showy flowers

Flashy garden specimens

Showy flowers are blooms that are large, brightly colored, or otherwise conspicuous—the kind that catch the eye and draw attention.

The phrase appears often in plant descriptions and gardening contexts: The azalea produces showy flowers in early spring.

Showiness in flowers typically serves to attract pollinators.

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landscaping · curb appeal · bracts · blooming · butterflies · gaudy · bird of paradise · festivals · perennial · deciduous · ostentatious · eye candy · showstopper · statement piece · flamboyant · corolla · aesthetics · stamens

Opposites
ornamental purpose

showy flowersfoliage plants

Greenery grown for leaves

greenery · ferns · grasses · moss · hostas

botanical modesty

showy flowerscatkins

Pendulous flower spikes

Family

show, flower, flourish, showy, floral

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