When we first came across these pictures, we thought they had to be photoshopped. But alas, they are all very real! These are truly beautiful to behold. Scroll down to check the stunning flower images; our collection ranges from the Monkeyface orchid to the White Egret and some non-Orchid plants that look like Dart Vader and human skulls.

Parrot Flower (Impatiens Psittacina): 'Impatiens Psittacina, also known as a Parrot flower' and 'parrot Balsam' is a balm Art from South East Asia by the Botaniker Joseph Dalton Hooker described in the description, its known for your fondant decoration was, that closely resembles a Flying Cockatoo. It is from Thailand India, Burma and share.

The real mystery is how it spreads-specifically, no one is quite sure what is responsible for its pollination. Some think bats or birds with long tongues are responsible for pollination, but there's no official record. According to the Thailand tourism website, you can find the plant in bloom throughout October and November. The flowers are the highlight of the plant. Aside from the few weeks the parrot flowers are in bloom, the plant itself is more of a messy bush with wide leaves-and a big one at that. It can grow to up to six feet tall.

Orchid That Looks Like A Tiger (Grammatophyllum speciosum): The Queen of Orchids, Grammatophyllum speciosum, is the largest orchid species in the world. With huge, clump-forming plants weighing as much as two tonnes, it has flower stalks of up to 3 metres long, and a bloom time of up to two months! Native to Southeast Asia, from Myanmar through Malaysia, this warm-growing epiphyte thrives on sturdy tree branches in forests at elevations of 100 to 1,200 metres.

Happy Alien (Calceolaria Uniflora): These amusing little creatures are Calceolaria uniflora - Darwin's Slipper Flower! Discovered by Charles Darwin in his voyage around South America, these unique flowers almost look like little orange penguins marching over the rocks. This is a cool-climate species that probably won't thrive in warm climates. If you can provide the right conditions, it's a delightful collector's plant. Unfortunately, counterfeit seeds are common lately, especially from China. It's rare to find the genuine species for sale.

Calceolaria uniflora (C. darwinii) is distantly related to Foxglove and Gesneriads. It is an evergreen, perennial species that makes a rosette of small, tongue-shaped leaves. Over time the plant multiplies into a small colony. The genus name Calceolaria means "little shoe", referring to the slipper-shaped blooms. These unusual flowers appear throughout the summer. The pouch-like blooms are about 2 inches tall, and are suspended from 4-5 inch tall stems. They have a white band across the open "mouth", with burgundy markings above and below it. A local species of bird likes to eat the white part of the blooms. This is a good thing, because it's how the flowers get pollinated!

Dove Orchid Or Holy Ghost Orchid (Peristeria Elata): The Holy Ghost or Dove Orchid (Peristeria elata) is the most widely known member of this small genus. The first plants of Peristeria were sent to England in 1826 and were flowered in 1831. William J. Hooker, when describing the genus, named it Peristeria after the Greek word meaning dove, due to the likeness of a dove that appears in the flowers. Peristeria elata is the national flower of Panama.

This group of sympodial, terrestrial or epiphytic orchids has large, almost-teardrop-shaped pseudobulbs. Four or five massive pleated leaves arise from the apex of each pseudobulb. The inflorescence arising from the base of the pseudobulb may be pendulous or erect and from 6 inches (15 cm) to 4 feet (120 cm) long, bearing 4 to 20 flowers. The base color of the flowers is white or yellowish with some pink or red spots.

Darth Vader (Aristolochia Salvadorensis): Darth Vader plant (Aristolochia salvadorensis syn. Aristolochia Salvador platensis), a woody climber native to the humid meadows and soggy flood plains of Brazil, belongs to the Aristolochiaceae family of plants, which includes pipevines, birthworts and Dutchman's pipe. Like many plants that grow in challenging environments, the weird, corpse-like appearance of Darth Vader pipevine flowers is due to adaptations that ensure its survival. The helmet-like shape and purple coloration of the blooms, combined with the powerful aroma of rotting flesh, tends to attract insect pollinators.

Once enticed, insect visitors fly through the Darth Vader plant's luminous "eyes." The inside of the blooms are lined with sticky hairs that imprison the unfortunate guests long enough to cover them with pollen. They are then released to fly out and pollinate more blooms. Each bloom lasts only a single week. If you want to see Darth Vader flowers, your best bet may be a greenhouse or botanical garden, such as Japan's Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Swaddled Babies (Anguloa Uniflora): Orchids are found in almost every region of the world. Anguloa uniflora orchids hail from the Andes regions around Venezuela, Columbia and Ecuador. Common colorful names for the plant include tulip orchid and swaddled babies orchid. In spite of the quaint names, the plants are actually named for Fransisco de Angulo, a collector who became so knowledgeable about the different species he often helped botanists classify specimens.

Flying Duck Orchid (Caleana Major): Native to the Australian wilderness, flying duck orchid plants (Caleana major) are amazing orchids that produce – you guessed it – distinctive duck-like blooms. The red, purple and green blooms, which appear in late spring and early summer, are tiny, measuring only ½ to ¾ inches in length. Here are a few more interesting facts about flying duck orchids.

Can You Grow Flying Duck Orchid? Although any orchid lover would love to learn how to grow flying duck orchids, the plants aren't available on the market, and the only way to see flying duck orchid plants is to travel to Australia. Why? Because the roots of flying duck orchid plants have a symbiotic relationship with a type of fungus found only in the plant's natural habitat – primarily in eucalyptuswoodlands of southern and eastern Australia.