Strange flowers

They're officially our favorite.

Make your boring landscape stand out in the neighborhood with these downright fascinating Flowers That Look Like Penises!

A world without flowers would be dull, wouldn't it? We see flowers often, stubbornly blooming on a sidewalk or flourishing in a summer garden. But there are a wide variety of rare flowers you wouldn't probably see except if you looked for them. In this article, we explore some remarkable rare flowers from all over the world.

I feel so fortunate to be just a short drive away from the amazing "Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden", home to so many exotic tropical plants. Walking through the garden is always an uplifting experience. The abundance of so many colorful flowers is a sight to be seen! Below are a few of my favorites. Giant Milkweed (Calotropis gigantus) Passion Flower (Passiflora) Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys) Chalice Vine (Solandra maxima) Flower of the Cannon Ball Tree (Couroupita guianensis)…

Guatemala is certainly rich when it comes to flora and fauna. Here’s a really strange-looking plant that I found at Vivero La Escalonia recently. Does anyone know what it is? Update: Andrée L…

"Everybody knew: Don’t touch the titan."

There it is... a parachute-like flower with long curling shiny purplish filaments. And it's one foot across! Outrageous and unforgettable! The flowers are purplish white, nodding on long pedicels, 2 bracts broadly ovate and winglike, 2 smaller bracts perpendicular to the others, black, greenish or reddish. Bracteoles threadlike, 6 - 8 inches long. Leaves basal, lanceolate, glossy dark green blade tapering down the petiole. The genus Tacca, which includes the Bat flowers and Arrowroot…