ornamental plant

Garden beauty specimen

An ornamental plant is one grown for decorative purposes rather than for food, medicine, or other practical uses.

Gardens, parks, and landscaping feature ornamentals chosen for their flowers, foliage, or form: The nursery specializes in ornamental plants for shady yards.

The category includes flowering shrubs, ornamental grasses, and specimen trees.

Related

rose · Japanese maple · lotus · ornamental · variegated · philodendron · topiary · monstera · English ivy · croton · anthurium · hanging basket · window box · dracaena · perennial · kalanchoe · potted · foliage

Opposites
primary purpose

ornamental plantcrop

Cultivated agricultural plants

food crop · vegetable · cash crop · edible plant · staple crop

cultivation status

ornamental plantweed

Uninvited plant

noxious weed · native plant · wildflower · invasive species

aesthetic value

ornamental plantweed

Uninvited plant

eyesore · scrub · brush

Family

plant, ornament, plantation, ornamentation

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G