Flowers That Start With I

3 flowers Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 3 flowers that start with I, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

Only three flowers start with I. The iris is the best known, with sword-shaped leaves and bright flowers on upright stalks. The impatiens is a shade-loving bedding plant with flat, bright blooms, a good pick for a shady corner.

The ice plant is an annual that has spread through warm regions. With so few entries, this page works best as a quick answer source; for more I ideas, the full flowers A to Z or the other I lists will help.

Flowers starting with I: 3
Best known: iris, ice plant
Longest name: ice plant

All flowers that start with I

#	Name	What it is
1	ice plant	Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that...
2	impatiens	shade-loving bedding plant with bright flat flowers
3	iris	plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three...

Questions people ask

How many flowers start with I?

This list has 3 flowers starting with I, from well-known ones like iris, ice plant, impatiens to rarer kinds.

What flowers start with I?

Well-known examples are iris, ice plant, impatiens.

Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.

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