Flower

Flowers, or Flowering Plants, are seen in a variety of media across the How to Train Your Dragon Franchise.

Description
Flowering plants are a diverse and dominant group of plants collectively known as Angiosperms. They are unique because of their seed production within a fruit body, flowering parts, and endosperm tissue within the seed to provide nutrients to the plant embryo.

The flower structure is a reproductive organ system for flowering plants. Flowers typically have sepals and petals which are modified leaves that attract animals and provide protection, stamens which harbor male reproductive tissue, and the carpel which houses the female reproductive tissue.

In the Franchise, there is often little morphological variation between types of flowers depicted across various TV episodes. The only variation may be the color.

Function
Flowers have a variety of functions in both the Franchise and real life. Flowers are edible, have been used as herbal medicine, and are just pretty to look at. Flowers are widely used for household decoration, ritual and symbolism, personal decoration, and ornamental gardening. On the other hand, some flowers can be toxic and used as poison.

Additionally, in the Franchise, dragons eat flowers and are said to simply enjoy them, depending on the species, of course.

Alpha Toothless Plant
The Toothless plant is a wall decoration players of School of Dragons can use to place in their Hideouts. It is unknown if this flower is based on a real life plant.

Alpine Blue Thistle
The Alpine Blue Thistle is named in the School of Dragons quest "Fill the World with Flowers".

"These are Alpine Blue Thistles. Their thistles are very tall and usually stick out above other flowers. These flowers tower over other plant to get optimal sunlight. They really need to, since they grow in high elevation!"

- Phlegma in School of Dragons

There are two possible plants in real life that "Alpine Blue Thistle" might be referring to. Cirsium eatonii can be commonly called Alpine Thistle. This is a tall plant growing on mountains in the American West. However, the flowers don't particularly resemble those in the game. The other possibility is Cicerbita alpina or Alpine Blue Sow-Thistle, native to Europe. This plant is also fairly tall and occurs on cool higher latitudes. Its flowers are somewhat more similar to those seen in the game.

Alpine Gentian
Alpine Gentians (Gentiana nivalis) are named in the School of Dragons quest "Fill the World with Flowers".

"This is Alpine Gentian. It has bitter roots as a defense mechanism. Animals don't want to eat these flowers because it tastes so bad!"

- Phlegma in School of Dragons

Alpine Gentian - also called Snow Gentian - is native to Greenland, Iceland, and the cool mountains of the Alps, Norway, and Scotland. They are small plants with brilliant blue star-shaped flowers.

Arctic Gentian
Please refer to Arctic Gentian for more information.

Arctic Poppy
Please refer to Arctic Poppy for more information.

Azalea
Azaleas appear once in the movie short, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon. Gobber is running from his Boneknapper Nemesis on an Unnamed Island, chopping through Bamboo. He comes across an azalea bush and stops to smell the flowers.

"Azalea" is a common name for some species in the Genus Rhododendron. Presently there is no azalea subgenus or other botanical classification for azaleas. Azaleas may refer to either evergreen or deciduous shrubs. Plants called azaleas can be found in Asia and North America. Whether the plant is an "azalea" or other Rhododendron species, all have beautiful flowers, commonly in pinks and white.

Bitterweed
Please refer to Bitterweed for more information.

Blue Anemone
Blue Anemones are seen in two player Quests in the game School of Dragons. In "Fill the World With Flowers", Phlegma asks the player to collect various types of flowering plants, including blue anemone. In "For My Son, Hiccup", Valka asks the player to obtain some ink from Heather the Alchemist. Heather in turn asks the player for blue anemone and fermented eel to make the ink.

"This is a Blue Anemone. It has thick roots that hold the flower in place. All parts of this plant can be poisonous, so it will be very painful if an animal eats this plant! This helps the flower survive longer."

- Phlegma in School of Dragons

Blue Anemone (Anemone apennina) is a plant with brilliant blue daisy-esque flowers native to Europe. The "blue anemone" depicted in "School of Dragons" actually looks more similar in appearance to another species of anemone, the Poppy Anemone (Anemone coronaria), in a blue variety.

Blue Oleander
Please refer to Blue Oleander for more information.

Dandelion
A dandelion is only seen once - in the Spring Version of a Maze for players in School of Dragons called "Loki's Mirage. The dandelion appears as part of a food chain that the player must utilize to figure their way past once portion of the maze.

Dandelions refer to most species in the Genus Taraxacum, though the most common and widespread species people are most familiar with are Taraxacum officinale] and Taraxacum erythrospermum. Both are native to Europe, but have naturalized in many places around the world. Dandelions are often viewed as "weeds" and are very tenacious plants. However, they have been used - all plant parts - as food since before recorded history. Dandelions are often used for various herbal remedies as well.

Dark Red Helleborine
The Dark Red Helleborine appears in the game School of Dragons during the quest "Fill the World With Flowers".

"This is a Dark Red Helleborine. It releases a vanilla scent that helps attract bees. The bees then help carry the flower's pollen to other flowers."

- Phlegma about the Helleborine

In reality, the Dark Red Helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) is a plant of the family Orchidaceae. It can be found in dry and warm places, from the sea level to 2400m. It has purple flowers which bloom in the summer and multiple fleshy roots.

Dragon Bloom
Please refer to Dragon Bloom for more information.

Gronckle Plant
The Gronckle plant is a decoration players of School of Dragons can use to place in their Hideouts. It appears to be a cactus.

Cacti belong to the Family Cactaceae and are characterized by their extremely thick and fleshy stems. Many species lack the typical leaves, but have sharp thorns that are modified spines and some produce flowers, whose petals are modified leaves. Cacti are well adapted for life in desert environments with very low water levels.

Hibiscus
Light peach-colored flowers appear in the School of Dragons player Quest, "The Very Best Friend". Late in the Quest, the flowers are identified as Hibiscus when the player is asked to give them to Phlegma the Botanist. In the game, these flowers are indicated as both being a favorite of Dragons and also used medicinally.

"We don't want those scented flowers to go to waste. Phlegma uses them to soothe upset dragons. Take these to her so she can help other dragons!""

- Hiccup in School of Dragons

In actuality, Hibiscus refers to any number of flowers in the large Genus Hibiscus. The flowers can come in a variety of colors from whites, reds, pinks, yellows, and anything in between. The plants and flowers, depending on species, have a wide range of uses including: medicinal, food, fibers, and even making bubbles.

Lavender
Lavender (Genus Lavendula) is a well-known herb used for a wide range of purposes from medicinal and aromatherapy, to decoration, to food. It leaves, flowers, and oil is utilized. Lavender has long spikes containing many small purple - or lavender - flowers. Though native to temperate climates, Vikings may very well have come across lavender during trade in the very least with other parts of Europe and the Middle east.

According to one School of Dragons Farm Job, Lavender is a favorite flower of dragons. Another Farm Job, as well as the Quest "Botany 101", indicates lavender tea is used to help Vikings get to sleep at night (the insomnia being caused by loud dragons). Another Farm Job asks for lavender to create an aromatherapy pillow for Eret.

"A lot of our Vikings suffer from insomnia. They can't get a good might's sleep because their dragons snore as loud as thunder! Take these lavender plants over to Heather to turn into tea."

- Phlegma in School of Dragons

Lobelia
Lobelia plant appears in "Icestorm Island" expansion pack in School of Dragons. When Fungus is paralyzed by a Speed Stinger, Hiccup suggest finding a cure to it as it would be useful in the future. Phlegma then sends the player to find a Lobelia plant and a Skullcap plant in the Wilderness so Heather can make an anti-venom solution.

"There are plants that have muscle-relaxing properties that can help. Please fetch me a Skullcap plant and a Lobelia plant from the Wilderness."

- Phlegma about a cure to Speed Stinger's venom

In reality, Lobelia is a Genus (Lobelia) of temperate to tropical plants with intense colored flowers of blue, purple, or red, depending on the species. These plants have been used medicinally, but care must be taken as they are considered generally toxic.

Nightmare Plant
The Nightmare Plant is a fictitious flowering plant that appears in the game, School of Dragons. It is available for purchase as a decoration for the player's Hideout. The Nightmare plant roughly resembles an Orchid in growth habit, possibly those species and cultivars belonging to the Phalaenopsis Genus.

Purple Oleander
Please refer to Purple Oleander for more information.

Red Oleander
Red Oleanders appear briefly in a quiz presented to players of Dragons: Rise of Berk. These flowers do not appear anywhere else in the Franchise, or are described in further detail. It is possible they are named simply for more choices for the quiz.

Rock Blossom
Please refer to Rock Blossom for more information.

Scented Flowers
Scented Flowers are used in DreamWorks Dragons: Wild Skies as dragon food and can be found only at Wild Dragon Cliff.

Skullcap
Lobelia plant appears in "Icestorm Island" expansion pack in School of Dragons. When Fungus is paralyzed by a Speed Stinger, Hiccup suggest finding a cure to it as it would be useful in th future. Phlegma then sends to player to find a Skullcap plant and a Lobelia plant in the Wilderness so Heather can make an anti-venom solution.

"There are plants that have muscle-relaxing properties that can help. Please fetch me a Skullcap plant and a Lobelia plant from the Wilderness."

- Phlegma about a cure to Speed Stinger's venom

Sunflower
Sunflowers are crops that a player can grow in the game, School of Dragons for use to complete Farm Jobs. There are assorted Jobs with many uses of Sunflowers, such as concocting paint. In actuality, sunflowers - particularly Helianthus annuus - have been used for natural dyes.