Flowers That Start With D | List & Examples

There are at least 10 flowers that start with “D,” including daffodil, dandelion, daisy, dianthus, dahlia, and daylily. The Latin names of a few flowers start with “D,” too.

Flowers that start with D examples
Some varieties of dahlias are 10 inches in diameter.

In the poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” Wordsworth describes a field of daffodils.

Daylilies and Dutch irises are both beautiful cut flowers.

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Flowers are often used as metaphors in short stories and other types of fiction. You can even prompt the QuillBot story writer to create an extended metaphor about a specific flower, such as a dahlia or daisy.

Flowers that start with D: List of common names

These flowers have common names that start with “D.”

  • Daffodil
  • Dahlia
  • Daisy
  • Dandelion
  • Daphne
  • Daylily
  • Delphinium
  • Desert paintbrush
  • Desert rose
  • Dianthus
  • Dogwood
  • Dutch iris
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Delphinium and other flowers that start with “D” are tricky to spell, but the QuillBot Grammar Checker can help you get them right.

Flowers that start with D: List of Latin names

Here are the Latin flower names that start with “D” (with the common names in parentheses):

  • Datura (moonflower)
  • Delosperma (ice plant)
  • Dentaria (toothwort)
  • Deutzia scabra (fuzzy deutzia)
  • Diascia (twinspur)
  • Dicentra (bleeding heart)
  • Digitalis (foxglove)
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Flowers with other letters

For flowers that start with other letters, check out these other articles.

Flowers with A Flowers with G Flowers with L Flowers with Q Flowers with V
Flowers with B Flowers with H Flowers with M Flowers with R Flowers with W
Flowers with C Flowers with I Flowers with N Flowers with S Flowers with X
Flowers with E Flowers with J Flowers with O Flowers with T Flowers with Y
Flowers with F Flowers with K Flowers with P Flowers with U Flowers with Z

Frequently asked questions about flowers that start with D

What are Latin flower names?

Latin flower names are the scientific or botanical names of flowers as opposed to the common name. For example, Armeria maritima is the Latin name for sea thrift (a globe-shaped pink flower that grows in coastal areas).

In Latin flower names, the first word is the genus, which is the general type of plant (e.g., Rosa for “roses”). The second word is the species (e.g., Rosa canina). Many flowers go by the genus name (e.g., Agastache—one of the flowers that start with A).

When you write Latin flower names, the first word is capitalized, and the second word is not. Latin flower names should also be in italics. However, you can usually omit the italics and lowercase the first letter if the common name is the same as the genus name.

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Nicole has a master’s in English Education and detailed expertise in writing and grammar instruction. She’s taught college writing courses and written handbooks that empowered students worldwide.