Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Heather after the flower:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse:
Aubrietia is a synonym for any of the approximately 20 species of trailing, purple-flowered plants of the genus Aubrieta, part of the mustard family, Brassicaceae.
The Aubrietia-class sloops were a class of twelve sloops built under the Emergency War Programme for the Royal Navy in World War I as part of the larger Flower class. They were also referred to as the "cabbage class", or "herbaceous borders". The Flowers were the first ships designed as minesweepers.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cambrian, after Cambria, the classical name for Wales:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Godetia :
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mignonette:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Primula:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Pentstemon after the flower:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aubrietia:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nasturtium:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tamarisk :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cyclamen :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hydrangea :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lobelia :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Myosotis :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pansy :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Petunia :