Flowers That Start With M

17 flowers Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 17 flowers that start with M, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

M has 17 flowers. The marigold, magnolia and morning glory are easy favorites, and the morning glory is named for trumpet flowers that open in the morning. The moth orchid is a common indoor orchid with drooping blooms.

Meadows and mountains give several names: meadow lily, meadow saffron and mountain lily. Bells ring twice, in mission bells and merry bells. The maltese cross has scarlet flowers in dense heads. Mum is a short name for the chrysanthemum, handy for word games.

Flowers starting with M: 17
Best known: marigold, moth orchid
Longest name: meadow saffron

Best-known flowers that start with M

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

marigold
moth orchid
magnolia
morning glory

All flowers that start with M

#	Name	What it is
1	magnolia	tree with large fragrant white or pink flowers
2	maiden pink	low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink with a single pale pink flower with a crimson center
3	maltese cross	Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads
4	marguerite	tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
5	marigold	any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
6	mariposa	any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals
7	marsh orchid	any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
8	meadow lily	common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
9	meadow saffron	bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
10	merry bells	any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
11	mission bells	herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers
12	mist-flower	rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue...
13	moon daisy	tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
14	morning glory	climbing vine with trumpet flowers that open in the morning
15	moth orchid	any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark...
16	mountain lily	Japanese lily with golden rays
17	mum	of China

Short flowers with M

Questions people ask

How many flowers start with M?

This list has 17 flowers starting with M, from well-known ones like marigold, moth orchid, magnolia to rarer kinds.

What flowers start with M?

Well-known examples are marigold, moth orchid, magnolia, morning glory.

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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