Indian Pipe Flower Plants

Indian Pipe Flower Plants

The Indian pipe flower is a strange plant indeed. As its name implies, it produces pipe-like white flowers blooming June–September. Tiny, scale-like white leaves turn black as the plant ages.

The plant is a parasite—it doesn't produce chlorophyll, so it relies on other plants for nutrients. Often mistaken for a fungus. Grows in shady woodlands in moist, rich soils with lots of decaying matter.

Other Names: Sometimes called Corpse Plant (not Corpse Flower).