1. Black bat flower (Tacca Chantrierido)

Black bat flower is one of the rare plants in tropical Southeast Asia. This black bat-like flower is also known as devil flower, lobster beard flower, black cat flower, all names that make your hair “cry”.

2. Corpse Flower (Titan arum)

Known as a rare flower that blooms quickly, corpse flowers bloom extremely rarely without any rules. Not only that, each bloom fades very quickly (at most 36 hours). This flower when blooming has a very pungent smell of rotten flesh to attract flies and beetles to pollinate. It is because of the unpleasant smell that this flower has such a scary name.

3. Orchis simian (Orchis simian)

Discovered in southeastern Ecuador and the Peruvian border, this flower is scientifically known as Orchis simia. The structure of the petals with sepals, petals, and black petals interspersed to form a monkey, or to be more precise, a baboon. It was discovered that each petal has an aroma similar to that of a ripe orange.

4. Passion flower (Passiflor)

It is a vine with tassels, round and hollow soft body, sparsely hairy, and commonly found in South America, East Asia and Southeast Asia. Not only has a beautiful name, but also has many uses in human health care.

5. Ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii)

This flower was thought to have been extinct for 20 years, but it miraculously reappeared in Florida, Cuba and the Bahamas. Ghost orchid is special in that, it has no leaves, so it cannot photosynthesize on its own, but must get nutrition from a fungus transplanted on the stem.

6. Giant pitcher (Nepenthes attenboroughii)

Discovered at an altitude of 1,500m above sea level, in the Victoria mountains of the Philippines, the giant carnivorous plant secretes a deadly substance that looks like nectar to attract prey. Its fluid contains many acids and enzymes, any prey that sticks to it cannot escape and is destroyed as fertilizer for the plant.

7. Chocolate Marigold (Cosmos atrosanguineus)

This flower can only be found in Mexico and is thought to be extinct in the wild for over 100 years. But then, these rare flowers were once again found. Marigolds are brown like chocolate, 3-4cm in diameter. In the summer, the petals often give off a very fragrant chocolate smell.

8. Sexy lips flower (Psychotria elat)

Also known as the kiss flower, Psychotria elata lives deep in the rainforests of Africa. The flower sheaths are transformed by the leaves into each stage, combined with the bright red color, reminiscent of the seductive full lips of a beautiful woman. The final stage, when the petals have fully opened, the lips will be replaced by a star-shaped flower.

9. Parrot beak (Lotus berthelotii)

This is a very rare flower since 1884. They are considered completely extinct in the wild, although some still believe it is still alive. People have conducted experiments to pollinate flowers and plant them in the wild, but very few of these experiments have been successful. Therefore, Lotus Berthelotii is only raised and bred in laboratories.

10. Bat-face flower (Cuphea lavea)

The bat-faced flower is native to Mexico, the scientific name (Cuphea lavea) has extremely prominent colors of red and purple. It is also known as rabbit earring, cigar flower. This flower is resistant to harsh weather conditions, drought tolerant, high temperature resistant, its color is very attractive to hummingbirds, bees and butterflies.

11. Tiger Claw (Jade Vine)

This flower is native to the Philippines, the scientific name is Strongylodon macrobotrys, belongs to the legume family. In Vietnam, it is often called tiger claw flower (or marble flower). Belonging to the legume family, Jade Vine uses a lot of protein to nourish and grow. Therefore, in the natural environment, they are often deficient in nutrients, leading to weakening, barren stems and unable to bear fruit normally.

12. King Flower (Rafflesia arnoldii)

Rafflesia arnoldii is called the king flower because they are the largest flower in the world. The largest cotton has ever been measured, up to 1.4m in diameter and 50kg in weight. When newly hatched, they have a very fragrant smell, but only a few days later they emit the smell of rotting flesh. Thanks to this stench, flies and insects have gathered to help them pollinate. It is known that Rafflesia arnoldii only grows in tropical forests.

13. Parrot flower (Impatiens psittacina)

Also known as the “fragrant parrot”. Parrot flowers are extremely rare, only found in Thailand, Manipur, India. It is classified as an endangered flower and is absolutely not allowed out of the country.

14. Hydnora flowers in Africa

This flower with a wide open mouth with jagged “tooth” is most commonly found in arid African deserts such as South Africa, Namibia, and Namakwaland. At first glance, it’s easy to think that the flowers are dying because of the heat, but the closer you get to them, the more uncomfortable you will be with the scent emanating from them. Only the flower is dark brown, rough with red berry flesh emerging from the ground to attract beetles that love the smell to pollinate, the rest of the fruit, the stem is below the ground.

15. Genius in disguise Lithops

People call this flower Thach Lan because when the flowers have not yet bloomed, they look like pebbles and stones hiding in the surrounding environment. Unlike normal plant leaves, Lithops’ leaves vary in shades from cream, gray, brown, to leaves adorned with tiny red dots and even beautifully shaped like a brain. Each year, Thach Lan produces only 2 pairs of new leaves in winter, growing inside the current pair of leaves and in spring the old leaves wither away to make way for young leaves.

Contrary to the strange shape of the leaves, the flowers of this plant are yellow, white, purple with a sweet fragrance that often emerge from the fissure, the remnants of the old pair of fallen leaves. Thach Lan seeds are very easy to germinate but young plants need careful care because they are very vulnerable in the first year.

16. Starfish Stapelia flavopurpurea

They look exactly like terrestrial starfish, but in fact, this is a succulent flower native to South Africa and Namibia that often grows in rocky areas, under cool hibiscus trees. Flowers bloom in the summer and autumn, when the weather is warm, and they enter the dormant stage at the beginning of winter. It’s beautiful to look at, but it’s a rotting flower that attracts flies to pollinate; Others have a pleasant scent. The pale flowers often have a scent of honey or almond powder.

Starfish also take on many different shades on a variety of color patches that vary from brown to crimson, green or bright yellow, with a white center covered with a purple-white feather.

17. Flowers… baby

There is a lovely little tulip variety known as the “baby” flower. This flower was discovered between the years 1777 – 1788. But it was not until 1789 that this flower was recognized and named.

During the blooming stage, the baby flowers will look like babies wrapped in white diapers. Baby flowers often grow in South American countries, especially in the summer. Flowers are white, sweet fragrance.

18. Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior)

A herbaceous perennial plant. This is a distinctive red, waxy flower found throughout the gardens in Costa Rica. The showy flowers are used in decorative arrangements while the flower buds are an important ingredient in Nonya laksa dishes. In North Sumatra, the flower buds are used for a dish called arsikikan .

19. Sea Poison Tree (Barringtonia asiatica)

A species of Barringtonia, common along the coasts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It has a smell that attracts bats and butterflies at night. It is grown along streets for decorative purposes in some parts of India.

According to An Nhien/New Urban