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Exotic Flowers

They can be found in blistering deserts, remote tropical rainforests, on little known islands separated eons ago from the earth's primordial continents, or as James Joyce has put it, anywhere else "where the hand of man never set foot." We are talking of course about exotic plants, those strange beings that sometimes make botany seem like science fiction.

There are orchids that lure wasps into neatly sprung traps, and unseen parasites composed of myriad threads that send out giant blooms from within the tissue of their victims. With exotic flowers it seems that nothing is impossible and everything is astonishing.

Few fields of scientific study are so able to inspire wonder and awe as the world of exotic flowers. If you're looking to grow some exotic plants of your own, or just desiring to indulge your curiosity, the articles listed below will stimulate your mind and senses. Enjoy your tour of the world’s most exotic plants.


Exotic Flowers Guides

  • Exotic flowers video

    Watch this video and learn more about different types of exotic flowers.
  • Lotus flower history

    The legend of the Lotus flower is as old as civilization itself – and probably older. Stories of the Lotus-eaters and the Lotus worshippers of pre-historic times survived as oral tales and rude drawings until the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Greeks, in their golden ages revived the myth and the power of this mystical bloom.
  • Rare plants & where they grow

    What do a three-foot flower, a 1,500-year-old desert plant, and a subterranean parasite have in common? Nothing really. But then that's the point of this article. Our guide to rare plants documents some of the world's most unique plants and where in the world you can find them.
  • Exotic house plants

    Exotic house plants are a great way to enliven your home and provide a unique ambience that you just can't get from furnishings. Our guide to exotic house plants features species that eat bugs, purify the air, and are covered in polka dots — though not all three at once.
  • Exotic flowers guide

    Oranges are not the only fruit, as Jeanette Winterson wrote, and orchids are not the only exotic flowers. Our guide to exotic flowers gives a little time and attention to such neglected exotic flowers as heliconia and anthurium. Oh, alright: we talk about orchids at the end.