1. Fairy Fan-Flower
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Botanical Name: Scaevola aemula
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Summer
It is a flowering species belonging to the family Goodeniaceae that comes from southern Australia. Fairy Fan-Flower blooms in shades of blue and purple.
2. Frangipani
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Botanical Name: Plumeria
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Spring and summer
Frangipani is also called Plumeria, and Nosegay. It bears strong scented white-colored flowers with yellow centers.
3. Floss flower
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Botanical Name: Ageratum houstonianum
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Midsummer until fall
Floss Flower is a fluffy flower in the shape of a round button that can bloom continuously throughout summer in shades of white, pink, or blue.
4. French Marigold
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Botanical Name: Tagetes patula
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Late summer until fall, winter
A classic, bright orange-colored flower that is also very easy to care for, French Marigold petals could also be used to make a natural dye. The fragrant blooms do well in pots, too.
5. Forget Me Not
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Botanical Name: Myosotis
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Spring, Summer, Fall
The Forget-Me-Not flower is a cheerful blue, pink, white, or purple-colored flower with yellow centers. It acts as a great groundcover choice and prefers full to partial sunlight.
6. Flax Flower
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Botanical Name: Linum usitatissimum
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Summer until fall
Flax Flower belongs to western North America, originally, and this blue-colored prairie flower is usually found in ridges and dry slopes.
7. Four o’Clock
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Botanical Name: Mirabilis jalapa
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Summer through fall
With fragrant, tubular flowers in wide vibrant shades, Four O’Clock is an extraordinary-looking plant with sometimes bears different shades of flowers on the same plant.
8. Fuchsia
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Botanical Name: Fuchsia
Type: Annual
Blooming Period: Summer, Autumn
This ornamental flower displays contrasting colored sepals, bright, and petals that have a tendency to make a multi-layered appearance.
9. Flannel Flower
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Botanical Name: Actinotus helianthi
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Fall until Spring
It could be found in shades of green, cream, white, and sometimes in pink or purple, too. The Flannel Flower bears a close resemblance to daisy.
10. Fig Marigold
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Botanical Name: Aizoaceae
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Spring, Summer, Winter
Fig Marigold is also referred to as Ice Plants and bears long-lasting flowers that make for an excellent ground cover in rock gardens or small beds.
11. Foxglove
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Botanical Name: Digitalis
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Early summer
These bell-shaped flowers stand apart on any popular wildflower list and are also referred to as Digitalis. Foxgloves could be found in a wide range of colors.
12. False Sunflower
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Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Late summer until fall
More compact than a common sunflower, this plant has a lesser tendency to flop over. False Sunflower is a native wildflower that is tolerant towards poor soil and drought, too.
13. Freesia
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Botanical Name: Freesia
Type: Perennial
Blooming Period: Late winter to early spring
With grassy foliage that starts from underground bulblike structures or corms, Freesia produces flowers in shades of yellow, orange, white, and blue.