Exotic plants and flowers can add an exceptional touch to your backyard or garden with their unusual shapes and bright colours.

From a vibrant palette of flowers in stunning shades of blue, red, orange, violet, and green to multitudes of aromatic and enriching fragrances emitted by them, one can only gape in bewilderment at the sight of these exotic blooms. Flowers hold a captivating charm that can dazzle anyone. Check out six exotic flowering plants that grow only in India.

Ganges Primrose

This plant is resilient, and it grows rampantly during the summer months in the Ganges basin. The flowers of this exotic plant have pentagon-shaped petals, and their shape resembles a funnel and has a cream to a pale yellow hue. There are other colour variations ranging from silver to white and purple.

Rebe Flower

The Rebe flower is blessed with medicinal properties and spectacular beauty. It was discovered by M Amadudin and Kumar Ambrish - members of the Botanical Survey of India. You can find these flowers only in Arunachal Pradesh's Namdapha National Park and Upper Subansiri. These endangered and rare flowers have multi-coloured petals, and their colours range from pink to white, and they look spellbinding.

Woodrow’s Crinum Lily

Woodrow's Crinum Lily is also endangered and quite rare and considered one of the marvellous floral wonders in India. It grows in Kates Point and the small town of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra.

Bird of Paradise

This dramatic flower features multi-coloured, pointy petals in bright colours like blue, scarlet, yellow, and shades of green. The pointy, erect petals derive a unique boat-like shape that makes it look like a bird in flight.

Yakla snow lotus

This gorgeous flower grows only in the loftiest districts of the Himalayan mountains. This exquisite and rare flower can mesmerize anyone who gets a glimpse of it. The Yakla Snow lotus has a blackish epicentre and is surrounded by violet-coloured, fine hair-like protrusions that help regulate its temperature.

Sironi Lily

The Siroi Lily grows only in the Sironi hills of Manipur. You can spot them at an altitude of 1,730 to 2,590 meters above sea level. It is a resilient flower with drooping petals in two colours - pink and white.

Whether you want to order flowers online or pick a bouquet from a nearby florist, these exotic flowers are difficult to find anywhere outside India.