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
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 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.
Never Ending Crochet Flower Applique Free Pattern
Flower lovers everywhere will be drooling over this Crochet Flower Applique. The free crochet pattern was created to build a flower applique that stays flat instead of growing taller while adding the petals. This makes the crochet pattern perfect for adding flowers to afghans and throw pillows! The applique will brighten up any room as you can mix up the colors for lighter flowers in the spring and darker colored flowers in the fall.
Crochet Flower Applique Free Pattern
"Crochet Flower Appliques are perfect to crochet if you are wanting to use any leftover yarn and they can be done in any weight yarn too so all you need to do is grab your yarn and corresponding hook and follow this easy crochet pattern! I made my Crochet Flower Appliques with cotton yarn but like i said above you can use any yarn in any color, these are great to sew on to a bag or a hat or you could even make a a hairband, hair clip or even a brooch, the list is actually endless and they are so quick to do."
Crochet lily pattern free
🌸 Free Crochet Lily Pattern - Realistic Botanical Lily with Wired Petals
Create an elegant, lifelike crochet lily with six sculpted pointed petals, delicate burgundy anthers, a long central pistil, and a flexible wired structure. This botanical design is inspired by the richly colored lily shown in the reference image and is ideal for bouquets, floral arrangements, wedding decor, home decoration, and heirloom crochet pieces.