| recordings |
|---|
| 1946-07-17 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington & His World Famous Orchestra | 3:10 |
| 1947 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental | Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra | ?:?? |
| 1955-09-08 | Passion (a.k.a. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing) | | Johnny Hodges | 3:20 |
| 1959 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Ray Nance, Cat Anderson | 4:31 |
| 1960-07-14 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington | 3:08 |
| 1960 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Harry Carney with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 3:09 |
| 1965-10 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington | 5:02 |
| 1968-06-18 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Roland Kirk | 3:56 |
| 1978-07-14 | A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing | | Archie Shepp | 4:37 |
| 1979-11-26 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Horace Parlan | ?:?? |
| 1982-06-07 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Abdullah Ibrahim | 4:35 |
| 1984-06-15 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental and live | Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron | 9:14 |
| 1986-02-17 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy | 5:18 |
| 1987-03 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover and instrumental | Marian McPartland | 6:23 |
| 1987-05-05 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Horace Parlan & Archie Shepp Duo | 8:45 |
| 1991-09-03 – 1991-09-08 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (5.1 mix) | cover and instrumental | Joe Henderson | 6:58 |
| 1992-07-08 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental | John Hicks | 10:04 |
| 1993-03-12 – 1993-03-14 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet | 3:31 |
| 1993-09 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | David Murray Quartet | 6:29 |
| 1993 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Lena Horne | 2:40 |
| 1994-06-01 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | WDR Big Band Köln | 4:10 |
| 1996-12 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental | Archie Shepp | 6:03 |
| 1997-06-17 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | John Hicks | 3:10 |
| 1997-11-30 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Alan Barnes & The David Newton Trio | 5:35 |
| 1998-05 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Charles Lloyd | 6:50 |
| 1999-07-16 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Carol Sloane | 5:22 |
| 1999-11-17 | Medley: A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing / Forest Flower | instrumental and medley | Stan Hope | 6:49 |
| 1999-11-23 – 1999-11-24 | A Flower is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental | Kim Richmond | 3:27 |
| 2000-11-29 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Roni Ben-Hur | 4:38 |
| 2001-05-30 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Rob Brown Trio | 12:08 |
| 2002-01-17 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Norman Simmons | 4:15 |
| 2004-11-05 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Dave Green Trio + Evan Parker | 6:55 |
| 2005-03 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Kenny Wheeler & John Taylor | 8:21 |
| 2007-04-21 – 2007-04-22 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Tineke Postma | 2:47 |
| 2007-10-26 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Mike Moreno | 7:31 |
| 2008-06-20 – 2008-06-21 | Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | The Phil Woods Quintet | 4:56 |
| 2012-10 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Janis Siegel | 4:21 |
| 2013-08 | Ballad Medley | medley | Tommy Smith / Brian Kellock | 8:55 |
| 2017-04-27 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover and live | Dave Rempis | 6:09 |
| 2017-06 | A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Ben Wendel | 5:48 |
| 2019-04-19 – 2019-04-20 | A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | cover | Angelo Verploegen & Jasper Van Hulten | 4:51 |
| A Bouquet for Billy | medley | Jackie Ryan | 5:59 |
| A Flower Is a Lonesome Thing | | James Leary | 8:23 |
| A flower is a lovesome thing | | Duke Ellington | 3:35 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington | ?:?? |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | instrumental | Duke Ellington & His Orchestra | 4:37 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover and instrumental | Mark Turner & Tad Shull | 9:58 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Vince Guaraldi Trio | 5:41 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Warren Vaché and the Beaux-Arts String Quartet | 3:53 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Joe Temperley | 2:44 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Fay Claassen | 4:28 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Steve Lacy / Mal Waldron | 9:14 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Gösta Rundqvist Trio | 6:02 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Steve Masakowski, Bill Huntington, Rick Margitza, Ellis Marsalis, Herlin Riley | ?:?? |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Thomas de Lates, Andy Lutter Trio | 7:17 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Marilena Paradisi | 6:33 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Tommy Smith | 6:54 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Nancy Marano & Manny Albam | 6:34 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington | ?:?? |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington | 3:25 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | The Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington | 3:24 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | William “Cat” Anderson | 4:10 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Duke Ellington | 3:17 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | James Carter | 5:54 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Lena Horne | 2:41 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | cover | Lena Horne | 3:14 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Joe Henderson | 6:58 |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | cover | Valerie Joyce | 3:04 |
| A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing | | Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington | 4:58 |
| A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing, Ask Me Now | | Elvin Jones | 9:13 |
| Billy Strayhorn Medley: Take the "A" Train / Lotus Blossom / Raincheck / A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing / Johnny Come Lately / Something to Live For | medley | Dave Frishberg | 8:43 |
| Flower Is a Lovesome Thing | | Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson & Joey Baron | 5:07 |
