The World’s Scariest Flowers... or what nightmares are made of.

Darth Vader Flower

Seeing these amazing, slightly sinister-looking blooms, you’ll understand why the plant deserves to be tagged as Darth Vader plant. Aristolochia Pipevine is a woody climber native to the humid meadows and soggy flood plains of Brazil. The helmet-like shape and purple coloration of the blooms, combined with the powerful aroma of rotting flesh, attract insect pollinators. These visitors fly through the Darth Vader plant’s luminous ‘eyes’ which are lined with sticky hairs that imprison the unfortunate guests long enough to cover them with pollen. They are then released to fly out and pollinate more blooms. Each bloom lasts only a single week.