21 Best Brazilian Flowers

Brazil’s rich floral diversity, with over 55,000 plant species, offers a plethora of options that you can add to your garden and home. Here are some of the most eye-catching Brazilian flowers you can grow!

Botanical Name: Justicia floribunda

Brazilian Fuchsia is an evergreen shrub native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is compact in shape, with downy leaves and drooping yellow to scarlet tubular flowers.

Flame Vine is a creeper that can quickly grow to cover an entire house within just one year. Its bright orange flowers grow together in bunches. Look at the picture! They are a common sight in Brazilian homes.

Botanical Name: Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea is a vigorous vine popular for its colorful bracts, that come in white, pink, red, orange, or magenta hues. You can easily spot them in arbors, trellises, and balconies in Brazil’s eastern regions.

Botanical Name: Brugmansia spp.

Angel’s Trumpet is a small tree that produces large flowers. The blooms open at night and come in white, pink, peach, or yellow hues. You must handle the plant with care as all parts are toxic if ingested.

Botanical Name: Victoria amazonica

The Amazonian Water Lily is native to the Amazon Basin. These Brazilian flowers are known for their size, with leaves that span up to 3 meters in diameter serving as a canopy for the aquatic ecosystem below. The plant also grows pristine white flowers.

Botanical Name: Bromeliaceae

Bromeliads flourish throughout Brazil and come in various shapes and sizes. Some grow on trees, while others spread across the forest floor.

Botanical Name: Heliconia angusta

Christmas Heliconia is native to southeastern Brazil and is known for its red and white blooms during the holiday season. It is also famous as an ornamental