Flowers in Different Languages
Explore 28 flower names in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian and Galician. Enter the botanical garden, click a flower, compare its names, build a multilingual bouquet and test yourself.
Enter the Botanical Garden
Tap any flower growing below to open its multilingual profile.
Explore a flower
Select a flower in the garden or gallery to see its names side by side in seven Romance languages.
Rose
Rose across seven Romance languages
Use the speaker buttons to hear a browser-generated pronunciation when a suitable voice is available.
Explore all 28 flowers
Search by English name or translation. Change the language to display that translation on every flower card.
Compare two flowers
Choose any pair and compare their names across all seven languages.
Build your multilingual bouquet
Add up to five flowers, choose a language and reveal the flower names in your bouquet.
Flower language challenge
Can you identify the flower from its translated name?
All flower names in one table
Use this crawlable reference to compare all 28 flower names across the seven languages.
| English | Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Catalan | Romanian | Galician |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose | rosa | rose | rosa | rosa | rosa | trandafir | rosa |
| Tulip | tulipán | tulipe | tulipano | tulipa | tulipa | lalea | tulipa |
| Sunflower | girasol | tournesol | girasole | girassol | gira-sol | floarea-soarelui | xirasol |
| Daisy | margarita | marguerite | margherita | margarida | margarida | margaretă | margarida |
| Lavender | lavanda | lavande | lavanda | lavanda | espígol | levănțică | lavanda |
| Hibiscus | hibisco | hibiscus | ibisco | hibisco | hibisc | hibiscus | hibisco |
| Orchid | orquídea | orchidée | orchidea | orquídea | orquídia | orhidee | orquídea |
| Carnation | clavel | œillet | garofano | cravo | clavell | garoafă | caravel |
| Daffodil / Narcissus | narciso | narcisse | narciso | narciso | narcís | narcisă | narciso |
| Hyacinth | jacinto | jacinthe | giacinto | jacinto | jacint | zambilă | xacinto |
| Peony | peonía | pivoine | peonia | peónia | peònia | bujor | peonía |
| Poppy | amapola | coquelicot | papavero | papoila | rosella | mac | papoula |
| Chrysanthemum | crisantemo | chrysanthème | crisantemo | crisântemo | crisantem | crizantemă | crisantemo |
| Magnolia | magnolia | magnolia | magnolia | magnólia | magnòlia | magnolie | magnolia |
| Jasmine | jazmín | jasmin | gelsomino | jasmim | gessamí | iasomie | xasmín |
| Geranium | geranio | géranium | geranio | gerânio | gerani | mușcată | xeranio |
| Camellia | camelia | camélia | camelia | camélia | camèlia | camelie | camelia |
| Marigold / Calendula | caléndula | souci | calendula | calêndula | calèndula | gălbenele | caléndula |
| Begonia | begonia | bégonia | begonia | begônia | begònia | begonie | begonia |
| Dahlia | dalia | dahlia | dalia | dália | dàlia | dalie | dalia |
| Iris | iris | iris | iris | íris | iris | iris | iris |
| Primrose | prímula | primevère | primula | prímula | prímula | primulă | prímula |
| Lily | lirio | lys | giglio | lírio | lliri | crin | lirio |
| Water lily | nenúfar | nénuphar | ninfea | nenúfar | nenúfar | nufăr | nenúfar |
| Violet | violeta | violette | viola | violeta | violeta | violetă | violeta |
| Lotus | loto | lotus | loto | lótus | lotus | lotus | loto |
| Anemone | anémona | anémone | anemone | anémona | anemone | anemonă | anémona |
| Gardenia | gardenia | gardénia | gardenia | gardénia | gardènia | gardenie | gardenia |
Flower language patterns to notice
Comparing everyday vocabulary makes family resemblances — and the exceptions — much easier to see.
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician all use rosa, while French has rose. Romanian trandafir is the striking outlier.
Spanish girasol, Italian girasole, Portuguese girassol, Catalan gira-sol and Galician xirasol visibly cluster together.
Poppy is especially varied: amapola, coquelicot, papavero, papoila, rosella, mac and papoula show how different naming traditions can become.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you say “flower” in the seven languages?
Spanish: flor; French: fleur; Italian: fiore; Portuguese: flor; Catalan: flor; Romanian: floare; Galician: flor.
How do you say “rose” in Romance languages?
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Galician use rosa; French uses rose; Romanian commonly uses trandafir.
Why are some flower names almost identical between languages?
Romance languages share a large amount of inherited Latin vocabulary and have also borrowed many plant names through the same scholarly, commercial and horticultural routes. The result is a mixture of very close cognates and unexpectedly different everyday words.
Are these always the only possible names?
No. Plants often have regional, traditional and botanical names in addition to the common forms shown here. This page uses widely recognised standard-language names and, where English common names can refer to several species, gives a representative everyday equivalent.