The jade vine is famous for its impressive blue-green claw-shaped flowers. Pollination of a flower is “produced” the bats who love to drink its nectar. Due to climate change and systematic cutting down of the natural habitat of such rare flowers, the jade vine is in danger of extinction.
Gibraltar tar
This gum grows only on the high cliffs of Gibraltar and was for a long time considered a completely extinct species. But in 1994, one specimen of this plant was accidentally discovered by a climber. Now the seeds of this plant are in the Millennium Seed Bank, and the resin itself is grown in the Gibraltar Botanic Garden and in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London.
Parrot beak
A very rare plant, this flower is exactly like a parrot’s beak, which is why it got its name. Many consider it to have disappeared, although there are also enthusiasts who think differently. The homeland of this plant is the Canary Islands. Their only pollinators were sunbirds, which have long since disappeared.
Chocolate space
The birthplace of this flower is Mexico; for 100 years it was considered extinct from the wild. Nowadays, you can only find a sterile type of this plant, which was bred in 1902. Its flowers are 3-4 cm in diameter and smell like vanilla in summer.
Kokyo
Kokio is one of the rarest types of flowers that bloom on a certain species of Hawaiian tree. These trees were discovered in 1860 and already in 1950 they were declared extinct. However, 20 years later, one tree of this species was found, which, unfortunately, died during a natural disaster - fires in 1978. However, one of the branches of the tree was saved and even grafted onto other Hawaiian trees.
Kadupul flower
This flower is considered very rare due to the fact that it blooms very rarely, although it is quite easy to grow. It grows on the islands of Sri Lanka, and blooms only at midnight and dies immediately after flowering. There is a belief that when a flower blooms, Nagas (semi-mythical characters) descend from heaven to earth to present this flower to Buddha.
Ghost Orchid
The ghost orchid is a very interesting and rare plant. For 20 years it was considered extinct, but has recently reappeared. Due to their rare nature, their natural reproduction is considered almost impossible. Ghost orchids do not feed like other plants, i.e. not at all from the process of photosynthesis, since they do not have leaves. Nourishes the roots of the plant special type mushrooms that attach to the roots.
Yellow and purple venus slippers
This flower, previously widespread throughout Europe, is this moment is a rare species of orchid. In 1917, several specimens were found on a golf course in Great Britain. They are very expensive and the price for one shoot reaches $5,000. Initial development These shoes are similar to the development of ghost orchids: at first, the sprout that has grown through the seed needs a special fungus with which it feeds. And only after some time the plant begins to grow its own leaves.
Yutan Poluo
A unique find and discovery of a Chinese farmer. This happened when he was cleaning steel pipes. Yutan Poluo is a flower that does not need soil and grows on any hard surface. For a very long time there was an opinion that it grows only in Buddhist temples on gold-covered Buddha statues.
Corpse Flower
The smell of this flower is as disgusting as the appearance of this Sumatran flower is rare. The height of the flowers of this plant reaches up to 2 meters. This is a very vulnerable flower, its growth depends entirely on the special vine that feeds the plant. The pollinators of this plant are flies and beetles, attracted by the smell of rotting flesh.
There are many different flowers on our planet - endangered species that are left in almost single copies, dangerous flowers that can, at best, scare away an observer with an unpleasant smell, and, of course, incredibly beautiful flowers that you can admire for an infinitely long time.
10. Emerald Vine Flower (Strongylodon macrobotrys)
The emerald vine flower is rare view a woody vine native to the native tropical forests of the Philippines. This plant belongs to the legume family. The flowers of the plant are collected in large clusters and hang from vines that can reach a length of about three meters.
Flower color can vary from blue-green to bright rich green. They are usually pollinated by bats, however, as it turned out, it is very difficult for the species to reproduce due to the destruction of its habitat and the reduction in the number of natural pollinators.
9. Amorphophallus titanum
The second name of this plant is corpse flower. Despite its rather funny appearance, the flower has a number of features, which gave rise to its name. Amorphophallus blooms less often than you might imagine - only once every 20-40 years, and it blooms only for a few days.
And he rewards all witnesses to this action in a special way - a very pungent and poisonous smell of rotten meat. By the way, the tallest flower that recently bloomed in the Swiss botanical garden reached 2.27 meters.
8. Gibraltar tar (Silene tomentosa)
This plant is particularly rare and is found only on the high cliffs of Gibraltar. The flower was considered extinct by the entire scientific community back in the 1980s, however, specialists at the Gibraltar Botanical Reserve found that several specimens still live in nature.
Unfortunately, by 1992 all traces of the plant had disappeared and it was declared extinct. In 1994, one specimen was discovered by a climber on inaccessible rocks and the species was brought back to life. It was "propagated" in the laboratory, and seeds were planted in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, as well as in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London.
7. Franklin Tree (Franklinia alatamaha)
This tree is part of the "tea" family, however it is the only representative of its genus and is also very rare flowering plant. The tree's native habitat was considered to be the Altamaha River Valley in Georgia, but since the early 19th century it has been declared extinct in the wild. In fact, we only know about this tree today thanks to the Bartram family, who were avid gardeners and grew it until it disappeared into the wild. The miniature tree plant, which blooms with white flowers and whose leaves turn bright red in the fall, is currently a popular ornamental plant. All existing "specimens" of wood today come from one of the plants grown by the Bartram family.
6. Parrot's beak (Lotus berthelotii)
This beautiful flower received endangered status back in 1884. It is believed to have disappeared completely from the wild, but a few individuals may still survive. This stunning plant was native to the Canary Islands and was originally pollinated by sunbirds, which are now extinct.
This probably explains the rarity of this plant. Experiments have been carried out to find new pollinators for the plant, but since 2008 not a single new flower has appeared in the wild. Pigeon beak, however, is grown by gardeners, so anyone can own this beautiful plant if they wish.
5. Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus)
This Cosmos plant, which ranges in color from red to brown, is native to Mexico. Unfortunately, it was considered extinct in the wild for over a hundred years. Today the species survives in the form of one infertile "clone", which appeared in 1902 as a result vegetative propagation. The flowers of the plant grow to approximately 3-4 cm in diameter and are dark red to brown in color. In summer they smell like vanilla, which also makes it an excellent ornamental plant.
4. Kokio (Kokai cookei)
This is a very rare tree native to Hawaii. It was discovered in 1860, and since then only three specimens have been found in the wild. The tree had great difficulty spreading, and by 1950, after the last tree died, it was declared extinct. In 1970, the only specimen remaining in the wild was discovered, which, unfortunately, burned down in 1978.
But, fortunately, it was possible to save one of the tree branches, which was grafted and from which 23 trees planted in different places in Hawaii. Koki is small tree, which grows 10-11 meters in height, its peculiarity is that hundreds of bright red flowers grow annually on an adult tree.
3. Yellow and purple lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
This is an extremely rare type wild orchids living in Europe. The only specimen of this orchid in the UK, which was previously very common, has now been strictly protected since 1917. The shoots of this orchid sell for $5,000, however, the plant is extremely difficult to propagate. Its seeds cannot feed themselves, so they often live in symbiosis with a certain type of fungus, which provides it with the necessary nutrition until the leaves of the plant are able to feed themselves. There are many species of Lady's slipper that are very rare. This particular type has dark purple or red stamens surrounded by bright yellow petals.
2. Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum)
The ghost orchid is a very rare plant that was thought to be extinct for almost 20 years, only recently rearing its head again. The plant is so rare, mainly because it is extremely difficult for it to reproduce. The plant has no leaves, does not depend on photosynthesis, and does not feed itself. As with the lady's slipper, this orchid needs close contact with the root system of a special mushroom to nourish it. The orchid spirit never grows leaves, so it is dependent on the fungus for its entire life.
This plant can grow underground for years without showing any “signs of life”, and will bloom only when all the conditions are created for this. This explains why some enthusiasts have been searching for this flower for many years.
1. Red camellia Middlemist camellia)
In 1854, a certain John Middlemist, a British gardener, went on a trip to China, a country in which flowers have always been especially valued and considered a luxury item. During his short stay in Chinese soil, John Middlemist saw an unusually beautiful scarlet flower. He had never seen such flowers before that day.
Of course, the British gardener, being a fine connoisseur, could not help but bring to his homeland at least one copy of this beautiful and unusual flower, a direct descendant of which still blooms in a greenhouse in the United Kingdom and is considered the rarest flower in the world.
Middlemist red - this is the name by which this flower is known today - was eradicated in its homeland and today it blooms only in two corners of the globe: in Great Britain and in the garden of New Zealand. Experts are surprised how these two single copies have survived to this day. It is generally accepted that the British and New Zealand copies of Middlemist red still exist only because one of the colors that once belonged to John Middlemist was sold without his knowledge.
The last time the world's rarest flower bloomed was in 2010 in the Chiswick House greenhouse, which is part of a small summer palace located in the London suburb of Chiswick. As Fiona Crumley, head gardener at Chiswick House, noted, flowers such as Middlemyst red demand special attention and care due to their rarity and, of course, the particular difficulty in ensuring their preservation on the globe.
We are all accustomed to plants and their widespread spring flowering every year does not cause us any surprise, but there are plants in our country that may not bloom for years, or even centuries, which is why the flowering of such rare flowers turns into a real event a once-in-a-lifetime event.
Sheep eating plant
This plant is named so for a reason - it is actually an animal killer! It produces monstrous, three-meter-tall, club-shaped flowers that attract sheep and other animals. Animals caught in the thorns eventually die from starvation or inactivity. Some believe that a sheep-eating plant (known as Puya chilean) evolved this skill to exploit rotting carcasses for nutrients.
And if you think this plant would be a great way to dog-proof your lawn, you might want to reconsider, as it grows slowly and blooms every 15-20 years.
Madagascar Palm
The Madagascar Palm (Tahina spectabilis) grows to enormous size, dies after fruiting and blooms only once - after its 100th birthday. What makes this tree especially unique was only discovered in 2008. Before this, probably due to the fact that the palm tree bloomed very rarely, no one noticed that the tree was different from other palm trees. The tree has remarkably similar characteristics to palms found in Asia (about 6,000 km away), leading some scientists to believe that palms have existed in Madagascar since the island split from India 80 million years ago.
Although thousands of seeds were collected after the tree was discovered, and a handful were sent to botanical gardens, fewer than 100 Madagascan palms remain in the wild.
Queen of the Night
Compared to other plants on this list, Queen of the Night (Selenicereus grandiflorus) blooms almost quickly - within a year. However, even catching a glimpse of the flower of this cactus is difficult, since it mainly grows in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and blooms only at night.
Despite its attractive white and yellow flowers, the cactus is somewhat intimidating with its long, tentacle-like stems that cling to anything nearby, and given that the plant can grow up to 12 meters in length, it's understandable that there's a lot to get caught on.
Smolevka angustifolia
Silene stenophylla is something of a black sheep on this list because it typically blooms every summer. However, there was one particular Resinum angustifolium that took over 30,000 years to bloom, so it certainly qualifies as a rare bloomer.
So, what was the reason for the delay? As it turns out, the plant has been stuck as seeds in the Siberian permafrost since the Ice Age. Biologists found it in a petrified squirrel hole and, after radiocarbon dating showed its age to be 31,800 years old, it resurrected and began to grow. An Ice Age plant looks remarkably similar to modern look resins, with only minor differences in seeds, roots and buds.
Scientists have discovered hundreds of thousands of other well-preserved seeds and nuts in the burrow and would like to see what other prehistoric treasures turn up in the melting earth. However, the excitement around the results has subsided somewhat, as thawing permafrost is a constant reminder of climate change.
Kurinji plant
When the Kurinji bush blooms purple and blue flowers cover the entire plant. It graces the slopes of the Western Ghats in South India, and is so spectacular that the Nilgiri range (which translates to “blue mountains”) was named after it. Unfortunately, Kurinji, stingy abundant flowering, and the bushes bloom only once every 12 years. However, the flowering cycle of this bush is very clear, it is said that the indigenous Paliyan tribes used the plant to track their age.
Unfortunately, Kurinji is under threat from development, although conservation groups are working to protect this unique plant.
Agave americana
Although it is sometimes called the “plant of the century,” the American Agave has a 10-year flowering cycle. This is common ornamental plant, which is grown all over the world, and chances are you've seen it growing in a garden or someone's yard. In fact, you may have confused it with the aloe plant because when the agave plant is not in flower, the two plants look very similar. However, when the agave is in bloom, you have never seen anything like it (except perhaps in a Dr. Seuss book), as it shoots out a tall stem up to eight meters with branches, at the edges of which yellow flowers are collected in inflorescences.
Besides looking cool, Agave americana is also grown for food, antiseptics and juice.
Queen of the Andes
Queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii) always interferes with the growth of other Andean vegetation, but when it finally blooms (after 80-150 years), it grows up to 12 meters tall and truly looks like a super plant. Surprisingly, it grows so far in regions with harsh climates and at very high altitudes that it seems impossible for any other plant to flower.
During flowering, the queen of the Andes throws up a thorn with seeds, on which thousands of white, green and purple flowers. After the thorn drops millions of seeds, the plant dies.
Due to grazing, burning and other factors, populations of this plant are declining throughout Peru and Bolivia.
Melocanna Baciffera
Melocanna baciffera is a species of bamboo that makes up the majority of bamboo in all of India. It blooms every 44 to 48 years, and no doubt the locals would like the interval to be even longer. Why are they afraid of flowering and the appearance of seeds? Well, the large fruits attached to these flowers contain copious amounts of seeds that attract rodents. So what must be a magnificent spectacle of nature turning into an infestation of black rats. This is so serious that the Indians even came up with a name for this event - Mautam (death of bamboo).
In addition to the fact that rats carry diseases, they create another serious problem - hunger. This is because by destroying bamboo seeds, rats also destroy the reserves of human granaries.
Tallypot palm
The tallipot palm is another giant plant compared to other palms, growing up to 25 meters in height and having a trunk that is a meter in diameter. In addition, its branched inflorescence is six to eight meters in height - larger than any of the plants. Extreme patience is required to see this tree in bloom as it blooms only once between 30 and 80 years of age. However, it becomes somewhat bittersweet to see the bloom as it means the palm's life is coming to an end. The palm uses all its energy to produce golf ball-sized fruits, which rain down by the hundreds of thousands before the palm dies.
The tallipot palm is the national tree of Sri Lanka and is grown for a variety of products, including timber, straw and buttons (made from the seeds).
Giant Himalayan lily
The Himalayas in general seem to have a magical quality, and the giant Himalayan lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum) that lives there is no exception. Most of its life, it grows as a modest cluster of glossy leaves, but after five to seven years, the plant mysteriously grows to three meters and produces a gift of thin, funnel-shaped flowers.
It is the largest of all lily species and grows naturally at high altitudes from northern India to Japan. However, researchers discovered the flower in the mid-1800s, and since then, patient gardeners have had success growing this plant in a variety of climates.
Probably someone, having read the title of our article, will say: “Of course, presented by the closest person, regardless of whether it is a luxurious bouquet of overseas roses or a modest bouquet of wildflowers.” And it’s hard to disagree with this answer. After all, the joy and pleasure from the attention of loved ones cannot be assessed with money.
Nevertheless, it’s no secret that flowers have a price, and sometimes quite a high one. Some people may not believe us, but the most expensive flowers in the world can cost several tens and sometimes thousands of dollars. We will introduce you to these rare specimens in this article. Since all the plants listed below belong to foreign selection, we give their prices in dollars.
The most expensive flowers
The cost of a flower depends on many factors: the country of origin, flowering time, physical and financial costs of the breeders who grow it. First in our short review we would like to introduce Rainbow Roses.
They were obtained using a specially developed technology, the author of which was the owner of a flower company from Holland, Peter Werken. Numerous experiments carried out by Dutch companies led to the first successful results in 2004. Growing rainbow roses is not easy. This is a real art, which lies in the ability to mix different colors. 
To grow a rainbow plant, breeders divide its stem into several channels. Through them, the rose absorbs water colored with different dyes. So ordinary White Rose becomes rainbow. The cost of one such flower from the manufacturer is ten dollars.
Gloriosa
The most expensive flowers, as a rule, are quite rare plants. An example of this is a native South Africa and Asian flower gloriosa. Its name comes from the Latin word gloriostis. It can be translated into Russian as “glorious.” Therefore this amazing plant often called the flower of glory.
This magnificent specimen has a fragile, thin, rather tall stem, very long leaves, sometimes reaching three meters in length, and large flowers of bright yellow-green or red-yellow flowers. The exotic appearance of this plant stands out from other, more modest representatives of the flora, which could not but be reflected in its price, which averages ten dollars per flower. 
King of the Night
The most expensive flowers are sometimes found among species that are well known to us. Every woman is glad to be the first spring tulips– white, yellow, purple, red, multi-colored. But not many people get the chance to receive a black tulip from the King of the Night as a gift.
An unusual variety of tulips, with a purple-black color, is considered a very expensive flower. The peak of its popularity and special value occurred during the “tulip fever”. Then one plant bulb was equal in value to four pigs, a herd of sheep, four bulls, two tons of butter, etc. Today the cost of a bulb of this type is twenty dollars. 
Eden Rose
World famous variety climbing roses bears the honorary title of the most beautiful in the world. In our opinion, it is completely justified. Heavy and large buds of pale pink or cream color, with a border of a more saturated color.
This variety amazingly combines the sophistication of modern roses with the charm of ancient cup-shaped specimens. The flowers got their name in honor of the poet Ronsard (France). Due to the fact that this name is not very well known in the world, it was decided to give the variety another name - Eden Rose, which translates as “paradise rose”. Over its twenty-year history, the plant has won a record number of international awards at exhibitions. One flower is valued at twenty US dollars. 
Sweet Juliet
Often the most beautiful flowers in the world at the stage of breeding work require huge financial costs and long, hard work. This fully applies to our next heroine. Sweet Juliet is a rose bred by British breeder D. Austin. He created this amazing flower over the course of fifteen years, spending almost sixteen million dollars during this time.
First graceful roses with neat buds of delicate apricot color were introduced in the UK in 2006. Since then, they have been constantly discussed by breeders around the world. A very small bouquet of these roses costs almost one hundred and fifty dollars, and one flower will cost you twenty-five dollars. 
Medinilla
A very delicate and romantic plant. Medinilla is a flower with large, soft pink clusters of flowers. Under natural conditions, it is distributed in tropical Africa, on some islands of the Pacific Ocean, and in Asia. Many botanists believe that this is the most beautiful exotic plant in the world.
During the flowering period, medinilla fascinates with its beauty: hanging inflorescences cover several tiers of pale pink, delicate bracts. The plant is strewn with many small flowers light pink color. Medinilla costs one hundred and fifty dollars. 
Shenzhen Nongke
These amazing flowers were artificially bred by collectors from China. It took eight years of work for the team of breeders after whom the flower was named to obtain the Shenzhen Nongke orchids. This elegant and aromatic plant once every four to five years.
In 2005, at an auction, the Shenzhen Nongke orchid was bought by an anonymous buyer for a fantastic sum of two hundred two thousand dollars. 
Kinabalu Gold (orchid)
Another amazing orchid that can be seen only in one place on our planet - on Mount Kinabalu (Borneo island). This endangered species blooms fifteen years after the first leaves appear. 5-6 large flowers grow on one peduncle yellow color with petals arranged horizontally. They are covered with dark veins. One shoot of this plant is offered to the buyer for five thousand dollars.
The rarest flowers
To conclude our review, I would like to talk about the rarest flowers, which could probably be called the most expensive. But, unfortunately, no one knows their true value.
Middlemist red
These are one of the rarest and very capricious flowers on our planet. Middlemist red has been known since the mid-19th century. Gardener J. Middlemist brought a specimen from China to Europe that was extremely beautiful rose. This rare flower was named after its European discoverer.
Middlemist immediately after his arrival rooted the rose in the greenhouse. After some time, the rarest flower in the world today was eradicated in its homeland (China). His native name was conveniently forgotten. Over time, only two copies of the plant remained in the world. The first flower grows in Britain, and the second in New Zealand. The last time this flower bloomed was in 2010 in the Cheswick House greenhouse. 
The researcher observing him says that he has a huge responsibility because he must preserve unique plant that needs attention and care.
Rafflesia
And finally, we present to you the heaviest flower. It is often called the corpse lily. It was discovered by the Italian scientist Odoardo Beccari in 1878. Then he conducted scientific research in Sumatra.
The development of rafflesia begins with tiny seeds that germinate under the bark of trees. After eighteen months, a bud forms on its surface, and after nine months a bud is formed, which blooms on the ground and turns into a very beautiful huge flower, painted in brick-red colors, although with a very unpleasant smell, which explains its second name.
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Flowers are the remnants of heaven on Earth. This is said incredibly accurately, because it is these wonderful plants that are capable of once again remind people how beautiful our world is. It’s just a pity that flowers fall into the category of the rarest thanks to people who reduce their habitat or simply destroy them.
Middlemist Red
This is a subspecies of camellia, soft pink in color, somewhat reminiscent of a rose. The rarest flower in the world, which was miraculously saved from extinction. In 1804, the Englishman D. Middlemist brought a plant he liked from a trip to China. Later it turned out that this was the only specimen and it was possible to germinate new ones from its seeds. Middlemist blooms only a few weeks a year.
Until today, the flower remains an endangered species and can only be admired on a monitor screen in two greenhouses: in the UK and New Zealand. Moreover, it is believed that the Polynesian specimen is a descendant Chinese flower, which Midlemist himself once sold to an unknown person.
Strongylodon Carpal
The green-blue branch with claw-shaped flowers has long been considered a rarity, although it is a common relative of our beans, in the legume family. The jade vine was discovered in the Philippines in 1937, and 20 years later it was widely cultivated in botanical gardens. In nature, it is pollinated by bats, hanging on the bunches and drinking nectar, therefore, due to changes in their habitats, Strongylodon Carpal is practically never seen in the wild.
The incredible claw-shaped flowers come in a variety of shades, from soft mint to dark green. The brushes reach a meter in length and can have up to 100 flowers. To attract pollinators, jade vines glow in the dark, so it is best to visit botanical gardens in the late afternoon.
Psychotria sublime
A different name is common among people, by analogy with the appearance of the plant, which I do not dare repeat on the site. The flower grows in the tropical forests of Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. Appearance psychotria attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and in addition it also emits a slight sweetish smell. Due to intensive deforestation, the plant simply disappears catastrophically quickly from our planet, but it can easily be cultivated under artificial conditions.
Ghost Orchid
Other names: Polyriza, frog orchid. It grows and is protected by law in the territories of Cuba and Florida. These flowers do not have leaves, they have practically no chlorophyll, so they feed not through photosynthesis, like other plants, but from a symbionite fungus.
Since there are no leaves and the roots are indistinguishable from the tree located underneath, when the plant blooms, it seems to be suspended in the air. But in fact, the thin stem smoothly turns into a root that wraps around dry wild palm trees, oaks and ash trees in swampy areas.
Franklinia
A tea plant discovered 200 years ago in the Alatamaha Valley in Georgia. The Bartham family of avid gardeners cultivated it even before it disappeared from the natural environment (due to deforestation), and was named after a family friend, Benjamin Franklin. Franklinia has magnificent white inflorescences, and large (up to 15 centimeters) green leaves turn orange-red in the fall. Moreover, a 6-10 meter tree continues to throw out flowers even after the leaves turn red. All plants to date come from those bred by this American family.
Velvichia is amazing
A relict plant, one of the rarest in the world. Its habitat is limited to a narrow coastal strip (up to 100 kilometers) along the Atlantic Ocean in Namibia and Angola. The fact is that, growing in the Namib Desert, where there is practically no water, Velvichia receives moisture from morning fogs (ocean evaporation), and the further it grows, the more difficult it is for it to do this.
The seeds are viable for about 2 years and are very hygroscopic - at the slightest sign of moisture, they absorb every drop of it through thousands of mouths that close in the heat. The leaves are hard and feel like boards that cannot be scratched even with a nail. They can reach 8 meters in length, with a width of about a meter. Velvichia grows very slowly (up to 30 centimeters per year) and there are specimens with a lifespan of about 2 thousand years.
Gibraltar Lychnis
This is a small flower, up to 20 centimeters high. Even 35 years ago, science considered this species of the carnation family to be extinct, until in 1994 a certain climber discovered a plant in the rock while climbing. Thus, Lychnis had a chance for a second life. It is now grown in the botanical gardens of Gibraltar and London.
Lyadvenets
A plant whose life hangs by a thread, native to the Canary Islands. Large and brightly colored inflorescences are incredibly reminiscent of the beak of the Nestor-Kaki parrot. Its second name is Lobster Claw. Of the 24 species, 17 are endemic (living in a limited area) and endangered species. They usually grow on coastal rocks, clinging to them with stems. Their natural pollinator, the sunbird, was exterminated, and with the help of bees and other birds, pollination is unproductive.
Puya Raymonda
A plant of the bromeliad family, found at altitudes of 4 thousand meters in the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes. Interestingly, having appeared long before humans and outliving the dinosaurs, Puya Raymonda is now on the verge of extinction. Its habitat is incredibly small, and frequent fires and cutting down of plants (for wall insulation and fuel) have added to the threats to life.
This is one of the largest inflorescences in the world - on a 13-meter column with a diameter of 2.5 meters there are from 7 to 11 thousand cruciferous flowers, from which up to 12 million seeds are formed. But on rocky and windy soils, only a few offspring will be produced, since the lifespan of the seed is very short. The flower is able to protect itself - there are sharp thorns among the white inflorescences. When the flowers die, they turn purple. Puya seeds appear only after 80-150 years of life and, unfortunately, after flowering the plant dies.
We have to admit that it is obvious that people will never see most of the rarest flowers in the world in person. Now the rate of extinction of flora and fauna is 100 times higher than ever before in the history of planet Earth. All the more remarkable is the fact that flowers can be seen on our website and you can enjoy their incredible appearance.
