No matter how beautiful the flowers are, you can see them every day when you go out and close your doors, then you will turn a blind eye and aesthetic fatigue. Therefore, Hansgeya shares 66 rare flowers with flower friends here, most of them are endemic to countries around the world, it is difficult to appear in front of our eyes, and even extremely difficult to find on the Internet. They are either strange and unique, or rare and rare in the world. In short, these flowers are eye-opening and spice up. For those who love flowers, reading the collection must be beneficial.
Rabbit orchid (Leptoceras menziesii)
The reason why it is placed first in this issue of strange flowers is because this year is the year of the rabbit, and the "rabbit" is auspicious.
It is also called the hare orchid and is the only species in the genus. Its appearance resembles a cute and docile little rabbit, it has only one leaf, bright green and ovate. There is usually only one purple and white flower during flowering. Its two purple flanking petals stretch straight upwards, very similar to rabbit ears. 2 broad white sepals protrude forward. Grown in the native area in humid winters. It is native to Western Australia and is endemic to Australia.
Echeandia formosa
Asparaginae, conical lamp orchids. Distribution: From southeastern Mexico to Central America.
Dwarf kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos humilis)
It grows in a variety of soils in wet winter swamps, creek banks, alluvial plains and well-drained areas. It is a shorter (leaves to 30 cm) branchless species commonly known as cat's claw. The flowers of 15 to 60 cm on the stem are mainly yellow, orange or red. Native to Australia.
The photo below was taken by Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner near the Stirling Mountains National Park in southwestern Australia in September 2007.
Echeandia parviflora
Asparaginae, conical lamp orchids. It is native to Guatamara, central Mexico.
Purple enamel orchid (Elythranthera brunonis/Caladenia brunonis)
It is a plant of the orchid family, the genus Split-rim orchid, and is endemic to southwestern Western Australia, with a plant height of 15~40 cm. It is a small ground orchid that grows in coastal woodlands and sand dunes. There is only one flattened hairy leaf with a reddish-purple base. Up to 3 bright and shiny purple flowers bloom on a flower spike, with double anthers. The petals are black at the tip and slightly red or purple on the back. The flowers are 1~3 cm long. It blooms in spring in its place of origin and can bloom from August to early November. It is now considered a genus Caladenia by World Plant Online.
Epimedium 'Amber Queen'
Epimedium. It is a hybrid of Tianquan Epimedium and Wushan Epimedium, bred by Rubin White of Blackthorn's Greenhouse. Both parents of this species are from Sichuan.
Moonlight carp tail (Cochlospermum gonzalezii/Amoreuxia gonzalezii)
The flower is a perennial herb of the mahogany family, carptail flower, which opens after dark and closes at dawn the next morning, and because the main body of the petals is yellow like clear moonlight, it is called "moonlight carp tail flower".
It is native to the southernmost part of Arizona in the United States to Mexico. The flower diameter is 6~8 cm, with 5 yellow petals and reddish-brown patches at the base.
Sage taro (Arisarum proboscideum)
Evergreens. It grows well in humus-rich soils and in semi-shaded light. It is native to Italy and Spain. It blooms in spring in its place of origin, and blooms in September ~ November in the southern hemisphere, which is also spring.
Bolivian begonia (Begonia boliviensis)
It is native to Bolivia and Argentina. It has small orange-red flowers that can be used as a potted plant.
Photo by Mary Sue Ittner at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden.
Behria tenuiflora/Bessera tenuiflora
It is a beautiful and vivid wildflower unique to the southern Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is still extremely rare in artificial cultivation. The flowers bloom around August. Scarlet or orange-red corolla tubes with longitudinal golden stripes and green pollen are rare.
↓ Green pink umbrella onion of scarlet corolla tube
↓ Green pink shallot with orange-red flowers
Bulbinella latifolia
It grows in the clay soil of the Bokkeveld plateau and produces striking orange flowers. It blooms from August to September. It has been reported that flowering in this flower cultivation is a bit difficult.
The picture below shows a close-up of the broad-leaved rough-tailed grass taken by Max Withers.
Aconitum vulparia
English name: Wolfbane. Ranunculaceae, Aconitum spp. Plant height 60~90 cm. The flower color is cream white with irregular stripes. The flowers are under 2.5 cm when open. Flowering occurs in late spring or early summer. The leaves are poisonous.
Red and green kangaroo paw (Anigozanthos manglesii)
The unbloomed flower resembles kangaroo paws? Open flowers don't look like small wooden combs? Endemic to Australia. This photograph was taken in Perth, Australia, August 24, 2007.
Aquilegia atrata
The English name is Dark Columbine. The décor is unique.
Arisarum vulgare
It looks like a cobra with its head held high and spitting letters.
The English name is more gentleman, Friar's cowl (monk cloak). The leaves are heart-shaped, green or green with white spots. The flowers are brown or purplish-brown with white-green stripes.
The photo below was taken in Spain, March 19, 2007
Bupleurum lancifolium
Apiaceae, genus Chaihu. Lanceleaf Thorow-wax, Hare's Ear, Thoroughwax.
It is native to the Mediterranean region and is known elsewhere, including parts of North America, as an introduced species. It grows up to 50 cm tall and has hairless waxy stems with leaves hugging the stems. Dull, waxy, dark green leaves are narrow spear-shaped to nearly oval, 3~10 cm long, and look like rabbit long ears. The inflorescence is a compound umbel that grows on peduncles about a few centimeters tall. The umbel is surrounded by 5 wide, round to oval bracts. The flowers are yellow to yellow-green.
Blancoa canescens
Blood grass, winter bellflower is a perennial herbaceous plant. The English name is Winter Bell (winter bell, winter bell flower). It is endemic to the south-west coast of Western Australia. The flowers are drooping, about 3 cm long, red or pink, and the inside of the corolla tube is yellowish. The outer part of the tubular flower is covered with dense silvery-white fine hairs, as if covered with a layer of silver frost. It likes cool and humid climate, and the local flowering period is May ~ September.
This photograph was taken on September 11, 2007 at the Bad Kinjara Conservation Area, Australia.
Calectasia grandiflora
Also known as blue and gold silk lilies. Its flowers are not very large, but the Chinese name is still "large flower Aolihua" because it has relatively large flowers compared to the similar red medicine Aoli flower (C. narragara).
It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows about 60 cm tall. The stem has many lateral branches and particularly small leaves. The 6 petals are blue-purple with a bluish-metallic sheen, but turn dark red over time, although the yellow anthers do not change color. In southwestern Australia, where it originates, the flowers usually bloom from June to October (winter and spring).
The bright yellow anthers contrast with the blue-purple petals, making them a wild plant with a distinctiveness.
White coral (Conospermum incurvum)
Clusters of small white flowers very similar to white coral stone, so called white coral, is endemic to Western Australia, mountain longeye family, color tobacco wood is a creeping shrub.
Thousands of smoky shrubs congregate in shrubland in coastal protected areas such as northern Perth. The flowers are tubular, white and 6 mm long. From a distance, these patches of flowers do resemble smoke from shrubs. Therefore, it is also commonly known as plume smokebush.
Pendulum pearl flower (Conostephium pendulum)
Pendulum pearl flowers are genus of rhododendronaceae, the genus Lycaen, commonly known as Pearl Flower. It is endemic to Australia.
This endemic shrub is quite common in coastal areas and can grow up to 1 meter tall. The leaves are linear, about 2.5 cm long, and have spikes at the ends. The flowers are axillary, creamy or white, reddish-purple at the apex, tubular, and the filigree protrudes from the outside of the flower tube. It is pollinated by birds and insects.
The photo below was taken at Wirless Hill Park, Perth, Western Australia, August 24, 2007.
Red toothbrush (Grevillea cagiana)
Mountain dragon eye family, Silver birch. According to Florabase, it can have green, pink, yellow or orange flowers that bloom at any time from January to December. Therefore, it can be almost any color, quite irregular, with flowers at any time of the year.
Cyclamen persicum
Primulaceae, genus Cyclamen. Commonly known as Iranian cyclamen, English name Persian Sowbread. Originating from Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Lebanon and other places.
The photo below was taken on the coastal path of the Akamas Peninsula in Cyprus, April 18, 2011.
Cypripedium calceolus
The English name is "ladies' slippers orchid". In fact, it is more like small colored shoes worn by children.
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted Orchid, English name Common Spotted Orchid, is a genus of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. The leaves are densely distributed with pronounced purple patches.
Banksia rufa
Mountain dragon eye family, stupa tree. When the sun is about to rise in the morning, the glow is slightly red, and the Chinese name "Chuxia Stupa" coincides with the addition of the word rufa. The name is simply a beautiful landscape painting.
This species is endemic to Australia and is found only in a small area in southwestern Australia and is very rare. The flowers are quite large - more than 6 cm in diameter and grow near the base of the plant.
The photo below was taken in Australia, 15 September 2007.
Pink Heather (Epacris impressa)
Rhododendron family, Australis heather. Also known as Pushy. Pink or red flowers. Found in Victoria and South Australia and Tasmania.
This image was taken on 28 August 2007 along the road to Port Arthur, Tasmania.
Equisetum x trachyodon
Horseshoe family, horse thief genus, such a family name is very strange, why is it called "thief"? Its English name is Mackay's Horsetail. It is a hybrid single-stemmed horsetail/horsetail with a stem 100 cm tall and 2–6 mm in diameter, usually solitary, unbranched. The "parents" are Equisetum hyemale (wood thief/rough horsetail) and Equisetum variegatum (spotted wood thief/zebratail).
Euphorbia veneris
Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbiaceae. English name Aphrodite's Spurge. Cyprus is endemic.
Purple-spotted gentian (Gentiana punctata)
Gentianaceae, gentian genus. Also known as spotted gentian. The plants are large, with yellow flowers and dense purple spots. The second photograph is taken in the Bernina Alps above Pontesina, Ngardin, Switzerland, July 5, 2010.
Silver birch (Grevillea bipinnatifida)
Also known as purple red silver birch. Mountain dragon eye, silver birch is an evergreen shrub. Native to Perth, Western Australia. The flowers themselves are large and have thick petals. Filigree is purplish-red before it is spit out and orange-red after flowering. Flowering continues for most of the year. The leaves are soft in appearance but have spikes at the ends of each leaf.
Photo taken on Darling Hill on 18 September 2007.
Hungarian gentiana (Gentiana pannonica)
Native to Europe. Gentianaceae, gentian genus. The flowers are purplish red and extremely gorgeous. Below is the flowers of Hungarian gentian in the valley.
Lepanthes pseudomucronata
Orchidaceae, genus Porphyllaceae. Whoever gives this beautiful bow to anyone loves it.
Photo by Lou Jost
Astrantia major
Apiaceae, a perennial herbaceous plant in the genus Apiaceae. The English name is Great masterwort. It is native to Central and Eastern Europe. It can reach 90 cm high and 45 cm wide. The stems are erect and hairless, with small branches and few leaves. The inflorescences are umbel-shaped and 2-3 cm in diameter. The bracts are 10–20, 10–18 mm long, reddish and sometimes white, tapering at the apex. Small flowers greenish-white with a reddish tinge. Flowering lasts from June to September.
Rhodothamnus chamaecistus
Rhododendron family, Phyllus fusse. At first, I thought that the red plum blossoms had changed color.
Lepanthes ruthiana
Orchidaceae, genus Porphyllaceae. Where is the red tongue?
Photo by Lou Jost
Lepanthes calodictyon
English name: New world orchids. If I had to name it and look at its very personal leaves, I would simply call it "watermelon orchid"; Regardless of whether the leaf only looks at its flowers, then I will call it "red fly orchid".
This species is native to Central and South America. It is an epiphyte or pethophyte of the orchid family, Porphyllum orchid. I don't like light, especially high humidity environment.
Dicentra cucullaria
The pocket peony is a perennial herb. The flowers are peculiar and delicately clear, resembling pink butterflies with wings full of silver powder.
In foreign countries, the pocket-shaped purse peony is commonly known as "Dutch breeches" and "Dutch bloomers" because the flower shape resembles the upside-down Dutch breeches, and the common variety is white flowers, rare pink.
Hoya praetorii
The flowers of the monkey king bulb are very peculiar - 5 large hairy petals/bracts rolled upwards, the flowers are golden yellow, bright and cute, and the 5 waxy little things at the bottom that look like paws and dog's teeth are actually secondary corollas.
Cavendishia grandifolia
The flowers appear on stems near each leaf, which are about 6 to 12 inches long and have about 20 to 30 flowers per leaf. The 2-inch flowers are white or greenish-white and topped with a pink hat with a distinctive zigzag border. Most flowers have bright pink bracts at the top to attract hummingbirds. After flowering, it produces attractive magenta fruits, which turn upwards and are more attractive to animals. Researchers have found that they are a "superfruit" with much higher levels of healthy antioxidants than blueberries! The fruit is slightly sweet and sour.
Stapeliopsis saxatilis
Oleander family, Potatocarpa horn. The tip of the flower lobe curves inward and touches at the apex, forming a closed structure, like the shape of 5 fingertips of one hand joined together. The shape of this flower is the same as that of Pingpo and multi-veined four-light flower, which is a kind of natural openwork art. It is endemic to South Africa.
Parrot lily (Alstroemeria psittacina)
is a gorgeous plant native to Brazil with exotic feathered flowers reminiscent of parrots! Horn-shaped flowers, unusual combination of crimson and light green.
Australe australe
Because the color of this flower resembles the color of the Southern Lights, it is called "Southern Aurora Purple Bellflower", also known as "Southern Purple Bellflower", and the former is more vivid and vivid, and reveals the information that the origin is located in the southern hemisphere. English name: Blue Angel's Trumpet. Solanaceae, a shrub of the genus Purple Bellflower, can reach a height of 2.5 m. Bloom blue tubular flowers. From spring to summer, large bushes native to Argentina are surrounded by countless 5 cm long flowers, forming a giant blue ball! Blooming, really spectacular! It's a pity that the flower is very rare.
↓ Attached: Photos of the Southern Lights
Brazilian six-out flower (Alstroemeria longistaminea)
Hexagonidae, genus Hexaflowers. Native to Brazil. Its unusual flowers are a delicious combination of bubblegum, pink and apple green. An inflorescence bears 8~14 flowers.
Hanging bell (Bomarea superba)
Hexagonidae, Bamboo leaf bell genus. This is a close-up look at the stunning Yellow Flower Bamboo Leaf Hanging Bell. This yellow Bomarea presents spectacular golden yellow flowers all year round. Each inflorescence has dozens of flowers up to 5 cm long, up to 70 in total! It is extremely rare in cultivation and rarely sold.
Goldfinger (xChiranthomontodendron lenzii)
The golden flowers resemble the morning sun. This is a hybrid between the legendary monkey claw tree/devil hand tree (Chiranthodendron pentadactylon) and the native California plant Fremontodendron californicum. It is a very amazing plant! It blooms almost all year round, and the most eye-catching thing is the 5 golden "fingers" on the flower.
It is a well-shaped evergreen tree that is 25 feet tall, but can also be trimmed to a few feet tall as a potted ornamental plant. The flowers are 8 cm in diameter and not as creepy as the red Devil's Hand Tree, but they have the same shape of a finger sticking upwards with sweet nectar inside, attracting birds. The bottom is orange, blending to yellow near the top, giving it a glow-like appearance and being very showy.
Alpine tongue pineapple (Puya alpestris)
Also known as mountain queen pineapple, sapphire tower. It is a genus of bromeliads, dipterophilia/queen bromeliads. Yes, it's true! This stunning pineapple comes from Chile. With its huge 7-foot-tall flower stem, it is one of the most outrageous plants in the world! Its turquoise blue color is very rare in the plant kingdom, and even rarer when combined with orange. If you like shockingly beautiful plants, you won't hesitate to add it to your collection.
Alpine dragon tongue bromeliad plants are up to 90 cm tall, with leaf length 60~100 cm and width of 2~2.5 cm. The leaf edges are reinforced by hook-like curved spines about 0.5 cm long. The base of the leaves is thick white scales. After many years of cultivation, a raceme is drawn out, consisting of many branching inflorescences. The 3 green sepals are about 2.3 cm long and hairy or glabrous. The 3 blunt-tipped, turquoise petals shiny, about 4.5 cm long, spiral when faded. The 6 stamens have bright orange anthers. These flowers produce a lot of nectar. It blooms in its original habitat between October ~ December. When the seeds mature, the mother plant will slowly wither and die.
Passiflora gritensis
Passionflower family, passionflower, is a vibrant, medium-sized vine plant with 3-lobed leaves. In San Francisco, it blooms throughout spring and summer. Flowers of 10 cm or even larger are suspended by a long stem with a purplish red length of about 23~30 cm.
Purple passionflower is native to the montane rainforests (Andes) of Venezuela and Colombia. The climate is mild all year round and the nights are cool.
Taiwanese single garlic orchid (Pleione formosana)
Foreign websites call it a peacock orchid.
Pearcea hypocyrtiflora
Native to the rainforests of Ecuador, it is magical and wonderful. This gorgeous African violet relative produces strange, inflatable flowers that are furry and covered with fine velvet. The flowers are bright orange with magenta tips that look like exotic mushrooms. It also has super attractive spotted leaves with pink and lime-green veins. This plant is really extremely rare.
Symplocarpus renifolius
When Leng Buding sees it, will he think that what he sees is an urban sculpture? Very metallic. It is said that this flower can heat itself, which is very peculiar.
Ipomoea pileata
It is an annual winding herb of the family Gyrophyllaceae, a genus of sweet potatoes. The trumpet-shaped flowers seem to bloom on a boat.
Tulipa acuminata
Also known as "horned tulip". The height of the plant is about 50 cm. The flowering period is April ~ May.
Trichopetalum plumosum
Asparaginae, genus Tasse. Native to South America (Chile), it is the only species of the genus. There is considerable international disagreement about the family division of the flower. The plant is 20 cm tall, white flowers bloom in spring, white and elegant, flower diameter 1.3 cm, dormant in summer.
Tiger flower (Tigridia pavonia)
Also known as Tiger Lily. Native to Mexico, it grows in semi-tropical to semi-alpine climates. 45-80 cm, the color of the flowers is relatively rich, there are white, red, yellow, pink, orange, composite color. Its bulbs are edible.
Stenomesson miniatum
Lycophyllaceae, Narrow-tube garlic. Dormant in winter and blooming in spring before or when leaves appear.
Serapias cordigera
The heart-shaped lip flap is usually intensely red, contrasting with the silver bracts. It is a widespread species in the Western Mediterranean and Portugal, stretching all the way to Turkey, climbing from the Balkans to the southern border of Austria, and inhabiting the African coast from Morocco to Libya. Orchidaceae, genus Longyaceae.
Half red bottle brush (Calothamnus quadrifidus)
The half-sided red bottle brush has attractive flowers and leaves, similar to its close relative, the red bottle brush. From late winter to summer, it produces red flowers, which are characteristic and bloom only on one side, hence the name "half of the red bottle brush".
Oleander leaf monarch (Protea neriifolia)
Also known as oleander leaf sea god flower, English name Blue Sugarbush. Mountain dragon eye family, monarch flower genus. It is a fascinating evergreen shrub.
The leaves are narrow, linear, leathery and soft in texture. The flowers are cup-shaped, and the tips of pink petal-like bracts have black "hair". The flowers are pink, red. It can be made into brightly cut flowers or dried flowers. It is native to South Africa and is endemic.
Riplacus pictus
Calico monkey flowers are plants of the family Diamondaceae, Cosmois - the leaves and stems are hairy, like velvet; The tubular base of the flower is wrapped in crimson sepals with 5 lobes; The larynx is dark maroon; The milky white lobes have a pronounced and intricate purplish-red cobweb-like pattern, resembling a printed cloth surface. The flowering period varies from March to May.
Ceratostema lanigerum
Rhododendron family, Cysticariaceae. It is an unusual blueberry relative in the Ecuadorian rainforest. This epiphytic shrub causes beautiful orange-red flowers to hang in clusters with purple and black at the tips of the flower lobes. The leathery leaves can change color, starting with chocolate, then olive green, and finally turquoise. The flowers and leaves are hairy. The fruit is a white berry.
Yellow-lipped whale flower (Columnea sp. Ecuador)
English name Flaming Lips (burning lips). Borette family, whale flower genus.
This awesome new species was recently discovered in a remote area of southern Ecuador. Its fuzzy purple flowers have an outrageous, open "mouth" and bright yellow "lips". This is an excellent gardening gemstone that will be very popular in the future! The flowers are hairy but the leaves are smooth. Yellow-lipped whale flowers are 5 cm long and bloom throughout the year. Purple is a rather unusual and rather rare color for columnar flowers, as columnar flowers are usually red, orange, or yellow.
Note: The yellow-lipped whale flower has not yet acquired a Latin species designation.
Glossoloma sprucei
Borette family, genus Glossoloma. Native to Ecuador. The fibrous calyx is available in red and yellow. Somewhat reminiscent of C. Fibrous flowers of Columlea species such as minor.
Flying tail calyx (Masdevallia mataxa)
Orchidaceae, genus Caudalidae. The flowers are flower-shaped, and if Dunhuang flies.
Gyrostemon australasicus
Cyclinaceae, genus Cyclinaceae.
Beautiful gladiolus pulcherrimus
It is Nativi in the Cape region of South Africa. It has very striking orange to salmon-colored flowers that look very similar to the winged flower, G. alatus.
Freesia alba
The cute baby - Freesia is native to South Africa, Iris and Fragrant Snow. The inner petals are pure white, and the outer side is yellow and purple smudged, which is very similar to the shell, which is very cute. "Aibei" is close to the pronunciation of the plant species plus the word alba, which has the effect of both sound and meaning.
Freesia grows from autumn to winter, blooms in spring and hibernates in summer. When these flowers open, they give off a delicate perfume smell and are refreshing. Flower diameter 2.5 cm. It usually has purple and/or yellow patches on the petal below.
Freesia is often used as the mother of modern hybrids, but the aroma of hybrids is far inferior to that of the mother.
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