Flowers That Start With C | List & Examples

Flowers that start with “C” include canna, calla lily, carnation, clematis, coneflower, and clover. There are over 25 flowers that start with “C,” and many of them are popular in bouquets, home gardens, and landscaping designs.

Flowers that start with C examples
Columbine grows well in the shade, but coneflower needs full sun.

Two of the best plants for a pollinator garden are cosmos and coreopsis.

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Flowers that start with C: List of common names

The following flowers have common names that start with “C.”

  • Caladium
  • Calendula
  • California poppy
  • Calla lily
  • Carolina lily
  • Camellia
  • Candytuft
  • Canna
  • Canterbury bells
  • Carnation
  • Catmint
  • Catnip
  • Chamomile
  • Cherokee rose
  • Cherry blossom
  • Chocolate vine
  • Chrysanthemums
  • Clarkia
  • Clary blue
  • Clematis
  • Cleome
  • Clover
  • Cockscomb
  • Columbine
  • Coneflower
  • Coreopsis
  • Corncockle
  • Cornflower
  • Cosmos
  • Cowslip
  • Cranebill geranium
  • Crocus
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A few of the flowers that start with “C” are closed compound words, which means there are two words with no hyphen. Examples are “coneflower,” “candytuft,” and “cornflower.” The QuillBot Grammar Checker can help you write flower names correctly.

Flowers that start with C: List of Latin names

Most flowers have a common name and a Latin name, which should be written in italics. Here’s is a list of the Latin flower names that start with “C” (with the common names in parentheses):

  • Calceolaria (slipper flower)
  • Callistemon (bottlebrush)
  • Campanula (Canterbury bells/bellflower)
  • Catharanthus (vinca/periwinkle)
  • Celosia (cockscomb)
  • Centaurea (cornflower)
  • Cheiranthus (wallflower)
  • Clethra (sweet pepperbush)
  • Consolida (larkspur)
  • Cyanara cardunculus (artichoke)
  • Cytisus (broom)
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The QuillBot acronym generator can create flower-themed acronyms when you type a prompt like “create an acronym with cosmos for a landscaping business.”

Flowers with other letters

For flowers that start with other letters, check out these other articles.

Flowers with A Flowers with G Flowers with L Flowers with Q Flowers with V
Flowers with B Flowers with H Flowers with M Flowers with R Flowers with W
Flowers with D Flowers with I Flowers with N Flowers with S Flowers with X
Flowers with E Flowers with J Flowers with O Flowers with T Flowers with Y
Flowers with F Flowers with K Flowers with P Flowers with U Flowers with Z

Frequently asked questions about flowers that start with C

What is the columbine flower’s Latin name?

The columbine flower’s Latin name is Aquilegia. For that reason, you’ll find columbine on lists of flowers that start with A and flowers that start with C. Some columbine species include Aquilegia atrata (dark columbine), Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern red columbine), and Aquilegia coerulea (blue columbine), which is the Colorado state flower.

Spelling Latin names of flowers can be tricky, but the QuillBot Grammar Checker can help you avoid errors.

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