7. Anthurium
If you’ve ever seen anthurium in person, or happen to have any planted in your garden, we don’t have to tell you how incredibly unique and beautiful these blooms are.
These enticingly odd tropicals first sprung up in the rainforests of South America, where they remained for hundreds of centuries.
In 1889, son of two missionaries, Samuel Damon, brought one species of anthurium over to the great land of Hawaii. Quite the well-established man, and by well-established, we mean a certified billionaire, his planting of anthurium in his gardens throughout his estate introduced them to those who could admire their beauty, and who then began growing them themselves.
And so anthurium’s rise to stardom began.
Alongside its popularity, this heart-shaped bloom has become a symbol of hospitality, good luck, protection, happiness, and wealth.