Unusual flowers

Have you ever seen iridescent roses? For the first time having looked at a photo of such roses, it is possiblethink: this is photoshop, in fact, there are no such colors! However, these unusual flowers were indeed invented by Dutch flower growers. To get a rainbow rose, in the process of growth, put it in an aqueous solution with special dyes. The stalk of the flower absorbs the dye, therefore the petals acquire an unusual color. So it turns out a rose with petals of all colors of the rainbow.

Rainbow roses are used for wedding bouquets,flower compositions and just give as a gift. Chrysanthemums, orchids and tulips are also painted in a similar way. Of course, such unusual flowers can not just be cheap - one rose will cost at least $ 10. But the impression made with the help of such flowers is worth it!

Glowing Flowers is another invention of the Dutchflower growers, they are not found in nature. These unusual flowers glow in the dark. They put a special gel on the brush, which glows in the dark. It prolongs the life of the flower, but even after the flower does dry up, it continues to glow. Fluorescent gel accumulates photons from different light sources during the day and begins to glow at night.

Gel is safe for humans, animals and themselvescolors. It can be bought to make glowing unusual flowers on its own. Liquid gel is sold in tubes. One flower requires about 1 ml of gel.

The following unusual flowers were created by nature, and not by man, and you can not put such a flower in a bouquet - it is not just big, but just gigantic. it amorphophallus, also called a giant lily. These unusual flowers were discovered in 1878 on the island of Sumatra Florentine scientist. Now amorphofallus is practically exterminated in the homeland, therefore the giant lily is mainly grown in botanical gardens under greenhouse conditions.

Plant height - up to 2.5 meters, flower diameter -about a meter. In addition to their giant size, these unusual flowers are extremely unpleasant smell, like the smell of rotten meat. It is unpleasant to humans, but it helps the plant to multiply, attracting pollinating insects.

Very unusual flowers are flowers of Rafflesia. Rafflesia - plant-parasite, so it does not need roots,stem and leaves. This plant only has that one flower, but what! Its diameter reaches a meter, and weight - seven kilograms. Rafflesia is considered the largest flower in the world.

Using special suckers of rafflesiais attached to the host plant (most often it is the liana) and "steals" from it the nutrients it needs for development. Seeds of these unusual flowers are spread ... elephants! When the flower ripens, it begins to rot and eventually turns into a sticky mass. It sticks to the feet of elephants and other large animals, and they carry the seeds of rafflesia through the rainforest, and when the seeds germinate, they find themselves a new "master" - a vine from the Vinogradov family or another tropical plant.

Some unusual flowers ... are carnivorous! They feed on insects, because the marshy soil on which they grow can not provide them with all the necessary nutrients. One of these insectivorous plants - sarcenia. It is unusual also because it was domesticated. Saracenia can be used as a houseplant and planted on the banks of ornamental bodies of water.

Saracenia is dangerous (only for insects,of course), but very beautiful. Different forms, varieties and hybrids of sarracenia differ in the shape of the leaves, in the size and color of the flowers. In addition to beauty, these unusual flowers are good for their unpretentiousness.

And what unusual flowers grow in our latitudes? Probably, many saw dicentre - in the people this flower is called a "broken heart". This plant came to us from Japan, unusual flowers ditsentry and really resemble a broken heart. Dietzentrum can often be seen in gardens and flower beds.

A lot of legends and beliefs are connected with the center. The French tell a story about a girl named Jeanette. She lost her way in the forest, but a fine young hunter helped her to find her way home. Janetta fell in love with her savior, but a few days later she saw him with another girl. Her heart broke and turned into a flower - a dicenter. And in Germany they think that the dicenter will help a lonely girl to meet her husband; for this you need to tear off the flower on the way home and hide it in your bosom.

Our nature is rich in unusual colors andplants, and modern growers try to keep up with it. And if you want to give unusual flowers to your loved one or decorate your garden with them - you will have plenty to choose from (although it's better not to stop your choice on rafflesia and amorphophallus).