The following brief explanation is about some Balinese flowers. Some of them are used by our florist in Bali-Flowers Delivery.

1. Alamanda (Allamanda cathartica)
   In Bali, it is called Bungan Kemoning. It is woody vine with bright yellow flowers. The blooms appear from March until August.
   
2. Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena globosa)
   The Balinese name for this flower is Ratna. The flowers are used in Bali in religious offerings. Blooming occurs for around three months during the rainy season.
   
3. Champak (Michelia champaka)
   The flowers have 12 narrow waxy petals in three series, the inner series being the smallest that radiate around a greenish pistil. Flowering is year-round.
   
4. Heliconia (Heliconea sp)
   The flowers grow from rhizomes. They have erect shoots; each composed of a stem and leaves and often terminated by an inflorescence of frequently bright color that comes from the bracts rather than the actual flower.
   
5. Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
   This flower is regard as the sacred symbol by Hindus and Buddhists. It is only used in offerings but also in countless art forms.
   
6. Water Lilly (Nymphaea sp)
   The Balinese name is Tunjung. All have large, round, flat, floating leaves and showy flowers. The fragrant flowers are used for offerings.
   
7. Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
   Balinese name it Jempiring. Gardenia flowers are short-lived, soon turning yellow with a black center, which is probably why they are less commonly seen in offerings and floral arrangements than other fragrant blossoms.
   
8. Ixora (Ixora sp)]
   Ixora is one of the most popular garden plants all over Southeast Asia. Balinese name it Bungan Soka. One cluster contains as many as 60 flowers with bright color. The most common is Ixora javanica, a medium to tall shrub with largish pointed leaves, on which the flower clusters are red or red-orange. Ixora coccinea is smaller with more rounded, glossy leaves and the usual colors of the flowers are red, white, pink, yellow, and orange. This flower is also used for offerings.
   
9. Rose (Rosa sp)
   Balinese call it Bungan Mawa. The flowers are fragrant, thorny shrub or climbing vine. There are many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Roses are popular ornamental plants and the flowers are often used in offerings.
   
10. Jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
    Bungan Menuh, that is the Balinese name for this flower. Its pure, fragrant, white flower is a symbol of holiness. There are two varieties. One is single, and the other is double or layered. The multiple variety may have up to four layers. The single variety is the more fragrant one. The flowers are used as a febrifuge, for scenting tea, fragrant oil, offerings and decorations.
    
11. Marigold (Tagetes erecta)
    This plan is an annual herb. It is commonly used for offerings. The Balinese name is Bungan Mitir or Gemitir. The plants usually have yellow-gold flowers, and sometimes light red or brown. It blooms continually.
    
12. Morning Glory (Thunbergia natalensis)
    This is a woody vine with large blue flowers having yellow centers and grows along the roadsides in hedges. The Balinese name is Bungan Pelung; the word ‘pelung’ means blue. The flower’s shape like trumpet and the five petals of the flower are almost completely fused together so that they look like a continuous circle. The flowers are commonly used in offerings.
    
13. Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
    Bungan Pucuk, that is the Balinese name for Hibiscus. The flower is trumpet-shaped and last only one day. There are many varieties and colors from solid red to solid white, and various mixtures. The plant blooms all year long and is widely used as a house yard decoration or roadside plant or living fence. The roots, leaves, and flowers can be used as medicines. The flowers are a favorite for use in offerings.
    
14. Frangipani (Plumeria sp)
    These trees are grown everywhere in Bali because the blossoms are very fragrant and popularly used in offerings and for hair decorations. Balinese call it Jepun. The Frangipani is among the easiest of tropical trees to propagate from seeds, cutting, and air layering. It is commonly found in the temples and also in Moslem cemeteries in Malaysia and Indonesia.
    
15. Adenium (Adenium obesum)
    Balinese call this flower as Jepun Jepang. This is a member of the same botanical family as Frangipani. It grows in sunny area. The flower’s shape like trumpet and has color range from pink to crimson.
    
16. Canna (Canna sp)
    In Bali, this flower is called Bungan Soga. Canna requires full sunlight, rich soil and plenty of water to flower well. The flowers bloom on a tall bare stalk. Cannas grow best on fertile soil and fertilizer is often put on the ground before the flowers are planted. There are many varieties, with colors of bright red, yellow, or mixed yellow and red.
    
17. Orchids (Orchidaceae)
    Orchids are a favourite decorative flower in Bali, and they are cultivated everywhere. There are may different colors, shapes, and sizes, so it is difficult to make general statements that apply to all. Some grow in the ground terrestrial, some (epiphytic) grow on other trees and plants. The orchids most frequently seen in gardens for instances: Dendrobium, Vanda, Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, Paphiopedilum.
    
18. Torch Ginger (Nicolaia elatior)
    This spectacular flower is one of the most beautiful of all flowering tropical plants in Bali. Both leaf and flower stalks emerge separately from underground tubers. The most common form has bright red flowers, though there is another with pink blossoms.
    
19. Virgin Tree (Mussaenda sp)
    Their colors are usually white and pink in Bali, although there is also a bright red variety and some other colors in other countries. This Nusa Indah, the Balinese name, is commonly used in offerings.
    
20. Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea sp)
    Bungan Kertas, this flower is popular as a decoration everywhere in Bali. The plant requires a lot of sunlight and usually grows at elevations up to 100 meters above sea level. The plant can thrive in infertile soil and flowers best when cut often and watered seldom. The bracts have no odors, but are commonly used in offerings. The colors are various from red, pink, peach, white, and some them are mixed.
    
21. Oleander (Nerium indicum)
    Balinese call it Kenyeri, an ornamental bush that grows from 2 to 6 meters high, flourishing best at the lower elevations. Most of the oleander flowers in Bali are pink and bloom all year long. This flower is a popular ornamental plant along streets.
    
22. Lantana (Lantana camara)
    These flowers are called bunga kerasi in Bali. The plants grow very rapidly from seeds or cuttings and must be cut back frequently to prevent spreading. The bright flowers are sometimes red, sometimes, lavender, or orange, and sometimes a mixture of these colors. The single flower is small, however, they bloom in circular clusters of 15-20 flowers.
    
23. Garden Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
    These flowers are often seen around Bali. Bungan Pacah, that is the Balinese name. The red petals surround the white center of the flower. The flowers are commonly used in offerings.
    
24. Cananga (Cananga odorata)
    Balinese call it Bungan Sandat. The large flowers, with their long, narrow, limp, green petals that are about the same color as the leaves, are hard to see. Used widely in offerings because of their strong, long lasting sweet fragrance.
    
25. Pagoda flower (Clerodenrum paniculatum)
    In Bali, it is called Tumbak Raja. The flower shape like a pyramid, broad at the base and narrowing to appointed top. It is grown as an ornamental plant and widely seen along the roadside in Bali. Its flowers are commonly used in offerings.