This section looks at individual flowers that were to be found in the Victorian garden. Please see the Managing a Flower Garden and Seasonal Gardening sections for more general articles on creating and managing a flower garden.

Achimenes for Conservatory Decoration, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex (Floral World, 1873)

Alpine Plants, The Cultivation of (Floral World, 1873)

The Alpine Rose (Floral World, 1873)

Ada Auriantica, by George Gordon (Floral World, 1873)

Begonias, New Flowering, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex (Floral World, 1873)

Cactuses (Girl's Own Paper, 1897)

Cactuses Mamillaria (Girl's Own Paper, 1896)

Calvary Clover (Girl's Own Paper, 1894)

Camellias in Autumn and Winter, by James Calvert (Floral World, 1873)

Carnations, Winter-Flowering, by Thomas Trussler (Floral World, 1873)

The Carnation: The Emblem of Wit, by Nancy Mann Waddle (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

The Chrysanthemum as a Conservatory Flower (Floral World, 1873)

Chrysanthemums for the Conservatory, by Adam Forsyth, FHRS (Floral World, 1873)

Chrysanthemums, All About, by John Allen (Girl's Own Paper, 1897)

Another beautifully illustrated piece.

Clematis - The Cultivation of the Clematis for Walls and Trellises (Floral World, 1873)

Datura, About the (Girl's Own Paper, 1901)

Deutzias, New Notes on Deutzias, by a Kentish Gardener (Floral World, 1873)

Ferns - Notes on New Ferns (Floral World, 1873)

Fuchsias as Bedding Plants, by Henry Cannell, FRHS (Floral World, 1873)

Fuchsias (Ingalls' Home Magazine, 1888)

Geraniums, Dr. Denny's (Floral World, 1873)

Geraniums - On Striking Geraniums (Floral World, 1873)

Gloxinias, Notes on, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex (Floral World, 1873)

The Goethe Plant (Floral World, 1873)

Hydrangeas for the Conservatory, by J. Williams, Superintendent of Indoor Plant Department, Crystal Palace, Sydenham (Floral World, 1873)

[Iris] The Fleur-de-Lis: The Flower of Song, by Nancy Mann Waddle (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

Lilies, The Cultivation of (Floral World, 1873)

Lilies - Rival Queens: The Tale of the Lilies, by John Allen (Girl's Own Paper, 1895)

A beautifully illustrated article on lilies.

Consider the Lilies, by Nancy Mann Waddle (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

Our Lily Garden; Practical Aids to the Culture of Lilies, by Charles Peters (Girl's Own Paper, 1899)

Lengthy series with lots of illustrations and one final, gorgeous full-color print.

Lobelias, Notes on Bedding, by Henry Cannell, FRHS (Floral World, 1873)

Masdevallias, by W. Gedney (Floral World, 1873)

Mignonette, The Pot Culture of (Peterson's, 1883)

Orchids, Terrestrial, by George Gordon (Floral World, 1873)

Orchids (The Strand, 1891A)

The Cultivation of the Palm, by Eben E. Rexford (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

Pansies, Fancy, by J. James, Head Gardener, Redlees, Islesworth (Floral World, 1873)

Pansies, New Show (Floral World, 1873)

Pelargonium Harry King (Floral World, 1873)

Pelargoniums, Choice Bedding (Floral World, 1873)

Selected from the Royal Horticulturalist Society's Trial at Chiswick

Pelargoniums - Bedding Pelargoniums with Ornamental Leaves (Floral World, 1873)

Selected from the Royal Horticulturalist Society's Trial at Chiswick

Pelargoniums, Specimen, by Charles Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough (Floral World, 1873)

Pelargoniums, Zonal, for Winter Decoration, by Dr. John Denny, FRHS (Floral World, 1873)

Petunias for Conservatory Decoration, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex (Floral World, 1873)

Primroses, Hardy (Floral World, 1873)

The Poisonous Primula, by Newlin Williams (Ladies Home Journal, 1896)

A pretty plant that can cause skin rashes.

Rhododendron Venusta - Early Flowering Rhododendrons (Floral World, 1873)

Strelitzia Regina, by William Cole, Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex (Floral World, 1873)

Succulent Plants for Bedding, by Henry Cannell, FRHS (Floral World, 1873)

The Tree Daisy (Floral World, 1873)

• See also The Rose Garden