The warm climate is a noble reminder of shining days, crystal skies, sandy shores and—best of all—lovely tropical flowers. These rare beauties prefer bright shades and fresh fragrances to your house or garden. You can also use tropical flowers to upgrade your decor or seasoning up your bridal bouquet. Put down the peony and step away from the sunflowers. While their lovely petals create a stunning statement in any flower bouquet, it’s time to revel in something a little more irrelevant.
From the fragile but intriguing orchid to the lively, conversation-starting bird of paradise, see the lowdown with our list of unusual flowers. Use your newfound knowledge to happily care for these flowers in your house (or even take home the title at the following pub quiz if there appears to be botany round!) You can order flowers online through the various online nurseries. And get the flowers at your place without any hassle.
Here we’ve picked 9 of our beloved tropical flowers to bring into your house, sharing what sort of care each flower requires and where you can see these flowers and some styling advice to assist you to spice up your next gathering. Let’s jump into this list and know more about tropical flowers.
Salvia Splendens
The glossy, lively red of these salvia’s yelled ‘tropical paradise.’ Often referred to as scarlet sage, the red salvia flower is a member of the mint species! These ruby reds are original to Brazil, where, due to its hot weather, they grow as perennials. They are used as annual plants in a more moderate climate, as they will not sustain severe frosts and cold weather.
Orchids
Orchids symbolize beauty and strength – so they are an excellent gift when you want to cheer up a friend – and were also told to be consumed in Ancient Greece when women needed to get pregnant and influence the sex of their baby (but we wouldn’t suggest it!). Orchids bloom during the year and are available in a wide assortment of shades – from looking blush colours that would look fabulous in any millennial pink room to lively yellows that form an eye-catching feature in a shaded edge of the bathroom.
Calla Lilies
These exotic flowers are solely lovely, incredibly chic and relatively simple to care for. As well as its famous white flower, calla lilies also grow in pink, purple, yellow and black colours. Looking for the ideal anniversary bouquet? It will be such a thoughtful gift! Calla lilies are the favoured flower to give your partner on your 6th wedding anniversary– Online flower delivery in Chandigarh is available.
Plumeria
These lovely blossoms bloom from a comparatively little tree, with the tree itself only rising to a height of 5-6 meters. But they do manage to grow as extensive as they are tall! With a fresh perfume, an even more pleasing appearance, and a long bloom life (as lengthy as you live in a hot climate, that is), you can bask in plumeria’s appeal for months!
Heliconia
Unless identified as lobster-claws, Heliconia appears with quite an impressive, God-like backstory, if you will. Named later the Greek Mount Helikon, where the Muses lived, these tropical treasures express elegance and youth, for they perpetually remained fresh. Heliconia is found in Central and South America but is now planted in the tropics globally.
Anthuriums
These flowers seem like something from an exotic planet but are residents of the rainforests of Colombia. Their waxy presentation and strong spadix (the ‘finger’ that holds out from the spathe) brings a sense of the alien to any flower bouquet.
Anthuriums have some fun games to pick from, including painter’s palette, coated tongue, boy flower and, our particular preference, the flamingo flower. They’re also available in several bright and brilliant shades from white and orange over to purple and green.
Blue Passion Flower
The Passiflora caerulea, or blue love flower, is stated to have been first found in Peru, where it was then formally introduced to Pope Paul V by the Spanish Jesuits.
If you see for comparison, the blue passion flower is officially up to bat. Determining the flower with the 5 wounds. Several think that this unique bloom was used as a representative teaching tool to change the native Indians of Peru to Christianity.
Bird of paradise
The bird of paradise – or Strelitzia – is a different resident of South Africa. Its exotic, origami crane-like flowers are similar to no other, making them conspicuous in bouquets and flower designs. (This is one flower that also reflects solo when arranged in a tall vase!) The flower has several different representative meanings – from freedom to eternity. It’s the ideal gift to give when you need to make a statement.
Protea
Ladies and Gentlemen, grant us to introduce you to South Africa’s national flower, the wonderfully gifted and multi-purposeful protea! (We know you’ve presumably seen these virtues, just let us have this one).
This tropical phenomenon has a history dating back 300 million years and is thought one of the oldest species of flowers one can see on Earth today.