Wonderful in their appearance and biological characteristics of flowers live in different parts of our planet. Some plants are delightfully beautiful, others cause only disgust. We invite you to learn more about the diversity of plant flora and get acquainted with the most spectacular colors of the world.
Sublime Psychotria
Among the most unusual and beautiful flowers in the world, first of all, it is worth noting the sublime psychotheria. This strikingly beautiful tropical plant also rightly bears the title of the most romantic flower on Earth. 
Psychotria has acquired a lot of interesting folk names: “hot lips”, “woman's kiss”, “passionate flower kiss”, “Mick Jagger’s lip”, “flower of kisses” and others. Such names are due to the characteristic scarlet inflorescences, resembling puffy half-open female lips. This particular flower shape is due to the need to attract butterflies and hummingbirds (plant pollinators).
Before you choose a plant for yourself, it is necessary to determine the purpose and place of growth - for the nursery, balcony, curb, shady terrain, alpine slides, flower beds.Elevated psychotria - a grassy dwarf tree (up to 2 meters high). The wide leaves of the tree have a length of 10-15 cm, the color of leaves is predominantly dark green.
The spikelets form is formed in the initial stage of grass growth and looks like a pair of fleshy carpel of a scarlet color. The tiny flowers of white color are formed in the spikelets, and then blue fruits are formed. In the wild, the flower is common in the dense tropical forests of South and Central America.Important! Unfortunately, the sublime psychotria is included in the group of rare flowers. Due to the active deforestation today, this unique representative of the flora is in danger of extinction. You will not find a sublime psychotriya on sale. It can be purchased only in specialized online stores.
Sexy Drakaea Orchid glyptodon
The Sexy Orchid (Drakaea glyptodon) is the most "unusual" variety of orchid. Spikelets of this orchid resemble the body of a wasp of a certain species.
Plus, the sexy orchid emits the same external secretion products (pheromones) as the female wasp. It is curious that the flower begins to bloom at the time of wasp breeding. The males fly into the inflorescences of the orchid. They transfer the pollen from the one flowering grass to another.
Under natural conditions, sexy orchid is found only on the Australian continent.
African gidnor
African gidnor - This is another representative of the most unusual plants of our planet. In appearance, the gidnor is more like a mushroom than a plant. Due to its similarity with the mushrooms of hydnor, it acquired such a name. "Gidnora" from Greek means "mushroom". In height, the grass reaches 15-20 cm, it is pollinated with beetles. Petals are panicles thick and fleshy; color is bright orange.
Hydra is a parasitic and carnivorous flower. Having attached itself to the rhizomes of tropical trees, the gidnor most of the time is under the ground. It comes to the surface only after the required amount of precipitation has occurred. The flower opens slowly. It smells unpleasant (rotten), which attracts many insects. 
Gidnora lives in eastern Africa and on the island of Madagascar. Despite the repulsive appearance, the flower is popular among local animals. Seeds and juicy petals also like to eat the locals. Flowers and grass roots are used by healers to treat cardiovascular ailments. 
Sundew
Sundew - a long-standing predatory grass. The name of the grass is due to droplets of the characteristic liquid appearing on its leaves. Due to these droplets of sticky mucus, the grass catches insects with which it feeds. Droplets contain the substance "horse meat", paralyzing the caught insects. Assimilation of the victim takes an average of several days. 
These plants live from 2 to 10 years. They inhabit the marshes, sandstones and mountains. The genus consists of about 160 species. The length of the sheet plate varies from 5 mm to 60 cm.
We should also note the amazing beauty of these plants. Leaves of grass are concentrated in a thick basal rosette. Small flowers (about 1 cm), pink or white color. 
Important! If you grow a sundew indoors, remember that feeding this flower with ordinary products (meat, sausages, etc.) is unacceptable. If the flower does not have the ability to catch insects on its own (that is, it grows in a house where there are nets on the windows), you will have to catch insects and feed the rosian several times a month.
Passionflower (Passion Flower)
Passion flower (or passion flower), without a doubt, can be called the most beautiful flower on our planet. This specimen of flora resides in Latin America, less often in Asia and Australia. The leaves of the shrub simple, holistic, sometimes split into parts.
The flowers are fragrant, rather large, with a diameter of 10 cm. The color of the flowers is white, scarlet or purple. There are glands in the spikelets that exude a special mucus that is required to attract ants. 
The passionflower blooms for a long time and in abundance (from May to September). The flower has many healing features and is often used in alternative medicine.
Nepentes Attenborough
Nepentes Attenborough - woody predatory shrub. In the wild nature lives on the Philippine Islands. The plant in height develops up to 1.5 m. The leaves are leathery, almost sessile. The flower is similar to the shape of the volumetric jug.
Nepentes feeds on insects that fall into its pitcher trap. The average size of the "jug" - 25 cm in length and 12 cm in width. The largest of the detected "jugs" had a volume of 1.5 liters. 
Did you know? This interesting flower of huge sizes was first discovered in 2000 on the island of Aalavan. The first plant information was obtained from missionaries who had previously visited the island. How did Nepentes Attenborough manage to survive to our times - to this day is a mystery.
Orchis monkey
Orchis monkey - herbaceous tuberous perennial, growing in well-lit forest glades. The specimen is widely distributed in Europe, North Africa, and the Caucasus.
The height of the shrub is 20-45 cm. 3-5 leaves develop on the stem. The inflorescence is dense, many-flowered, ovate, short. Fruits an orchid monkey in June. Propagated by seeds.
Shrub does not form continuous thickets. When flowering grass pleasantly smells of orange aroma. This flower grass is the rarest species, many of its populations are destroyed.
Hoya
Hoya - another tropical flower, found in the form of creepers or shrubs. Hoya foliage remains green throughout the year. Liana creeps on rocky slopes, and in the forests resides on the trunks of trees. 
The length of an adult vine can reach up to 10 meters. The leaves are oval, pointed at the end. The surface of young leaves is shiny, later they become matte. The flowers are bisexual, star-shaped, gathered in umbrella-shaped panicles.
Inflorescences are kept on shoots for a maximum of two or three weeks. Flowers exude a strong smell. On the inflorescences you can observe viscous translucent nectar.
Acute Vermilion
Snapdragon - This is a perennial herbaceous shrub with large green shoots. The height of shoots varies from 15 to 100 cm. Straight branches form cone-shaped bushes. The flowers are also large, have an awkward shape, bilabiate, collected in a spike inflorescence. The color of the ears is white, pink, yellow or two-tone. 
The name of the flower due to the fact that the inflorescences are very similar to the lion's mouth. The external view of the already decayed lion's mouth looks quite scary and is associated with the skull. 
The grass blooms from June until frost. In the wild, grass is more commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere (North America).
Japanese camellia
Japanese camellia found in the form of a small tree or shrub tall. The plant develops in height from 1.5 to 11 meters. In its natural environment, this variety of camellia is common in the hilly forests of the land of the rising sun. 
The shoots of the plant are quite thin, weakly lined with foliage, form a loose crown. Leaf plate leathery, glossy, grow alternately. The upper side of the leaf plate is dark green, the bottom is slightly lighter. 
In the flowering stage, which lasts from December to April, this tree abundantly grows with large flowers. Camellia flowers are very similar in size and shape to roses, but they lack a characteristic scent.
Rafflesia
Rafflesia - Another representative of the most unusual colors of the world. The plant is devoid of shoots, leaves and even roots. But in a huge bowl of rafflesia can hold from 5 to 7 liters of water. This is a real "stink flower". It is often referred to as the "corpse lily". However, rafflesia is the title of the widest flower on the planet. 
There is grass on the islands of Kalimantan, Java, Sumatra, the Philippines. The plant is a parasite. After maturation, the bud opens, releasing the unpleasant smell of rotten meat, thus attracting forest flies. The size of the flowers is huge, some species can grow in diameter up to 1 meter, while their weight is 8 kg. Berry fruits contain viscous mass. 
Did you know? It is curious that even rafflesia looks like a flower, but photosynthesis is not used for its existence. Unlike ordinary flowers, this plant has no photosynthetic organs.
Velvichia
Velvichia - The real "child of the desert". The dimensions of this unique grass are amazing, as well as its longevity. Velvichia is widespread in the deserts of Angola and Namibia. 
Rhizome able to develop up to 3 meters. The pyramidal trunk, in contrast, is very short and does not rise above the surface by more than 25-30 cm. The maximum diameter of the trunk is 1 meter. Thus, most of it is hidden under the ground. Velvichia is known for its unique spreading leaves up to 4 meters in length. Leaves grow quickly enough - from 8 to 15 cm per year. The ends of the leaves gradually die off and are separated by the wind into small strips. 
Velvichiya is considered a real long-liver. The exact duration of the life of the flower is not installed. However, the age of some species was determined by the radiocarbon method - it is about 2000 years old.
Amorphophallus
Amorphophallus is a bright and colorful flower living in the tropics and subtropics. A flower is drawn from underground tubers. The flower is found in various sizes - from very small to huge. 
A single leaf develops from the top of the tuber, often reaching several meters in width. Every year the sheet is pulled out higher and becomes more torn. After the blooming phase, only one large, deeply dissected leaf is formed, whose scape expands downwards. The scape resembles the trunk of a small palm tree, and the leaf blade is similar to the crown of a palm tree. 
Important! Do not attempt to cultivate amorphophallus in a room setting. In room environment, the plant is not able to form seeds. This is due to the fact that autogamy (self-pollination) is observed quite rarely with this representative of the flora. For pollination, two flowers should bloom almost synchronously (with a difference of 2-3 days).
Wolfia
Wolfia is a monocotyledonous hydrophilic herb. This is the smallest flowering plant in the world. Wolffia is a green or yellow-green oval plate. The size of a single plate ranges from 0.5 to 0.8 mm. These green plates live on water surfaces.
Wolfia is often used in aquarism. It is allowed to feed fish, and is also used as a natural shading aquarium. 
The grass contains as much protein as soybeans. This allows the use of human wolfia for food purposes.
Tacca Chantrier
Tacca Chantrier - monocotyledonous flowering grass. This perennial grows to 10 cm in length, has a developed vertical root system. Dark green leaf blades are more often ovoid or spherical in shape. Tacca Chantrieux is a rosette plant, its leaves are concentrated in the rosette. Flowers in numbers up to 25 are located in 1-2 umbrella-shaped panicles, on the arrow up to 63 cm long.
In the spikelet, from 6 to 26 long, filiform bracts can be observed. The color of the bracts is green or lilac-green. In adult grass, flowers mostly have a purple-black color. In the wild, flowers bloom from the beginning of the spring to the end of the summer season. Takka Chantrie in Southeast Asia. 
That's all the exotic flowers, with the names, photos and descriptions of which we would like to acquaint you. If you are ever lucky enough to meet these wild and fascinating flowers, you can easily recognize them.
