ornamental flowers

Blooms for display

Ornamental flowers are plants cultivated for their visual appeal rather than for food, medicine, or other practical uses.

Gardens, landscaping, and floral arrangements feature ornamentals chosen for color, shape, or fragrance: She planted ornamental flowers along the walkway.

The term distinguishes decorative varieties from crops or wildflowers.

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table setting · dried flowers · chrysanthemum · cottage garden · garden design · daffodil · petunia · orchid · rose · hydrangea · perennials · lily · hanging basket · window box · botanical garden · bouquet · tulip · petals

Opposites
purpose/function

ornamental flowersvegetables

Edible plants, not fruits

food crops · edible plants · herbs · fruit trees · cash crops

cultivated vs. wild

ornamental flowersweeds

Unwanted wild plants

wildflowers · wild plants · native plants · wild grasses · invasive species

decorative vs. functional plants

ornamental flowersvegetable garden

Plot for edible plants

kitchen garden · root vegetables · leafy greens · food garden · legumes

Family

flower, ornament, floral, florid, ornamentation

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