Top Five Funny Flower Names

Flowers come in an array of beautiful colors and shapes. Many of these flowers have pretty names which convey loveliness. However, some flowers have funny, creative names which make you wonder how these names came about. These names usually describe some characteristic of the flower.

Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden Gate

This plant has a chain of gorgeous pink flowers that hang down from the stems. Kiss-me-over-the-garden gate is an annual flower that can grow up to 12 feet tall and a width of two feet. These flowers require sunlight and are fairly easy to grow.

Love-In-A-Puff

Love-in-a-puff is a vine that has tiny white flowers. Not only are these plants easy to grow, the love-in-a-puff grows quickly. The vine can grow up to 10 feet tall within a year. A trellis is need for the plant to grow properly.

Bleeding Heart

This flower gets its name from appearance. When the flower blooms, its petals take on the shape of a heart. At the bottom of the flower, there is a mark that resembles a drop of blood. The flower does well in moist conditions and shaded areas.

Naked Lady

This is a type of lily that is native to Japan. When it blooms during the early spring, the blooms have a trumpet shape. These flowers are usually pink. The bulb and the sap of these flowers can be poisonous.

Stinking Corpse Lily

This flower is the world's largest individual flower, and it does not have any leaves or stems. The name is derived from the smell given off, which is the smell of a decaying corpse. This is not a common flower and is not easy to locate.