#1: Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis)
Phalaenopsis (moth orchids) grow well in centrally heated rooms and have long-lasting flowers produced all year round. They are one of the most popular indoor orchids.
#2: Naked Man Orchid (Orchis Italica)
A species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. They are widely popular for their petals looking like naked men. It prefers partial shade and low nutrient soil and flowers in April.
#3: Dancing Girls (Impatiens Bequaertii)
A rare species from the rainforests of east Africa. This petite plant only grows about a foot across and the blooms are barely 1/2" long, but their enchanting shape makes up for it! The petals resemble a little girl in a skirt with outstretched arms.
#4: Parrot Flower (Impatiens Psittacina)
A species of balsam from Southeast Asia that was described by the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker and was noted for its flower that resemble a "flying cockatoo". It is known from Thailand, Burma and parts of India.
#5: Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major)
A small orchid found in eastern and southern Australia. This terrestrial plant features a remarkable flower, resembling a duck in flight. The flower is an attractant to insects, such as male sawflies which pollinate the flower in a process known as pseudocopulation. In 1986 this orchid was featured on an Australian postage stamp.
#6: Laughing Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bomybliflora)
A large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. They are widespread across much of Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, and the Middle East as far east as Turkmenistan.
#7: Hooker’s Lips (Psychotria Elata)
The plant has apparently evolved into its current shape to attract pollinators including hummingbirds and butterflies.
#8: Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula Simia)
An epiphytic orchid originally described in the genus Masdevallia, but later moved to the genus Dracula. The arrangement of column, petals and lip strongly resembles a monkey's face.
#9: Swaddled Babies (Anguloa Uniflora)
They do look like babies all curled up, it is pretty amazing to look at.
#10: Snap Dragon Seed Pod (Antirrhinum)
When laterally squeezed the dragon will open and close it mouth: ask any grandparent whose flowers have been decimated by over keen but clumsy grandchildren. Yet once the flower has died, leaving behind the seed pod, something a little more macabre appears. The dragon just a visual metaphor after all appears to have a skull.
#11: Happy Alien (Calceolaria Uniflora)
A perennial plant of the genus Calceolaria. It is originally from Tierra del Fuego in the southern part of South America. Calceolaria uniflora is a mountain plant growing only to 10 cm (4 in) tall. The flowers are a compound of yellow, white and brownish red.
#12: Angel Orchid (Habenaria Grandifloriformis)
Commonly called bog orchids, are a far ranging genus of orchid. There are approximately 800-1000 species of Habenaria, native to every continent except Antarctica, in both tropical and temperate zones. Some sub-species of this flower look like angels, just look a little closer.
#13: Dove Orchid Or Holy Ghost Orchid (Peristeria Elata)
In line with the common name, the genus' name is from the Greek word peristerion meaning "from dove". According to the Royal Horticultural Society, Per is the official orchid abbreviation for this genus. In nature, it is found across much of South America as well as in Panama, Costa Rica and Trinidad.
#14: Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis)
Whoa, it's amazing how these flowers look like both humans and flowers. Evolution is truly mind blowing.
#15: Ballerina
This orchid looks like a ballerina, just dancing in the air, so majestic.
