Unusual Flowers - Bird of Paradise by Janet

Image copyright 2013 Janet Denne

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia) is unusual because the majority of flowers types have radial symmetry (e.g. daisies), but this flower is proudly asymmetric!  These flowers are also quite large - about 15-18 cm in length.

Orchids are another group that vary from the norm in their symmetry - most are bilaterally symmetric.