Different Species of Flowering Plants

• If you want to perk up your property, there are many different species of flowering plants you can choose from. These flowering plant species come in all sizes, with perennial wildflowers available for small jobs and large flowering trees suitable for open areas. Plants native to your region are always prudent landscaping options, as they will handle most everything nature can throw at them.

Thimbleweed

• The size of thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) does not give this herbaceous perennial its name. That comes from the seed heads that develop from its white flowers; the seed heads resemble a sewing thimble and persist into the winter months as cottony, fluffy masses, notes Illinois Wildflowers. Thimbleweed grows to 2 feet high and it is able to grow from U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zone 2 southward to zone 8. Thimbleweed will grow in full sun, but the Missouri Botanical Garden notes it will develop even in full shade. Use thimbleweed for wildflower gardens or in shady woodland areas.

Dutchman's Pipe

• You may have to search through the dense, heart-shaped leaves of the climbing vine called Dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia tomentosa) for its odd-looking flowers. The green-yellow flowers, which turn up by May and June, look like a curved pipe. Dutchman's pipe grows to 30 feet in the wild in southern states from the central part of the United States eastward. Dutchman's pipe will climb onto trees and shrubs in its natural setting, but you can train it onto trellises, verandas, pergolas and walls. Butterflies will quickly flock to this climbing flowering species of plant. Keep Dutchman's pipe in moist areas, as it will not grow where dry conditions persist.

Alabama Snow Wreath

• Despite being native to Deep South habitats in states such as Alabama and Mississippi, Alabama snow wreath (Neviusia alabamensis) will grow northward to zone 4. This flowering shrub species grows to 6 feet with deciduous green leaves. The flowering effect of Alabama snow wreath gives the plant great ornamental worth, as the fluffy, white flowers emerge in May. Rare throughout its native range in wild venues, Alabama snow wreath makes an excellent cultivated specimen plant. Use it in woodland borders since it will grow in partly shady spots, as well as those receiving abundant sun.

Cucumber Tree

• Growing to 80 feet from New York through the Deep South, the cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata) makes a good shade or street tree. This flowering species of tree will not tolerate very dry or very wet sites. This is a deciduous magnolia tree featuring foliage up to a foot long and yellow leaves in autumn. The flowers, which are fragrant and green-white, often are behind the big leaves, making them hard to view. Cucumber tree gets its name from its seed follicles, which are 3 inches long and oval, with red berries attached. Hybrids of this flowering plant include Ultimate Yellow, Gold Crown and Miss Honeybee.