Yellow flowers are hard to miss especially during summer and spring.

Having yellow flowers in the garden always brings brightness in the area and exudes excitement, liveness and joy.

In ancient civilizations like the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayas, yellow flowers represent abundance.

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In Japan, yellow flowers are symbols of royalty and sanctity.

They do not only add texture but also color because of their small, yellow flowers.

Although invasive and is considered a pesky crop weed, dandelions have a wide range of health benefits.

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It is edible from its tiny flowers down to its roots.

The whole plant is medically acknowledged as beneficial to stimulate appetite and help in digestion.

Its flowers are dried for tea and its roots are processed for caffeine.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Its yellow flowers bloom all through spring on a leafless stalk.

It is a favorite of insects and butterflies.

This one is a beautiful ground cover as it is low-growing and a prolific creeper.

Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)

It produces base rosettes where its unique three-parted leaves grow.

Its flowers bloom all through spring.

It is also known as varnish tree and pride of India.

Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

It is a self-seeding perennial known for its sprays of small, yellow flowers throughout summer up to mid-fall.

After its bloom time, it will produce yellow-orange fruits resembling the flowers of Chinese lanterns.

It is planted both as shade tree or a specimen tree.

Golden rain tree

It has a long blooming time which is from spring to fall.

It is known as one of the most beautiful and easy to grow yellow magnolias.

It is an early bloomer and a pyramidal shrub or tree.

Sweet Acacia (Acacia smallii)

It blooms large flowers (5 inches across) that are tulip-shaped with canary yellow color.

It is a profuse bloomer with up to 16 flowers in each branch.

Its peak bloom time is mid-summer and it is loved for its lemon-like fragrance.

Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ tree

It is easy to maintain and fast to grow.

It is more of a tall shrub than a tree since its maximum height is only 5ft.

It is an upright, rounded and compact flowering tree that is perfect for gardens or patios.

Sunny Knock Out Rose tree

It will bloom large and fragrant yellow flowers at the onset of spring.

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This one is a popular boulevard tree for city landscaping.

It is a canopy tree native to tropical climates and can reach a full height of 6 to 7ft.

Cassia tree

After the blooming season, the tree will produce equally beautiful yellow-green seed pods.

It is one of the most famous yellow rose varieties specifically of the Floribunda rose.

It got its name after Julia Child, a world-famous chef because it was its favorite rose variety.

Julia Child Rose Tree

It is easy to grow with a self-cleaning habit.

It is notable for its large, ruffled flowers with a butter yellow color and licorice-like scent.

It will not grow very tall and is more of a shrub than a tree.

Tipu (Tipuana Tipu)

Its maximum height is 3ft and it will bloom from summer to early fall.

It is one of the best shade trees for yards and pavements.

It is a heavy bloomer producing clusters of small, yellow flowers throughout spring.

Potentilla

It is also notable for its feather-like, blue green foliage which attracts birds and butterflies.

It is also called as cinquefoil and it is considered as one of the most popular landscaping bush/shrub.

It produces tiny, clustered, yellow flowers from spring to early fall.

Forsythia

It is a favorite of butterflies and other insects.

It is used as a border plant, container plant and is beneficial in erosion control.

It is an early spring bloomer known for its downward-facing, bursting sunny yellow flowers.

Japanese Rose (Kerria japonica)

While it is relatively easy to take care of, it has specific requirements for it to bloom annually.

When unpruned after the blooming time, it can become uncontrolled and become invasive.

Interestingly, it is a shrub that belongs in the olive family.

Witch Hazel

It is well-known for its toughness and resistance to common diseases and pesky critters.

It has high tolerance to changing climates and a wide range of growing conditions.

This flower is native to north Atlantic regions that can be grown as shrubs or cultivated further into trees.

Yellow Alyssum (Aurinia saxatilis)

It is also acknowledged medically for its health benefits specifically in treating an array of skin conditions.

It is an herbaceous perennial used mainly as a border plant in spring gardens.

Its most popular cultivars are Basket of Gold and Dwarf Golden Tuft.

Angelina Sedum (Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’)

It has a distinct smell but it is not fragrant at all.

It is also called Angelina stonecrop or Angelina stone orpine.

It produces star-shaped, yellow flowers throughout summer.

Yellow Archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon)

Its foliage also has an interesting display of bright yellow in the summer and turns burgundy in the fall.

It is also called the yellow Lamium or yellow deadnettle.

It is an herbaceous perennial and a member of the mint family.

Black Eyed Susan

It is tolerant to many growing conditions.

It gets its name from its tapered leaves that look like wings.

It produces medium-sized, yellow flowers throughout spring.

Carolina Jessamine

It has beautiful silver-gray leaves that are as much of show-stoppers as its flowers.

It is a profuse bloomer with at least 50 flowers in one plant.

It can be used as ground cover or a climber for trellises and arbors.

Golden Tiara clematis

It will bloom the entire summer up to the first frost of winter.

It is a beautiful vine used as climbers for arbors and trellises.

Because of its prolific climbing habit, it could extend its reach and smother nearby trees and shrubs.

Japanese honeysuckle

Because of this profile, it is also a famous groundcover plant in sloped areas.

It will bloom fragrant, trumpet-shaped, sunny yellow flowers from late winter to early spring.

It is also a prolific climber perfect for arbors, trellises and fences.

Bitter melon

It could also be guided to sprawl on nearby trees.

It produces large, lantern-shaped, bright yellow flowers from mid-spring.

It is a favorite of butterflies and hummingbirds.

Prickly pear

It is a vegetable-fruit that grows from vines that is native to subtropical regions (largely in India).

Before it produces fruits, it first blooms tiny, yellow flowers with green centers.

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Leuchtenbergia

Some varieties have prickly bristles but the more popular throw in has small, prickly dots throughout the pads.

It blooms small flowers in yellow, red and pink color selections in the summer.

Its flowers and fruits are considered as edible if cleaned properly.

Sunflower (Helianthus sp.)

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It is more popularly known as agave cactus or prism cactus.

It is the sole species of its genus.

It is a very slow-growing cactus that will only reach 2ft in height at mature phase.

California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

It is a distinguishable cylindrical stem that will grow corky as it ages.

From the stem, long, blue-gray tubercles appear.

A solitary, medium-sized yellow flower will rest on top of it during summer.

Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

It is the ultimate summer flower because of its peak blooming time of mid-summer.

It has a wide-blooming flower composed of thin and pointed bright yellow petals and brown-yellow, cushion-like center.

It is a symbol of good fortune, lasting happiness and filial love.

Clover with yellow flowers: Oxalis

The sunflower varieties with the brightest yellow colors are Lemon Queen and Giant Sungold.

Albeit being survivals, its bright yellow flowers are delicate and cannot be cut for vases.

Likedaylilies, they only bloom in the day and wilt at dusk.

Daffodil

It blooms everyday throughout spring and can extend to summer in areas with cooler temperatures.

It is hardy and very easy to grow.

In the spring, it will grow yellow flowers from its tall stalks.

Poison parsnip

It is a prolific plant as it grows year-round.

When uncontrolled, it will become invasive in lawns and gardens.

It produces clumps of five-petaled, yellow flowers from late summer to spring.

Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

Poisonous yellow flowers

Although relatively poisonous, their yellow flowers will never disappoint.

This flower signals spring, starting from early March to mid-May.

It grows from bulbs and blooms into trumpet-shaped flowers with bright yellow color.

Squash (Cucurbita)

It is low-growing at only two feet tall and is perfect as ground cover.

It was notable for its exclusively yellow color but through the years, other color selections appeared.

It is, however, poisonous to animals and humans when ingested.

It is more popularly known as wild parsnip.

It is native to Eurasia and part of the carrot/parsley family.

Edible yellow flowers

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They get their name from blooming only in the day and wilting at dusk.

All squash varieties including its cousin zucchini have edible flowers.

The squash particularly produces sunny yellow flowers before it develops into fruits.

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