There are many beautiful and intriguing stamps showing botanical specimens, such as flowers, fungi, trees, and even fruit and vegetables. Some of the minisheets here are suitable for framing. Botanical stamps are also useful illustrations for guides to plants of the world.
There is something very relaxing about pottering around with botanical stamps, especially in winter when the weather is too inclement for gardening. Serious gardeners will notice exotic plants that are too tender to grow in the UK, except in a heated greenhouse. And what is commonplace in one country may be sold at high prices in garden centres in another. ‘What are those?’ I asked a friend in Spain, marvelling at wild miniature narcissi on a mountain side, lemon coloured with swept back petals. ‘Wild flowers’ she answered. ‘Yes, but what?’ ‘I don’t know, there are lots of them round here.’
This Botanicals page shows botanical stamps organised by country. Please see Botanicals by Theme for stamps showing: Fungi, Orchids, Roses, Trees, and Views, Parks and Gardens. Sometimes a stamp fits more than one category, so you may find trees on stamps in Views, parks and gardens, as well as in Trees, and some orchids in general sets, such as those from the Malaysian States.
Most stamps shown here are postally used unless stated otherwise. The postally used stamps have been specially selected for light postmarks. The mint stamps are all unmounted.
I have a lot more flowers, trees and fungi on stamps, so if you are looking to fill gaps in your collection, or would like to explore a particular theme, please email me c/o alisonlever@yahoo.co.uk.
See also: Main Index, Birds (by country), Wild Animals, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish and Water Life, Butterflies and Other Insects, Botanicals, World Art and Culture, Transport, Sports, Miscellaneous
Antigua
1976 Various Themes
15c Geiger tree £0.05
25c Hibiscus £0.05
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Australia
1959 Native Floral Species
1s6d Christmas bells £0.25
2s Flannel flower £0.05
2s3d Wattle £0.05
2s5d Banksia £0.20
3s Waratah £0.05
1962 Commonwealth Games
5d Kangaroo Paw plant £0.05
1968 State Floral Emblems
The next Australian flowers show state floral emblems. The Pink Heath is the emblem for Victoria, the Blue Gum is Tasmania’s flower, Sturt’s Desert Pea is the emblem for South Australia, and the Waratah is the emblem for New South Wales.
13c Pink Heath £0.20
15c Blue Gum £0.10
20c Sturt’s Desert Pea £0.20
30c Waratah £0.05
Or £0.40 for the four stamps, a saving of £0.15 Also available, Cooktown orchid (Queensland) £0.25
1975 Wild Flowers
These are small stamps.
18c Heliochrysum £0.05
45c Callistemon £0.05
1978 Northern Territory
18c Sturts desert rose £0.05
1994 Greetings
45c Tulips £0.15
1999 Flora and Fauna: Coastal environment
These four 45c stamps are the flowers from this Flora and Fauna set, a native Fuschia, a Guinea flower, Morning glory and Australian bluebells.
Price: £0.15 each, or £0.45 for the four, a saving of £0.15.
2002 Flora and Fauna
Great Sandy Desert 50c Star flower £0.10
2003 Australian Horticulture
All 50c, self adhesive version, each stamp depicting a different flower, a Camelia, Rose, Grevillea, Kangaroo paw, and Rhodedendron.
Price: £0.15 each, or £0.60 for the set of five stamps, a saving of £0.15.
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Bahamas
1971
(the Hibiscus appears twice below, and only the 7c is shown, since the same design is used for the 12c)
2c Breadfruit mint £0.05, used £0.10 7c Hibiscus mint £0.65, used £0.95 8c Yellow elder mint £0.25, used £0.45 12c Hibiscus mint £0.65, used £0.75 18c Royal Poinciana, used only, £0.20
1993 Environmental Protection
This set shows a Cordia, Seaside morning glory, Poinciana and a Spider lily.
Price: £2.50 for the set of four stamps.
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Barbados
1989 Wild Plants
The Spider lily and Opuntia are shown here.
5c Scarlet cordia £0.35
20c Spider lily £01.0
35c Red sage £0.35
50c Whitewood £0.10
65c Prickly sage £0.20
80c Opuntia $0.45
$1.10 Lent tree $0.60
$10 Maypole £2.25
More from this set available, please ask
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Belgium
1965 Ghent Flower Show
1f Vriesia, 2f Echinocactus and 3f Stapelia.
Price, £0.15 for the set of three stamps, CTO.
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Bermuda
1970 Flowers
The Bottlebrush, Oleander, Bermudiana, Poinsettia, Hibiscus, Coralita, Tecoma, Angel’s Trumpet, Plumbago and Bird of Paradise are shown here. Some of the designs are repeated, as you can see from the list below.
2c Bottlebrush £0.10
3c Oleader £0.20
4c Bermudiana £0.05
5c Poinsettia £0.05
6c Hibiscus £0.10
10c Bougainvillea £0.10
12c Jacaranda £0.20
18c Coralita with 1971 overprint £0.10
25c Morning Glory £1.50
30c Tecoma £0.35
36c Angel’s Trumpet £0.50
40c Angel’s Trumpet £1.75
60c Plumbago £0.50
$1 Plumbago £2.00
$1.20 Birdo of Paradise £0.45
$2 Bird of Paradise £1.70
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1994 Flowering Fruits
The 25c Mulberry and 75c Loquat are shown here
25c Mulberry £0.15
75c Loquat £0.55
$1 Prickly pear £0.90
$3 Bay grape £2.00
$5 Banana $2.25
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Bhutan
1976 Rhodedendrons
1ch Cinnabarinum £0.05, mint
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1976 Flowers, all mint
1ch Orchid £0.05
2ch different Orchid £0.05
3ch and another different Orchid £0.05
4ch Primula denticulata £0.05
5ch Arum £0.05
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Brazil
1992 Brazilian Botanical Foundation, Flower Paintings
700cr Nidularium rubens £0.20
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Canada
1977 (small)
1c Bottle Gentian, 2c Red columbine, 3c Canada lily, 4c Hepatica, 5c Shooting star, 10c Lady’s slipper orchid, 15c Canada violet.
Price: all @ £0.05 each
1980 International Flower Show
17c Garden Flowers £0.10
1991 Edible berries
1c Blueberry £0.05
2c Wild strawberry £0.05
25c Saskatoon berry £0.10
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Cyprus
2002 Medicinal Plants
30c Ocimun basilicum £0.45
Also available, 25c Capparis spinosa @ £0.25
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Fiji
1971 Birds and Flowers
These are all small except for the $2.
1c Cirrhopetalum umbellatum £0.10
3c Calanthe furcata £0.05
4c Bulbophyllum Sp nov £0.30
6c Phaius tancarvilliae £0.05
10c Acanthephippium vitiense £0.05
$2 Dendrobium platygastrium £0.30
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Germany
2003 International Horticultural Exhibition
45c Flower £0.20
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Ghana
1967 Various themes
2.5p Commelina £0.05
1978 Flowers
11p Bauhinia purpurea £0.05
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Gibralta
1977 Birds, Fish, Flowers
3p Giant squill £0.05
9p Scorpion vetch £0.15
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Great Britain
1964 International Botanical Congress
3d Spring gentian £0.10
1967 Wild Flowers
These four have a face value of 4d.
Hawthorn and bramble, Bindweed and bugloss, Daisy, coltsfoot and buttercup, Bluebell, campion and wood anenome.
Price: £0.20 for the four stamps
1979 Spring Wild Flowers
9p Primrose, 10.5p Daffodil, 11p Bluebell and 13p Snowdrop.
Price: £0.50 for the set of four, mint.
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Grenada
1966 Various themes
3c Flamboyant plant £0.25
1975 Flowers
0.50 Barbadine £0.05, mint
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Grenadines of St Vincent
1985 Flowers
Joined pair, 55c face value, Clianthus formosus and Clemisia Coriantha.
Price: £0.10 for the pair, mint
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Guernsey
1978 Christmas
5p Solanum £0.05
2004 Clematis
All cost 22p at the time, for postage within Guernsey.
Rosemoor, Arctic Queen, Harlow carr, Guernsey Cream and Josephine Price £0.20 each or £0.80 for the five, a saving of £0.20.
2005 Irises
26p Iris Dorothea and Royal £0.15
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Guyana
1971 Flowers
1c Pitcher Plant £0.05
2c Allamanda Cathartica (Yellow Allamanda) £0.05
3c Hanging Heliconia £0.05
5c Bixa Orellana (Annato Tree) £0.05
10c Cattleya Violacea £0.05
15c Oncidium Lanceanum (Christmas Orchid) £0.05
25c Marabunta £0.05
40c Tiger Beard £0.05
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Hungary
1973 Wild Flowers
40f Wild rose and 60f Cyclamen
Price: £0.05 each
1985 Lilies
1f Red lily, 2f Turk’s cap and 2f Dog’s tooth violet.
Price: £0.05 each.
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Iran
1966 New Year
50d Narcissus and 1r Narcissus.
Price: £0.15 for the set of two.
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Ireland
1978 Wild Flowers
8p Spring gentian, 10p Strawberry tree, 11p Large flowered butterwort and 17p St Daeboc’s heath.
Price: £0.55 for the set of four, mint.
1986 Ferns
24p Hart’s tongue fern, 28p Rusty back fern, 46p Killarney fern.
Price: £0.95 for the set of three, mint.
1987 Anniversaries
30p Calccolaria burbidgei £0.35, mint.
1988 Endangered Flora
24p Cottonweed, 28p Hart’s saxifrage and 46p Purple milkvetch.
Price: £1.05 for the set of three, mint.
1990 Garden Flowers (not shown here)
26p Narcissus, 30p Rosa Hibernica, 41p Primula and 50p Erica.
Price: £1.35 for the set of four, mint
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Isle of Man
1998 Flowers
1p Bearded iris £0.05
21p Cushag £0.10
22p Gorse £0.10
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2004 Wild Flowers
25p Lesser celandine £0.20
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