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Immerse yourself in a whirlwind of dazzling colors as we showcase our favorites: impressive rarities and the latest spectacular trends. Discover must-haves, finds to personalize, and brighten up your home transformed into a garden vibrant with life. It’s up to you to make your daily life flourish!
“Chinese lantern” (House maple)
This plant has an interesting characteristic: continuous flowering, summer and winter. The Chinese lantern stands out with the shape of its flowers and its vibrant colors. Easy to maintain in our homes, it offers a variety of colors: yellow, white, red, pink, orange or lavender blue. Spectacular !
orchid cactus
If you are looking for the rare pearl for your collection, theEpiphyllum will delight you. Be careful not to confuse it with the Christmas cactus. The choice of colors of this species is impressive; funnel flowers are white, pink, red, yellow, orange or two-tone. To encourage their blooming, it is suggested to put your plant outside during the summer, as soon as the night temperature reaches a minimum of 10°C.
Passionflower
Who wouldn’t like to have stunning flowers and exotic fruit production at home! With this passion flower, you can taste delicious passion fruit while observing one of the most beautiful bouquets that nature has created. Its name comes from the fact that the anatomical characteristics of the plant evoke the “passion of Christ”, because the ten petals and sepals recalled the ten faithful apostles at the time.
Aristolochus
If you’re looking for the most impressive flower on this list, this is definitely it. This plant, which offers flowers that can be 10 to 20 cm wide and gives off a slightly lemony smell, will not go unnoticed. It is a twining climbing plant. Simply add a stake or grow it in a basket to admire its brilliance.
Porcelain plant
Nicknamed for its unique bloom, this beauty offers an unrivaled tactile experience as it grows. Its heart shape is another very interesting point. Be sure to keep the flower stalks, as cutting the stem reduces the chances of the plant flowering again.
Aloe
Better known for its medicinal properties, aloe also displays impressive flowering. This plant thrives in short days, offering flowers when your other plants are dormant. Enjoy the spectacle, because its flower can exceed up to twice its height.
Clerodendron
Discover one of the stars of the year! In this variety, the white flowers on the outside with a red heart inside wow the gallery. With its climbing habit, it is the perfect plant to decorate your home. It can thrive for long periods of time, so be sure to provide it with fertilizer regularly.
Zanzibar impatience
Discover a unique plant thanks to its flowers resembling a parrot’s beak. We love it because its flowering is abundant in our homes, but can also be flowering outside in our gardens in summer. Be careful: this species is particularly sensitive to spider mites (an unwanted pest that affects our houseplants). However, water being the worst enemy of the latter, showers are often enough to eliminate them.
Large-flowered stapelia
For strong emotions, the large-flowered stapelia will surprise you! Originally from South Africa, this succulent is unique with its star shape. Be careful, its smell is not pleasant, reminiscent of rotten flesh, in order to attract pollinators… This characteristic has earned it the nickname corpse flower! It is better to place it in full sun and space out waterings to let it dry out.
With this list of unusual flowering plants, you will have an interesting selection to discover during your next visits to garden centers!
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