*cracks knuckles*
Here we go.
- Aubretia (aw-BREE-shah)--also called Aubrieta (aw-bree-ET-tah) [does this count as breaking a rule already?]
- Bergenia (ber-GEEN-ee-ah, ber-JEN-ee-ah)
- Clematis (klem-AT-is, KLEM-ah-tis)
- Diascia (dye-AY-shah)
- Eglantine (EG-lan-tine, eg-lan-TEEN) [I tried to find something else, I really did. How are there so few flowers starting with E?]
- Freesia (FREE-zhah)
- Gaura (GOHR-ah, GAWR-ah)
- Heliantha (hee-lee-AN-thah) or Helianthe (hee-lee-AN-thee) [from Helianthus, a sunflower genus. Cheating?]
- 'Ilima (ee-LEE-mah)
- Justicia (jus-TIS-ee-ah, jus-TISH-ah)
- Kerria (KEHR-ee-ah)
- Lupin (LOO-pin)--also spelled Lupine (American English)
- Malva (MAHL-vah)
- Nigella (nye-JEL-lah)
- Orris (OR-ris)
- Plumeria (ploo-MEHR-ee-ah)
- Quince (KWINS)
- Ruellia (roo-EL-lee-ah)
- Scilla (SIL-lah)
- Tamarisk (TAM-ah-risk)--also called Tamarix (TAM-ah-riks)
- Ursinia (oor-SIN-ee-ah)
- Vinca (VEEN-kah)
- Wulfenia (wool-FEEN-ee-ah)
- Xeranthe (zehr-AN-thee) or Xerantha (zehr-AN-thah) [from Xeranthemum, another sunflower genus]
- Yarrow (YEHR-oh)--I failed. I've used Yarrow before, but I can't come up with any other flowering plants for Y. :(
- Zephyranthe (zef-er-AN-thee) [from Zephyranthes, an amaryllis genus]
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