16 Most Exotic Flowers Around the World
4. Bird of Paradise
It’s a bird, it’s a flower, it’s a bird of paradise, otherwise known as the very definition of an exotic flower.
Originally from South America, these eccentric tropicals were brought to western attention in the late 1700s.
Alright, we know there’s a lot going on here, so let’s break this bloom down a bit.
The flower itself is a group of bright blue petals with fluorescent, upright orange sepals.
The blue petals are filled with sugar water (and lots of it).
10. The red and green bracts, or spathe, underneath the flower can contain up to 6 buds, and of course, resembles the head of a bird.
Bird of paradise was originally brought to Kew Gardens in England in 1773 by Sir Joseph Banks, a well known British botanist, and are the emblem of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. They also appear on the South African 50 cent coin, on the coat of arms of the Providence of KwaZulu-Natal, were chosen as the floral emblem of Los Angeles, California, and are the emblem Aloha Air Cargo of Hawaii.
Talk about fame!
It’s a bird, it’s a flower, it’s a bird of paradise, otherwise known as the very definition of an exotic flower.
Originally from South America, these eccentric tropicals were brought to western attention in the late 1700s.
Alright, we know there’s a lot going on here, so let’s break this bloom down a bit.
The flower itself is a group of bright blue petals with fluorescent, upright orange sepals.
The blue petals are filled with sugar water (and lots of it).
10. The red and green bracts, or spathe, underneath the flower can contain up to 6 buds, and of course, resembles the head of a bird.
Bird of paradise was originally brought to Kew Gardens in England in 1773 by Sir Joseph Banks, a well known British botanist, and are the emblem of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. They also appear on the South African 50 cent coin, on the coat of arms of the Providence of KwaZulu-Natal, were chosen as the floral emblem of Los Angeles, California, and are the emblem Aloha Air Cargo of Hawaii.
Talk about fame!
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29 June 2022
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