# Free flower photos and plant pictures

> Free photos of flowers and plants, from tulips and roses to cacti and ferns, from Wikimedia Commons and Openverse, with licence verdicts and credit lines.

35 images from 3 sources (NASA Image and Video Library 14, Wikimedia Commons 14, Openverse 7), updated 2026-11-03. Picked from a live search and refreshed daily.

- Same search in the browser: https://image.shep.bot/search?q=flower&category=nature.plants
- Same search over the API: `curl "https://image.shep.bot/v1/search?q=flower&category=nature.plants"`
- Details, files and the credit line: `GET https://image.shep.bot/v1/images/{id}` with an id from the table below.
- Licence verdicts: "Commercial use OK" (with or without credit) is cleared for commercial use; anything else must be checked or is non-commercial. "(editorial)" means people, insignia or brands appear without releases: not for ads. See https://image.shep.bot/docs/licences.md
- Images are never re-hosted: thumbnails, previews and downloads come straight from the source sites.

## Flowers and plants, photographed

Botanists, gardeners and photographers have uploaded hundreds of thousands of plant photos to Wikimedia Commons, many identified down to the species, and Flickr's Creative Commons photos add more through Openverse. These pages collect flowers in bloom, close-ups of petals and leaves, and potted and garden plants.

## Tips

Close-ups with soft backgrounds work as section images and social posts; whole plants against plain backgrounds can be cut out for packaging and catalogues. Search for the plant's name, common or Latin, for better matches than a general word: "Tulipa", "monstera" or "lavender field".

Every image shows its licence. Most are CC BY or CC BY-SA, so keep the credit line with the image.

## Images

| ImageAsset | id | What | Source | Licence | Commercial use | Direct download |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Happy Mother's Day - Flowers Fields as Seen by NASA Satellite](https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002014) | `nasa:GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002014` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 2017 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Tulip Tulipa clusiana 'Lady Jane' Rock Ledge Flower Edit 2000px](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tulip_Tulipa_clusiana_%27Lady_Jane%27_Rock_Ledge_Flower_Edit_2000px.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Tulip_Tulipa_clusiana_'Lady_Jane'_Rock_Ledge_Flower_Edit_2000px.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 2000 × 2000, square, 2007 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Flower new](https://www.flickr.com/photos/29468339@N02/5821423368) | `openverse:f2b230df-ad29-4d19-8ea4-52272c8ddc42` | Flowers & plants, 1024 × 819 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Hoverfly on flower edit](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoverfly_on_flower_edit.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Hoverfly_on_flower_edit.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 2032 × 1795, 2007 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 2.5 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Flower Moon lunar eclipse 2022](https://images.nasa.gov/details/MAF_20220515_LunarEclipse01) | `nasa:MAF_20220515_LunarEclipse01` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 6765 × 4512, 2022 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Flowers at Kew Gardens](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31797858@N00/8648707725) | `openverse:61419a75-885c-4e6b-bb24-28b68fb5411b` | Flowers & plants, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Zinnia flower in Columbus module](https://images.nasa.gov/details/iss046e017204) | `nasa:iss046e017204` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4928 × 3280, 2016 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Pink flower](https://www.flickr.com/photos/29468339@N02/2860093801) | `openverse:251538b4-8810-4b6d-be29-ce81fce7be8f` | Flowers & plants, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Stargazer Lillies Lillium orientale 'Stargazer' Flower 2000px](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stargazer_Lillies_Lillium_orientale_%27Stargazer%27_Flower_2000px.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Stargazer_Lillies_Lillium_orientale_'Stargazer'_Flower_2000px.jpg` | Flowers & plants, 2000 × 2800, vertical, 2007 | Wikimedia Commons | GFDL 1.2 | Unclear: check the terms | yes |
| [Flower](https://www.flickr.com/photos/119728555@N05/14213723434) | `openverse:1e3c99f8-0f52-4e38-9095-dd04b0508c9f` | Flowers & plants, 1024 × 768 | Openverse | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Scilla siberica flower - Keila](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scilla_siberica_flower_-_Keila.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Scilla_siberica_flower_-_Keila.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4375 × 4000, 2021 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Flowers](https://www.flickr.com/photos/30801973@N04/6208738454) | `openverse:c0c8784a-22f1-433a-9f41-c06b715a6c3f` | Flowers & plants, 1024 × 768 | Openverse | CC BY 2.0 | Unclear: check the terms | yes |
| [A girl putting flowers to Armenian Genocide memorial. View from top](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_girl_putting_flowers_to_Armenian_Genocide_memorial._View_from_top.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:A_girl_putting_flowers_to_Armenian_Genocide_memorial._View_from_top.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 3874 × 2866, 2017 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Super Flower Blood Moon over New Orleans](https://images.nasa.gov/details/MAF_20210526_SuperFlowerMoon11) | `nasa:MAF_20210526_SuperFlowerMoon11` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 7304 × 4872, 2021 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Paris quadrifolia flower - Keila](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_quadrifolia_flower_-_Keila.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Paris_quadrifolia_flower_-_Keila.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 6000 × 4000, 2021 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Scabiosa atropurpurea, flower, Sète 01](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scabiosa_atropurpurea,_flower,_S%C3%A8te_01.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Scabiosa_atropurpurea,_flower,_Sète_01.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4680 × 2925, 2014 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Homless selling flowers in São Paulo downtown](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homless_selling_flowers_in_S%C3%A3o_Paulo_downtown.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Homless_selling_flowers_in_São_Paulo_downtown.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4013 × 2420, 2016 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [A small flower refracted in rain droplets](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_small_flower_refracted_in_rain_droplets.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:A_small_flower_refracted_in_rain_droplets.jpg` | Flowers & plants, 1750 × 1426, 2011 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Roses and other flowers ring the base of the Astronaut Memorial Mirror at the KSC Visitor Complex following a memorial service held for the crew of Columbia on the anniversary of the tragic accident that took their lives Feb. 1, 2003. The public was invited to the service and encouraged to place the flowers on the fence. The service included comments by Center Director Jim Kennedy, Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Executive Director of Florida Space Authority Winston Scott, and Dr. Stephen Feldman, president of the Astronaut Memorial Foundation. The black granite mirror honors astronauts, whose names are carved in the surface, who have given their lives for space exploration.](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-04pd0131) | `nasa:KSC-04pd0131` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 3000 × 2089, 2004 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Yellow flowers a](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yellow_flowers_a.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Yellow_flowers_a.jpg` | Flowers & plants, 4900 × 6500, vertical, 2013 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [jsc2017e136944 - In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 backup crewmembers Jeanette Epps of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency lay flowers Dec. 6 at the sta](https://images.nasa.gov/details/jsc2017e136944) | `nasa:jsc2017e136944` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 1500 × 1000, 2017 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Common crow (Euploea core) on Malvales flower](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_crow_(Euploea_core)_on_Malvales_flower.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Common_crow_(Euploea_core)_on_Malvales_flower.jpg` | Flowers & plants, 2332 × 2280, square, 2009 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [jsc2017e136939 - At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, the Expedition 54-55 backup crewmembers take a stroll down the Walk of Cosmonauts Dec. 6 to lay flowers in traditional pre-launch ceremonies. From left to right are Jeanette Epp](https://images.nasa.gov/details/jsc2017e136939) | `nasa:jsc2017e136939` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 1500 × 1000, 2017 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [White flowers b](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:White_flowers_b.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:White_flowers_b.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, Illustration, 5150 × 6900, vertical, 2013 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [October Flowers](https://www.flickr.com/photos/37668923@N03/5081775750) | `openverse:3a333b30-7480-48c7-aff5-ce831197ae9c` | Flowers & plants, 929 × 1024, vertical | Openverse | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [jsc2017e136942 - In the town of Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 54-55 backup crewmembers Jeanette Epps of NASA, Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency lay flowers Dec. 6 at the sta](https://images.nasa.gov/details/jsc2017e136942) | `nasa:jsc2017e136942` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 1000 × 1500, vertical, 2017 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Mustard Plant Flower with dew drops, Burj Bhalaike 01](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mustard_Plant_Flower_with_dew_drops,_Burj_Bhalaike_01.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Mustard_Plant_Flower_with_dew_drops,_Burj_Bhalaike_01.jpg` | Flowers & plants, 2379 × 2937, vertical, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Goodyera repens flowers in detail - Männiku](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goodyera_repens_flowers_in_detail_-_M%C3%A4nniku.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Goodyera_repens_flowers_in_detail_-_Männiku.jpg` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 3000 × 4000, vertical, 2020 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Expedition 64 Soyuz Landing](https://images.nasa.gov/details/NHQ202104170165) | `nasa:NHQ202104170165` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4511 × 3612, 2021 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [KSC-08pd3162](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-08pd3162) | `nasa:KSC-08pd3162` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 2000 × 3000, vertical, 2008 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [KSC-08pd3163](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-08pd3163) | `nasa:KSC-08pd3163` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 3000 × 2000, 2008 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [flower show10](https://www.flickr.com/photos/57257660@N00/88011957) | `openverse:3b186dc2-3daa-4e4b-95b6-e507fe6d3b09` | Flowers & plants, 500 × 375 | Openverse | CC BY 2.0 | Unclear: check the terms | yes |
| [KSC-08pd3164](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-08pd3164) | `nasa:KSC-08pd3164` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 3000 × 2000, 2008 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [NASA Talks](https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20230502-PH-KLS01_0055) | `nasa:KSC-20230502-PH-KLS01_0055` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 4480 × 6720, vertical, 2023 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |
| [Bogota, Colombia](https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA13852) | `nasa:PIA13852` | Flowers & plants, Photo, 1409 × 1455, square, 2011 | NASA Image and Video Library | NASA media (public domain in the US) | Commercial use OK with credit (editorial) | yes |

## Questions

**Can I use flower photos on product packaging?**

Yes, when the verdict is green: flowers need no releases. Credit CC BY photos where the licence asks, for example on the packaging's side panel or the product page.

**Where do I find flower illustrations rather than photos?**

See the botanical illustrations collection: public-domain plates from museum and library collections, many of them hand-coloured.

## Related collections

- [Free botanical illustrations and plant drawings](https://image.shep.bot/collections/botanical-illustrations.md): Free public-domain botanical illustrations: hand-coloured plates of flowers, fruit and plants from old herbals and museums, ready for print and design.
- [Free 4K nature photos: mountains, lakes, coasts](https://image.shep.bot/collections/free-4k-nature-photos.md): Free high-resolution nature photos, at least 4K on the short side: mountains, lakes, coasts and forests, with the licence and credit line on every image.
- [Public-domain Impressionist paintings](https://image.shep.bot/collections/public-domain-impressionist-paintings.md): Free Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings from museum open access (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne), released as CC0 by the Met and other museums.

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