This strange-looking plant grows to 13cm high, and has red and orange flowers, complete with two white “eyes” and a white “limb” on the bottom petal that makes it look like the face of a ...

Don’t be fooled by its rather unusual common name, Bear’s Breeches (Acanthus mollis) is a real showstopper plant for shady flower beds, and a personal favorite of horticultural expert Leslie ...

But chances are you've never seen these before... We've picked 25 of the most spectacular, rare or weird flowers that give every bouquet of gerberas a run for their money. Some will make you grin ...

From a flower which resembles a brain to a three-metre-tall plant that smells of rotting flesh, sometimes the natural world is more horrifying than any fiction. Discover this creepy collection of ...

So what is this beautiful and unusual flower you can get from supermarkets for just £2? It’s an “early flower in the season,” and they’re called Bleeding Hearts. He said they’re ...

Only six years old at the time, I was at first put off by these garish plants. Such strange and vibrant flowers seemed out of place among the respectable beans, peppers, spinach, and other ...

By feeding on its host, rafflesia is able to produce the world's biggest flower, a metre across. Its success depends on deception – it mimics the dead body of a mammal, from its texture and ...