Flower appliques can also be quite realistic. To wit, here is one that is a video tutorial with the written pattern is avaialble in the form of subtiltles.
The original pattern and the tutorial is available on YT:
Daisy Flower Applique
Crochet Camping Applique
This camping crochet applique will make a cute embellishment for any camping or adventure theme items. Such appliques will look great on afghans, tote bags or jackets. You can also use them to make greeting cards, garlands or even crochet wall arts for the outdoor lovers in your life. Perfect for Father's Day! These camping crochet appliques include a tent applique, campfire applique and fir tree applique. For my camping appliques, I used crochet thread size 10. You are welcome to use different weight yarn and hook size to create larger pieces.
Bella The Butterfly Appliqué
This crochet pattern will help you create a cute butterfly appliqué. The appliqués can be sewn onto almost any of your crochet creations to make them look pretty. The appliqué measures 15cm high and 14cm wide. DK (weight 3) yarn. I used ‘King Cole Pricewise DK’ A - Yellow 3g (9m/10yd) B - Orange 4g (12m/14yd) C - Candy 5g (15m/17yd) Total - 12g (36m/41yd) Supplies you will need - Crochet hook 4mm - Tapestry needle - DK yarn - Stitch markers (optional) - Scissors - safety eyes 6mm Recommend skill level is easy. The pattern is written in USA terminology. You will need to know basic crochet stitches (sc, hdc, dc, tr) as well as the bobble stitch. You'll also need to know how to work into a magic ring. The pattern requires basic sewing and tapestry skills.
Crochet Music Notes Appliques Pattern
This crochet pattern for musical note appliqués is a fun way to add some melody to your projects! The pattern includes instructions for creating a variety of notes, including quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, beamed notes, and treble clefs.
Primrose Appliques
Next, among the flower appliques, this flower has a flat underside, so it's easy to add a clasp, clip, or attach/sew it to any flat soft surface
Bunny Applique
Use this adorable Bunny Applique for any of your Easter or baby related projects! You can add this applique to many projects like scarves, blankets, Easter baskets and bags, basically, whatever you can think of. He is quite large at 8.5” Height x 6.5” Width, so it's not recommended for smaller projects. This pattern uses all easy stitches. The majority of the stitching is single crochet. Any medium or worsted weight yarn will work for this project.