13 Flowers That Look Like Fire and Flame

07.03.2024 - 10:17 / balconygardenweb.com / Raul Cornelius

These flowers that look like fire have petals that mimic the appearance of a flame or might have a hue that gives out flickers of yellow, red, or a combination of both!

Do note that the flowers in this list may not exactly represent the “shape” of the flames, but they do resemble the fire with their color and a certain angle of their petals. 

Botanical Name: Vriesea splendens

The Flaming Sword Flower’s beautiful orange and yellow petals appear like a flame in all its glory! Do not mistake this one with bromeliad, though!

Botanical Name: Paeonia ‘Flame’

This round flower have a collection of yellow stigmas, that, with the outer red petals, gives it an appearance of a fire contained in a small space!

Botanical Name: Lycoris radiata

The Red Spider Lily, with its red spider-leg-like petals, looks like a fire has broken out from the middle of the bloom and is drooping downwards!

Botanical Name: Kniphofia ‘Redhot Popsicle’

Its fiery red flowers grow on top of the slender, green stems, which looks like a collection of burning torches.

Botanical Name: Russelia equisetiformis

As obvious by the name, the plant’s flowers look like the firecrackers going haywire everywhere! The deep red color adds to the effect!

Botanical Name: Kniphofia

This one, too, looks like a bunch of torches lit up on the tall stalks. What makes it more appealing is the subtly transition from yellow (bottom) to the deep red (top).

Botanical Name: Gloriosa

Don’t you think these flowers are literally on fire? Right! Well, come a little breeze and they will appear like a flickering flames in the wind!

Botanical Name: Bidens ferulifolia ‘Campfire Flame’

This hybrid variety has flowers with a yellow center that gradually fade and takes a fiery orange hue in the petals – a group