Becoming very popular in weddings and arrangements this year are tropical flowers. Not only are they bright and vibrant, but they are also unique and beautiful. Using tropical flower arrangements can transform any room into the exotic. If you decide on fresh flowers, most tropicals are easy to care for, and can strive well in various environments. To help you decide which exotic flower is best for you, here is the top 10 exotic flower guide of exotic tropical flower names and short descriptions:

Anthurium – Anthurium are decorative heart-shaped leaves and an oval, waxy “tail” that rises out of it. They are available in white, pink, red, coral, green, lilac, and some color combinations.

Bird of Paradise – Birds of paradise are made up of leathery leaves that form a crane-shape and are held upright by stiff stalks with petals that grow out of the top of the leaves. The petals are a combination of blue and orange in color.

Bromelia – The pineapple plant. Bromelias are vase-shaped leaf rosettes with spiky petals and come in shades of pink, white, orange, and red.

Ginger – Ginger is made up of broad, decorative leaves with bulb-shaped blooms and waxy stems and are most commonly found in shades of red.

Gloriosa Lily – Gloriosa is made up of long, reflexed petals with spiral shaped leaves and is red and orange in color.

Hibiscus – The hibiscus are large, trumpet-shaped flowers that have 5 or more petals, and alternating oval to spear-shaped leaves. Hibiscus come in white, pink, red, purple, and yellow.

Heliconia - Heliconias are made up drooping clusters of waxy bracts that sprout the actual flowers and oblong, opposing leaves. The heliconia is most commonly found in reds and oranges.

Orchids – Most common:
Cattleya – Thick, band-shaped leaves with large petals and flat, open sepals. One petal curves into a cuplike egde at the bottom of the flower. They come in white, pink, purple, and yellow.
Cymbidium – Cymbidiums have irregular, waxy, translucent petals with a contrasting colored center and leathery, band-shaped leaves. Available in white, pink, and light green.
Dendrobium – These orchids have several sprays of dainty flowers on a slender stem (resemble daffodil in shape). Dendrobiums come in white, magenta, purple, pink, green, red, and striped.
Lady Slipper – The lady slipper orchid is made up of a “slipper”-shaped pouch with long, then petals and large, spear-shaped leaves. It is available in shades of white, red, yellow, pink, green, and nearly black.
Phalaenopsis – This orchid’s blooms have 5 petals and resemble a “moth in flight.” They also have 1 or 2 thick, fleshy, oval-shaped leaves. Phalaenopsis come in white, pink, lavender, and yellow.
Vanda – Vandas have flat-faced petals and sepals of equal size with strap or cylinder-shaped leaves. The vanda orchid is available in white, green, red, orange, burgundy, and yellow/brown.

Protea – Proteas have oval and heart-shaped leaves with hairy florets surrounded by widely spaced, pointed leaves and are usually pink to red in color.