Top 5 most beautiful and unusual orchids

There are more than 20,000 species of orchids, and some of them are amazing in its beauty. These plants produce the most interesting and exotic flowers of all shapes and colors, publishing a wide variety of flavors.

They add elegance and beauty to the flower arrangements and in addition they have a number of unusual ways of fertilization. Scary and sad to think that many of these species of flora are threatened with extinction.

Below is a list of five of the most unusual and beautiful orchids, along with their description:

monkey orchid

Botanical name: Dracula simia or Dracula gigas. This orchid grows in South America. It is popular but rare visitor from orchid collectors.

This flower is unusual in that he looks like a monkey face. Different colors give different expressions of the face - from brooding to happy.

Often, this plant is called the monkey orchid. It requires cooler temperatures and needs attention if it grow in captivity.

The aroma of blooming flowers, like the smell of ripe oranges.

Orchid brassavola

Brassavola orchids are native to the lowlands of Central and South America. They are greenish-white flowers and emit irresistible smell of citrus.

A unique feature of this orchid is that it blooms only at night, so this flower called "Ladies Night".

This plant has a greenish sepals and white or yellow flowers, which are shaped like the size of the star.

Cattleya

Cattleya orchid was discovered in 1824 and today it is one of the most popular flowers in the collectors. It has about 48 species and is mainly found in the West Indies and Mexico.

One germ orchid contains from 2 to 8 flowers of different color combinations. Flower blooms best in bright light.

Flowering happens twice a year and lasts for a week.

Dendrobium

Dendrobiony - one of the largest genera of orchids, with about 1,200 species. These plants can survive in any environment.

They have beautiful flowers of different colors, from white to pink and even green and purple, which are very popular with florists to create bouquets.

Maksillariya

Maksillariya - a large genus with over 400 species that grow in North America. This flower got its name from the Latin word maxilla (jaw), because in appearance it is very similar to the human jaw.

At this orchid has a unique ability to grow very quickly. It produces numerous small flowers with fragrant smell and bright green leaves.