14 Unique Flowers for Your Garden
14 Unique Flowers for Your Garden There are many plants that boast floral beauty, but to qualify as having unique flowers , a plant must go beyond the call of duty: Its blooms must be unusual in one way or another. In some cases, it will have bicolored flowers; in others, the blooms will be unusually large or oddly shaped. Growing these plants is a wonderful way to set yourself apart from your neighbors. 01 of 14 Bird of Paradise Bird of paradise isn't only bicolored, but also uniquely shaped. A tropical plant indigenous to South Africa, Strelitzia reginae grows in the jungle, where it can enjoy hot and humid conditions. It's perennial only in USDA plant hardiness zones 9 to 11, so Northerners will have to grow it as an annual . It becomes five feet tall in the wild and sports leaves like those on banana trees. Grow it in full sun to partial shade in rich soil. It's one of the plants that like acidic 02 of 14 Himalayan Poppy