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UNUSUAL FLOWERS



 UNUSUAL FLOWERS

Flowers make the world so beautiful and colorful. There can hardly be a person who does not like flowers.

However, Mother Nature has gifted us with a few unusual flowers too that you perhaps have never seen or heard about.

LADY'S SLIPPER ORCHID

This unique flower is very special, so much so that it had a personal bodyguard at the Chelsea Flower Show that is conducted annually. It has been given the nickname of "Lady's Slipper" because of its yellow petal that looks like a small clog or shoe. It is one of the most unusual flowers that you can see in the UK.

LIVING STONE FLOWER

The Lithops Weberi is native to South Africa. It is an amazing plant. They are called living stones for good reason. They look just like a couple of pebbles, and this camouflage prevents hungry, thirsty animals from gobbling them up during a drought. This plant sits very close to ground and has one or a number of bulbous leaves. whenever new leaves grow, white and yellow flowers also appear.

CORPSE FLOWER

The Corpse Flower is the largest bloom in the world. Though it surely is huge in size, there is a problem with it - it smells like rotten flesh and thus the name. The Corpse flower measures three feet wide and has no visible stem or leaves.

SNAP DRAGON AND THE SKULL

The Antirrhinum, commonly known as the Snapdragon, has been a popular garden plant for many years. Also known as the Dragon  Flower, its common name derives from the resemblance of the flower to a dragon's head. Whenever the flower is squeezed, it looks as if a dragon were closing and opening its mouth. Once the flower dies, it leaves seedpod behind that looks quite like a skull. According to some people, this Snap Dragon Flower has supernatural powers.

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