5. Banksia
Banksia is native to mainly Australia and a few found in Papua New Guinea, West Papua, and Aru islands. Banksia easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. The flower heads are made up of hundreds to thousand of tiny individual flowers grouped together in pairs and colour of the flower heads usually ranges from yellow to red. Banksia trees can reach up to 30 metres tall.
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4. Fuchsia
The majority of Fuchsia are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South America, also New Zealand and Tahiti. Fuchsias are valued for their showy pendulous flowers, tubular to bell-shaped, in shades of red and purple to white. Fuchsias are popular garden shrubs, they can live for years with a minimum amount of care.
3. Bromeliad
Bromeliad is native mainly to the tropical Americas. Bromeliads are able to live in a vast array of environmental conditions due to their many adaptations. They can be grown indoors in cooler climates and can also be used outdoors where temperatures stay above freezing. The most well known bromeliad is the pineapple.
2. Passiflora
Also known as the passion flowers or passion vines, Passiflora has a pantropical distribution. The "Passion" in "passion flower" refers to the passion of Jesus in Christian theology.
1. Orchid
Orchid is belong to Orchidaceae family, and the largest families of flowering plants, with more than 20,000 species. The richest population of orchid varieties in the world is found in the tropical region, mostly Asia, South America and Central America. Some of orchid species have extraordinary beauty both for coloration and appearance. This make orchid stand outs among other flowers and placed in the top of the list.
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