These 16 Flowers Look Like Something Else

These flowers, as a reproductive organ, evolved with one primary purpose in mind – to attract pollinators like insects or birds. This function has driven their astounding evolutionary explosion of distinct colors and shapes, some of which have even come to resemble various recognizable figures, plants or animals.

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.