These are the strangest flowers I've come across in my hiking this spring (I guess I'd also have to include the
lady's slipper). The first is a
dutchman's pipe. The small pipe-shaped flower (1 inch long) grows on a vine with heart-shaped leaves that are a foot wide. The vine can grow up to 60 feet high!
The
jack-in-the-pulpit flower is another unique plant. It is pollinated by attracting mosquitoes and other insects into it's base with its stagnant smell. Note that some have purple or brown stripes.
The jack-in-the-pulpit flower is another unique plant. It is pollinated by attracting mosquitoes and other insects into it's base with its stagnant smell. Note that some have purple or brown stripes.
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