First, letâs see how to translate flower in French.
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How Do You Say Flower in French?
The French word for flower is âune fleurâ. Itâs feminine. In the plural, flowers are âdes fleursâ in French.
50 French Flower Names
- Une anĂ©mone â anemone
- Un azalĂ©e â azalea
- Un arum â calla lily
- Un aster â aster
- Un bĂ©gonia â begonia
- Un bleuet â cornflower
- Un bouton dâor â buttercup
- La bruyĂšre â heather
- Une campanule â blue bell
- Une capucine â nasturtium
- Un coquelicot â wild poppy
- Un coucou â cowslip
- Un crocus â crocus
- Un chrysanthĂšme â a mum, a chrysanthemum
- Un dahlia â dahlia
- Une digitale â foxglove
- Un freesia â freesia
- Un gardĂ©nia â gardenia
- Un gĂ©ranium â geranium
- Une giroflĂ©e â wallflower
- Un glaĂŻeul â gladiolus
- Une gueule de loup (un muflier) â snapdragon
- Un hibiscus â hibiscus
- Un hortensia â hydrangea
- Un iris â iris
- Une jacinthe â hyacinth
- Le jasmin â jasmine
- Une jonquille â daffodil
- La lavande â lavender
- Le lilas â lilac
- Un lys â lily
- Une marguerite â daisy
- Le muguet â lily of the valley
- Un myosotis â forget-me-not
- Un narcisse â narcissus
- Un oeillet â carnation
- Une orchidĂ©e â orchid
- Une pĂąquerette â tiny wild daisy
- Un pavot â (large) poppy
- Une pivoine â peony
- Une pensĂ©e â pansy
- Une pervenche â periwinkle
- Un perce-neige â snowdrop
- Une primevĂšre â primrose
- Une renoncule â ranunculus (buttercup)
- Une rose â rose
- Une rose trĂ©miĂšre â hollyhock
- Un souci â marigold
- Un tournesol â sunflower
- Une tulipe â tulip
- Une violette â violet
- Un zinnia â zinnia
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Now letâs see other words related to flowers in French.
French Flower Vocabulary
- Vivace â perennial
- Annuel â annual
- Tardive â late
- HĂątive/prĂ©coce â early
- Un pĂ©tale â a petal
- La tige â the stem
- Le pistil â the pistil
- LâĂ©tamine â the stamen
- La feuille â the leaf
- Un bulbe â un bulb
- Une graine â a seed
And finally, letâs study some French verbs useful when talking about flowers in French.
5 French Flower Verbs
- Cueillir â to pick
- Pousser â to grow
- Planter â to plant
- Fleurir â to bloom
- FĂąner â to wither
4 French Flower video Practice
I really do like flowers, even though unfortunately, Iâm oversensitive to many pollens and scents⊠So itâs mostly flowers outside for me⊠But in Paimpol, Brittany, where I live, I donât have a garden đ I do however have a tiny patio with many planters!!
Here is a short âlive, unscriptedâ video I shot of the planters on my tiny patio. Sorry, no CC.
Here is another live video I shot at a flower grower. Use the CC option on the bottom right for English or French subtitles.
The region where I live, Brittany, is well-known for its hydrangeas⊠Subtitles in French and English available.
And another one of gorgeous hydrangea still in bloom in October!
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