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Flowers Named After Cats

By Paige

Cat's Tail

Cat’s Tail
Image from cliff1066

Flowers don’t have a whole lot to do with cats, however there are a large variety of colorful petals given cat-related names.

We did a little research to find some of the prettier flowers whose names bear tribute to the felines of the world.

Catnip

Catnip

Image from womanimal.
Cat’s Whisker

Cat's Whisker

Image from Tony Rodd
Pussy Willow

Pussy Willow

Image from Mrs eNil
Red Lion

Red Lion

Image from Nic Launceford
Dandelion

Dandelion

Image from Per Ola Wiberg
Lion’s Tail

Lion's Tail

Image from van swearingen
Leopard Flower

Leopard Flower

Pink Leopard

Pink Leopard

Image from happy via
Leopard’s Bane

Leopard's Bane

Image from renagrisa
Tiger’s Jaw

Tiger's Jaw

Image from Martin_Heigan
Tiger Lily

Tiger Lily

Image from naturemandala
Tiger Claw

Tiger Claw

Image from danish_valke

Here Kitty, Kitty…

These cats won’t come when you call (like any of them do) but we can see where most of their nicknames come from.

One Response to “Flowers Named After Cats”

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  1. nate says:

    Hey like the site. Looking to plant over my cats grave figured somthing cat like. In looking around found another flower pretty. Black cat petunia. Just google it. Shouldnt be hard to find. Helpful site thanx again

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