The great plant diversity that grows throughout the planet provides environments for beautiful Exotic Flowers to develop, with very different colors, shapes and textures, and that they are evolutionary adaptations to be able to live in a certain ecosystem to achieve a balance between beauty and functioning. I invite you to discover some impressive Exotic Flowers, in this article.
Exotic flowers
The different terrestrial ecosystems offer ecological conditions for the plants that develop in them to adapt. Due to these the organs of the plants: roots, stems, leaves, fruits and flowers have evolved to be able to survive in them. The flowers have developed large brightly colored petals and bracts to become attractive and attract animals such as birds, insects and others that pollinate them. Some Exotic Flowers are described below.
candycane (oxalis versicolor)
Plant oxalis versicolor, It is native to South Africa, its scientific name means change of color and due to the characteristics of its petals that look like lollipops or candy canes of white and red colors, in English they call it Candy cane. The flowers are funnel-shaped and it is a flower with five petals. When exposed to the sun the flower opens completely and transforms into a white flower with a yellow center. During the cold months and at night this flower closes and its funnel shape and its attractive white and red stripes are observed.
hake pincushion
This is the colloquial way they call the plant Hakea laurina, which is a shrub native to southwestern Australia. The common name of “Hakea pincushion” is due to the fact that when the flower opens it looks like a pincushion. This bush reaches about 6 meters in height. This flower is very attractive for its aroma and intense color. In nature it grows on sandy plains, sometimes they can be born in clayey-sandy soils, most of the specimens are distributed in the southernmost part of their original growth band.
the bat flower
The plant colloquially known as bat flower, receives the scientific name of Notch chantieri, and comes from the tropical forests of the Asian continent. The name bat flower is due to the long whiskers that form on the flower petals and that makes them look like the face of an animal, these whiskers are attraction mechanisms for birds and insects that pollinate it. As an attraction mechanism, it gives off a strong aroma of rotten meat to attract flies.
The orchid Cypripedium kentuckian
It is an orchid plant about 70 centimeters high, which received the scientific name Cypripedium kentuckiense, indigenous to the United States. It is an orchid with a large flower with greenish petals striped and mottled with purple. The labellum, which is its transformed petal, is cream-colored.
In nature it is found in the central region of the United States, observing specimens of this orchid in Texas, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. There is also a small colony in the north of the peninsula in Virginia. However, its distribution is discontinuous, growing mainly in practically isolated patches. These orchids typically grow in deep ravines in acidic sandstone soils.
hive ginger
It is a plant of the Zingiberaceae family of the genus Zingiber It is cultivated as an ornamental plant due to the beauty of its inflorescence. It is native to the Asian tropics. Its genus name derives from a Sanskrit word meaning "horn-shaped". Its common name of hive ginger, it was placed because of the color of its leaves and the striking shape of its inflorescence, it is used as a cut flower to make bouquets.
Actually it is not a flower but the inflorescence of this Zingiberacea, which due to its beauty is very attractive and defies conventionalisms, due to its beehive-shaped shape and its color changes from yellow to orange. The flowers emerge inside those little cups and they are tiny.
parasol flower (Ceropegia haygarthii)
This plant colloquially called umbrella flower due to the shape of its flower, receives the scientific name of Ceropegia haygarthiibelongs to the Apocynaceae family. A striking feature of this flower is that inside it has hairs facing downwards. This is an evolutionary mechanism to trap the pollinating insect and let it out when covered in pollen. When this happens, these hairs wither and the fly can escape and spread the pollen onto other flowers.
Chinese lantern or Chinese lantern
Despite its name, it is a plant native to Japan, which is popularly called Chinese lantern due to its color and shape. Its flowers are born at the end of the spring season and are white. Once the flowers are pollinated these flowers acquire an intense red color. The fruit is enveloped by the lantern and emerges from these white flowers. The hidden fruit is edible and rich in vitamin C.
Porcelain flower
Commonly known as porcelain flower, wax flower, and hoya, this climbing plant is native to southern China. Their common names were placed because of their resemblance to an artificial flower. This beautiful flower has a diameter of about 2 centimeters. This plant forms a beautiful vine that during the spring season is filled with beautiful flowers.
White Heron
This beautiful terrestrial orchid is native to Japan and Korea, it is considered an exotic flower due to the beauty and shape of its white petals that make it look like a heron. It is an orchid of the genus Habenaria, due to the negative environmental impact of its habitat it is in danger of extinction.
Climbing Jade Flower
This climbing plant is from the Philippines, it is also popularly called jade flower, for turquoise jade, because of the beautiful turquoise color of its petals. In nature it is born and grows at the foot of the ravines in the mountains. It is a plant in a vulnerable state due to the deforestation of the forests where it is born. In view of the negative environmental impacts of the forests where it grows, both this plant and its pollinators, bats, are in a vulnerable state.
The beautiful flower of Passiflora
The plants of the genus Passiflora are plants attached to the Passifloraceae family that has identified more than 530 species. Most of the species of this genus grow in the tropical regions of America and other species in the tropical regions of Asia, Australia and Oceania. Plants of the genus Passiflora have flowers with beautifully colored petals. This plant is medicinal and due to its many properties, the extracts of this plant are found in natural products used as relaxants and flavoring. Its fruits are used for juices and sweets.
Nepenthes edwardsiana
The carnivorous plant Nepenthes edwardsiana It is native to the northern area of Madagascar, in Malaysia, Sumatra and Java. It receives the common name of jug trap, it has large leaves and from a continuous apex with a long cord of the same leaf and at its end a kind of jug develops, which is used to catch insects. This vase trap looks like a vase that can be 41 inches long and 20 inches wide. Inside the jar you can store 3,5 liters of water and 2,5 liters of digestive liquid. 
The Dracula Orchid
This orchid of American origin is of the Dracula genus where more than 118 species of orchids are recorded. Its name in Latin means "little dragon", and it is placed due to the two long spurs that come out from its sepal, in some specimens it makes the flower look like a monkey.
Liliaceous Tricyrtis hirta
This lily plant receives the scientific name of Tricyrtis hirta, It is native to Japan that grows near the banks of rivers and seas. It is a very beautiful plant for its particular petals, it is also very resistant. This characteristic makes it resistant to insect attack and disease. However, it is sensitive to slugs and snails.
Blue Zebra Flower
The plant called Zebra blu belongs to the Primula family. It has beautiful blue or violet petals and its pattern is similar to that of a zebra's body, hence its common name. The flowers of the plant emerge among green leaves in the winter season. It requires indirect lighting in low light, although it is resistant to sunlight without ever wilting.
Grevillea speciosa
Plant Grevillea speciosa It is a shrub native to Sydney Australia. They are plants that bloom at the end of the winter season at the beginning of spring and their flowers stand out for their elongated pistils that remain upright, they are red flowers. They are plants resistant to low temperatures. It is a shrub that measures 3 meters in height, its leaves are narrow, elongated and oval.
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