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 Magnolia flower Magnolias are found in southeast Asia, eastern North America, West Indies, Central America and South America. Interestingly, these flowers are named after a French botanist Pierre Magnol! There are about 210 species of magnolia flowers varying in shapes, sizes, colours and other characteristics.    Flowers bloom during the springs and amazingly enhance the beauty of nature! Magnolia is considered to live for years and hence believed as a symbol of persistence, endurance and determination. It also symbolises love for nature, beauty, nobility and feminine sweetness. The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture says that the southern magnolia tree is not toxic for animals as well as humans. The flowers and berries don't result in food poisoning after ingestion. The flowers are of yellow, red, purple, pink and white colour, having a strong and pleasant, citrus-like aroma. They produce cone-shaped reddish brown fruits which contain kidney-shaped red seed...

 Neelakurinji As their are so many varieties of amazing and  unique flowers  all around the world that one can't stop wondering and exploring about them.  So, here we are going to check out some interesting facts about a wonderful variety of blossoms!  Have you ever watched these blue blossoms during your vacations in the parts of South India? These are Neelakurinji flowers, as known in the local language of Tamil people. The flowers are known as Neelakurinji because of their appearance where 'Neela' means blue and 'kurinji' means flower. The scientific name of this flower is Strobilanthes kunthiana, also known as Kurinji by the Tamilians. It is a shrub with a height of 30-60 cm, which mainly grows in the Shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala. These blue flowers are also found in some regions of Eastern Ghats - ldduki district, Palakkad, Karnataka, Agali hills and Sanduru Hills in Bellary. There are about 33 varieties of Kurinji flower in Ooty, the Queen...

  Quirky flowers to admire... Flowers are always there to amaze us whether it comes to fragrances, varieties in colours, shapes, sizes or something else. There are many amazing species like the one known as the most  fragrant flower , or the most  ugliest flower  or if you search about the most  rarest flower  in the world. All such kind of blossoms are unique in themselves. However, there are so many species in the world which are considered as the most unique flowers because of their distinctive properties that the list goes on. So, here is a list of some of them, check them out! 7. Lobster Claws Lobster Claws are also called as hanging lobster claws, false birds of paradise or parrot flowers because of their bracts which look like beaks. The attractive colourful parts of the plant which we think as flowers are modified leaves. These leaves are called bracts and they contain the real small flowers inside them. Lobster claws are native to South America and...

 World's most fragrant flower “Don’t wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” –  Luther Burbank And I am quite certain that this lovely perfumed flower would add another level of enjoyment to your garden. So, let's see which is the most fragrant flower in the world?! Lily of the valley  is bell-shaped white flowers native to Asia and Europe. These delicate white blossoms are known for their sweet fragrance. The plant can reach up to 4 to 8 inches in height. It's believed to bring luck in love, a reason why it's a wedding bouquet favourite. In the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, it was featured in the bridal bouquet.  It also signifies " return of happiness". In 1967 it became National flower of Finland and was the floral emblem of Yugoslavia. Also known as 'May Lily' as it blooms in May.  Earlier it was used as a powerful healing tool for treatments of heart disorder, skin burns and ep...

  Most famous flower in the world Rose -   The most common name which comes in our minds whenever we think of flowers and guess what! it's the most famous flower in the world.  Also known as the ' queen of flowers ' as well as the ' king of flowers'; roses are to native to Asia and also found in Europe, North America and Africa. Variety of roses are there varying in types, shapes, size and colours, where each colour is believed to symbolise something.  Red symbolises love, white symbolises purity, yellow for friendship, pink represents elegance, orange is for enthusiasm, purple, lavender means  'love at first sight' and multi-coloured roses are there. Black roses We all have heard about different colours of roses and black one are always considered extra special to talk, as they are rare species of roses. However, do you know that they don't exist? The roses which appear to be black have a very dark shade of red and hence called black roses. Blue roses A...

  World's Most Expensive Flower Flowers are the most amazing part of nature. There are so many species of flowers, known for their different special characteristics. Like, if one is known as the  most famous flower , then the other one is known as  most fragrant flower  and so on, the list goes on. However, here we are going to check the world's most expensive flower. Let's see what is its name and why it's known as the most expensive flower! Kadupul flower •Scientifically known as Epiphyllum oxypetalum is native to Sri Lanka. •The flower is considered as the most expensive flower in the world because it's priceless. Also called the Queen of the night , the Kadupul flower is priceless as it blooms only once in a year just for a single night and dies before dawn, so no one can pluck it out, sell it or buy it. • There are two species of this flower found in Sri Lanka. The first one is  Epiphyllum hookeri which has thin petals and another one is Epiphyllum oxypeta...

  Corpse flower I think the most beautiful and attractive part of nature are flowers. Their beauty is the first thing which attracts us towards them, right? But do you know that there are few of them which don't fall in this category and are considered as ugliest flowers of the world? So let's check out that which is the ugliest flower in the world?! Corpse Flower  is   scientifically known as Amorphophallus titanum, which means ' Giant Misshapen Penis'.  This name is quite because of the shape and size of the flower. It was voted by Britain's Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) as the most unattractive plant. This is a rare plant native to rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia. It's also one of the largest and rarest pungent-smelling flowers in the world.   According to the Guinness Book of World records, the tallest corpse flower was 10 feet, 2.25 inches high.   When bloomed it smells like rotting meat!  This odour has a good reason behind it . "It al...

  World's rarest flower Flowers are a wonderful gift to this earth. No one hates flowers as they deliver a smile on everyone's face. But there are many species of flowers which are unknown to many of us. So, here is the rarest flower in the world. Middlemist Red Camellia  Middlemist Red Camellia  is   the world's rarest flower as now only two examples are there in the world. One is there in a garden of New Zealand and the other one is in a greenhouse in Britain, actually came from China. In June, gardens are open for the public however they have to wait until next springs to see the middlemist's blooms. " Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes.” –  Clare Ansberry Botanist John Middlemist brought this flower from China to London in 1804 and that's why it is named after him.  Since it has been completely wiped out in China, the plant remained barren for years in Britain and has started blooming recently a few...