conquest. Think of a bouquet for a graduation or an important anniversary, it's ideal!
- yellow orchid; similar to gerbera in meaning it represents joy for new beginnings and for success. The orchid of this color is also the flower to give on the 28th wedding anniversary.
