The rarest flowers. The rarest plants in the world Rare white flowers
The flora of Russia, for many reasons, is getting poorer every year. Fortunately, there are various botanical gardens, arboretums, nature reserves and reserves. AT total there are more than 300 of them on the territory of the Russian Federation, and all of them are different in area - from several hectares to several hundred thousand hectares. What plants are the rarest in Russia and require such careful protection?
Fine-leaved peony
This flower significantly different from all the usual garden species. The plant has leaves strongly divided into needle-shaped lobes. The flowering period begins in May, lasts no more than ten days. But even after that, the plant retains the freshness of its foliage until the end of summer.
Rhodiola rosea
Rhodiola rosea (also known as golden root or rose root) - perennial herbaceous plant fat family. Included in the Red Book Russian Federation. The plant received the name "golden root" by the rhizome, which has the color of bronze or old gilding with a mother-of-pearl sheen.
Anemonastrum permian
Anemonastrum permian or anemone permian - vegetable species, listed in the Red Book of the Middle Urals. The genus name comes from Greek word anemos - "wind". Herbaceous perennial plant of the buttercup family, up to 65 cm tall. The stems, like the leaves, are covered with dense, horizontally protruding, slightly downwardly deviated hairs. Flowers 2-3 cm in diameter, tepals elliptical, white. The fruits are about 7 mm long.
yellow water lily
The yellow water lily got its name from its closest relative, the white water lily. It grows in water, in shallow water, and its leaves are both on the surface and under water. Officially, a yellow water lily is called a capsule for its fruit. Flowering capsule with last days May and August with large, yellow, almost spherical flowers. The flower is plucked both for bouquets (but in vain - the flower does not stand in a vase), and as medicinal product(The properties of the capsule are also recognized by official medicine).
lily saranka
Lily saranka (curly, badun, oil, royal curls) - lovely snow-white, lilac or pink, with dark dots, flowers with beautifully curved petals, blooming in June-July. The steppes and forest-steppes of Siberia are considered the birthplace of this variety of lily. There is a legend that the flower gives the warriors strength of mind, courage, courage and stamina. It is beautiful in bouquets, and its tubers are considered edible. Besides beauty, it also has many medicinal properties.
Dolomite bell
Dolomite bell is a flower that grows only in Russia, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Dagestan, North Ossetia, Chechen Republic. It has very beautiful white flowers, up to 4 cm, located on long peduncles. Dolomite bell is torn off because of it decorative look, as well as its number is sharply reduced due to the laying of roads and other construction work in the place of its growth.
Dactylorhiza spotted
Dactylorhiza spotted (or speckled) - belongs to the orchid family, is found on the territory of Russia in the European part, but very rarely. In May-June, purple flowers bloom on racemose inflorescences surrounded by spotted leaves. Powder from dried tubers has an anti-inflammatory, enveloping, tonic and softening effect.
Iris yellow
Iris yellow (false calamus, marsh, water) - grows in the European part of Russia, along the damp banks of lakes and rivers, in swampy meadows. On a branched stem, light yellow flowers with an orange center grow in bunches of 3-8 pieces. Produced from yellow iris essential oil, which is used in perfumery, and dried rhizomes with a pleasant violet aroma are used in the confectionery industry, in the production of wines, liqueurs and other drinks.
Gastrodia high (pot-bellied)
This is an extremely rare perennial plant from the orchid genus. Gastrodia is on the brink complete disappearance, so it has long been listed in the Red Book. She is interested in her unusual view: its stems reach 1 meter, while they do not have leaves. It blooms with beautiful large flowers collected in brushes, the length of which reaches 15-20 cm. In autumn, fruits appear - boxes filled with seeds.
Slipper large-flowered
Lady's slipper, lady's slipper, lady's slipper - all these are the names of one plant. This orchid can still be found in Siberia, in not dense coniferous or birch forests. The flowers are very attractive. locals collect them for bouquets, dig up roots for further cultivation in their areas.
Krasodnev yellow
Krasodnev yellow blossoms large bright yellow fragrant flowers funnel-shaped. Due to the attractive appearance of flowers and healing properties, it is actively harvested by digging up the roots. Traditional medicine uses the plant to treat heart disease and liver disease. An infusion of roots will help get rid of pain in the epigastric region. Taken with fever, rheumatism, jaundice. From the roots, medicines are prepared for the treatment of gynecological diseases. Compresses are made from the decoction for the treatment of abscesses and tumors.
Kandyk Siberian
beautifully blooming bulbous plant. From mid-spring, April-May, drooping, pink-purple bells appear on its stems. It grows in the Siberian region of Russia. Its bulbs are edible and can be eaten raw or fried, or baked over a fire like a potato. In addition to nutritional properties, the plant is medicinal. A decoction of it is used as a tonic, stimulant. Compresses from fresh leaves treat tumors and ulcers. Also ethnoscience uses it as an emetic or antidote.
Violet incised
One of the most beautiful flowering plants. This violet with beautiful flowers, which adorn purple corollas, grows in meadows and coniferous edges. It can also be found on the banks of rivers or rocky slopes. This flower is propagated by seeds that do not ripen every season. Therefore, the plant has become very rare and is listed in the Red Book of Russia.
Incredible Facts
How many rare, disappearing and disappeared beautiful wild flowers in the world. The reason why these flowers bear such a title is that a person often cannot live in complete harmony with nature.
For example, he builds dams, dams that impede the movement of a particular river.
As a result, specific frogs or fish species are also limited in movement, as a result of which a particular bird species does not get the food it needs in the right amount and does not pollinate desired flower which eventually leads to the extinction of the plant.
This is just one of the scenarios for the development of events, of which there are actually many, since history is filled with hundreds of similar cases. Regardless of what makes them a rare species, the plants below are extremely rare, so not everyone gets the chance to see them.
10. Emerald Vine Flower (Strongylodon macrobotrys)
The emerald vine flower is a rare type of woody vine that grows in native tropical forests Philippines. This plant belongs to the legume family. The flowers of the plant are collected in large brushes, hanging from vines, which can reach a length of about three meters. The color of the flower can vary from blue-green to bright saturated green. They are usually pollinated the bats however, it has proven to be very difficult for the species to reproduce due to habitat destruction and a decline in natural pollinators.
9. "Corpse" flower
8. Smolevka (Silene Tomentosa)
This plant is especially 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 from 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. He was "multiplied" in laboratory conditions and the seeds were planted in botanical garden Gibraltar and 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 kind, as well as a very rare flowering plant. The tree was native to the Altamaha River Valley in Georgia, however, since the early 19th century it has been declared extinct in the wild. In fact, today we only know about this tree thanks to the Bartram family, who were avid gardeners and grew it to extinction in the wild. A miniature tree plant that blooms with white flowers, and whose leaves turn bright red in autumn, is currently popular. ornamental plant. All "examples" of the tree that exist today come from one of the plants grown by the Bartram family.
6 Pigeon Beak (Lotus berthelotii)
This is beautiful flower It received endangered status in 1884. It is believed that in the wild it has completely disappeared, however, it is possible that a few individuals still survived. This amazing plant grew in the Canary Islands, and was originally pollinated by insects that have long since died out. This probably explains the rarity 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. The pigeon's beak, however, is grown by gardeners, so if desired, anyone can take possession of this beautiful plant.
5. Cosmos "chocolate" (Cosmos atrosanguineus)
This Cosmos plant, which ranges in color from red to brown, is native to Mexico. Unfortunately, it was thought to be 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 of vegetative propagation. The flowers of the plant grow to about 3-4 cm in diameter and have a color from dark red to brown. AT summer period they smell like vanillin, which also makes it a wonderful ornamental plant.
4. Koki (Kokai cookei)
This is a very rare tree found in Hawaii. It was discovered in 1860, since then only three of its specimens have been found in the wild. It was very difficult for the tree to spread, and by 1950, after the death of the last tree, it was considered extinct. In 1970, the only specimen left in the wild was discovered, which, unfortunately, burned down in 1978. But, fortunately, it was possible to save one of the branches of the tree, which was grafted and from which 23 trees planted in different places in Hawaii. Koki is small tree, which grows to a height of 10-11 meters, its peculiarity lies in the fact 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 of wild orchid found in Europe. The only specimen of this orchid in the UK, which was previously very common, has now been under strict protection since 1917. The cuttings of this orchid sell for $5,000, however, the plant is extremely difficult to propagate. Its seeds cannot feed on their own, so they often live in symbiosis with a certain type of fungus that provides it with the nutrition it needs until the leaves of the plant are able to feed themselves. There are many types of Venus slipper which are very rare. This particular type has dark purple or red stamens surrounded by bright yellow colored petals.
2. Spirit Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum)
The spirit orchid is a very rare plant that was considered extinct for almost 20 years, only recently "raised its head" again. The plant is so rare, mainly because it is extremely difficult for it to reproduce. The plant does not have leaves, it does not depend on photosynthesis, it does not feed itself. As with the lady's slipper, this orchid needs close contact with the root system of a special fungus to nourish it. The orchid spirit never grows leaves, so it is dependent on the fungus throughout its life. This plant can grow underground for years without showing any "signs of life", and will bloom only when all conditions are created for this. This explains why some enthusiasts have been looking for this flower for many years.
1. Middlemist red (Middlemist camellia)
This is the rarest flower in the world. To date, only two specimens of this plant have survived. One of them is in a garden in New Zealand, the other is in a greenhouse in the UK. The plant was originally brought to Britain from China by John Middlemist in 1804. Since then, it has not been found anywhere else in China. In the UK, the flower remained barren for many years, and only recently have flowers appeared. The flowers have a bright pink color and are very similar to roses.
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Flowers are the remnants of heaven on earth. It is said incredibly accurately, because it is precisely these wonderful plants able to once again remind people how beautiful our world is. But it’s a pity that flowers fall into the category of the rarest at the suggestion of people who reduce their habitat or simply destroy them.
Middlemist Red
This is a subspecies of camellia, a pale pink shade, somewhat reminiscent of a rose. The rarest flower in the world, 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 is 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 the 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, from the legume family. The jade vine was discovered in the Philippines in 1937, and after 20 years it was cultivated with might and main in botanical gardens. In nature, it is pollinated by bats, hanging on bunches and drinking nectar, therefore, due to a change in their habitats, Strongylodon Kisteva can hardly be found in the wild.
Incredible claw-shaped flowers come in a variety of hues, from soft mint to deep green. Brushes reach a meter in length and can have up to 100 flowers. The jade vine glows in the dark to attract pollinators, so it's best to visit the botanical gardens in the late afternoon.
Psychotria sublime
A different name is common among the people, by analogy with the appearance of the plant, which I do not dare to repeat on the site. The flower grows in the tropical forests of Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica. The appearance of psychotria attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, and in addition, it also emits a slight sweet smell. Due to intensive deforestation, the plant simply disastrously quickly disappears from our planet, but it is easy to breed in 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 practically lack chlorophyll, so they do not feed on photosynthesis, like other plants, but on a symbionite fungus.
Since there are no leaves, and the roots are indistinguishable from the tree below it, when the plant blooms, it seems that it is hanging in the air. But in fact, a thin stem smoothly turns into a root that wraps around dry wild palms, oaks and ash trees in swampy areas.
franklinia
A tea plant discovered 200 years ago in the Alatamaha Valley, Georgia. The family of avid gardeners - Bartam, 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 into orange-red in autumn. Moreover, a 6-10 meter tree continues to throw flowers even after the leaves turn red. All plants to date come from those bred by this American family.
Velvichia amazing
Relic plant, one of the rarest in the world. Its habitat is limited to a narrow coastal strip (up to 100 kilometers) along 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.
Seeds are viable for about 2 years and are very hygroscopic - at the slightest sign of moisture, they absorb it all, to the drop through thousands of mouths that close in the heat. The leaves are hard, to the touch, like boards that you cannot scratch 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 clove family to be extinct, until in 1994 a certain climber discovered a plant in the rock while climbing. Thus, the lychnis had a chance for a second life. Now it is grown in the botanical gardens of Gibraltar and London.
Lyadvenets
A plant whose life hangs in the balance, 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, a bird from the genus of nectaries, was exterminated, and with the help of bees and other birds, pollination is unproductive.
Puya Raymonda
A plant of the bromeliad family, found at an altitude of 4 thousand meters in the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes. Interestingly, having appeared long before humans and outlived the dinosaurs, Puya Raymonda is now on the verge of extinction. Its habitat is incredibly small, and frequent fires and cutting down the plant (for wall insulation and for fuel) have been 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 stony and blown soils, only a few will give offspring, since the life of the seed is very short. The flower is able to protect itself - sharp spikes are located among the white inflorescences. Flowers, dying, acquire a purple hue. Puya seeds appear only after 80-150 years of life and, unfortunately, the plant dies after flowering.
We have to admit that it is obvious that most of the rarest flowers in the world will never be seen by people. Now the rate of extinction of flora and fauna is 100 times higher than ever in the history of the planet Earth. The more remarkable is the fact that the flowers can be seen on our website and enjoy their incredible view.
There are a number of unique and rare flowers in the world, scattered throughout the world, which have managed to attract the interest of both gardeners and botanists. These exotic and expensive flowers include all kinds of flora, revealing to our eyes how diverse and different evolutionary paths can be from each other. unusual flowers, which we will tell you about below, are sure to intrigue you and may even help you reconsider how well you know about the mysteries and oddities of the natural world. From Tacca Chantrier to Kokii Kuki, below are twenty-five rare flowers whose beauty is astounding.
25. Youtan Poluo
It is believed that the Yutan Poluo flower blooms every three thousand years and is directly associated with Buddhism. However, researchers have questioned the authenticity of this claim. According to the myth, every three thousand years the heyday of Yutang Poluo marks the birth of a future king or the reincarnation of the Buddha. Be that as it may, Yutan Poluo is an extremely rare flower.
24. White Lotus(White Lotus)
The white lotus is also called the Egyptian white water lily or tiger lotus. This representative of the Kuvshinkov family grows in various parts Southeast Asia and East Africa. float on the water with the support of large floating sheets. The white lotus is also a popular flower for ponds and aquariums.
23. Snowdonia Hawkweed
One of the world's rarest flowers, the Snowdon hawkweed was rediscovered in 2002 on a mountainside in Wales, decades after botanists thought it had disappeared. This unique flower was last seen in 1953. Since then, it was believed that these flowers were destroyed by sheep. Fortunately, this turned out not to be the case.
22. Shenzhen Nongke Orchid
The Shenzhen Nongke orchid is a flower that has been completely bred by man. It got its name from the group that conducted the experiment. It took researchers eight years to grow and observe this flower. These flowers are sold for very high price, approximately 170,000 euros. The price is determined not only by the rarity of this flower, the complexity of its cultivation and its history, but also by its appearance. This orchid blooms every four to five years and, in addition to its beautiful appearance also has a pleasant taste.
21. Asian Barringtonia (Sea Poison Tree) 
Barringtonia asiatica is a large tree that grows on sandy and rocky shores and has large leaves growing in the form of roses at the ends of the branches. Young leaves have a beautiful bronze color with pinkish veins. Older leaves turn yellowish. The flowers are delightful fluffy balls of white stamens tipped with pink. They open at night and attract large moths and bats feeding on nectar with their rich smell.
20. Nepentes Attenborough (Attenborough's Pitcher Plant) 
This rare flower, which can be seen in the Philippines, has a very interesting history his discoveries. It was discovered during a two-month expedition to the heart of the jungle on several islands. It was opened by Stewart McPherson, Volker Heinrich and Alastair Robinson. This discovery was an astonishing find, as the purpose of the expedition was to compile a list of various plants of the Nepentaceae family endemic to the Philippines, to which Nepenthes Attenborough now belongs. The flower was named after British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough. In view of his fascination with various representatives of the Nepentovs, this tribute certainly hit the mark.
18. Night Blooming Cereus
The night blooming Echinocereus, one of the strangest flowers in the desert, is a member of the cactus family that looks like nothing more than a withered bush for much of the year. It is very difficult to see it in the wild due to its inconspicuousness. However, every year, at midnight on one of the summer nights, this delicately scented flower opens and then closes forever at the first rays of the sun.
17. Middlemist Red (Middlemist Red)
Middlemist red, which was brought to the UK two hundred years ago from China when flowers were a luxury in Europe, is one of the rarest flowers in the world. It grows in only two places - in a greenhouse in the UK and in a garden in New Zealand.
16. Eustoma (Lisianthus)
Eustomas are large, gentian-like flowers that are shaped like bells. They have a purple color and are found exclusively in the southern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and the northern part of South America. They bloom in summer from the upper axils of the leaves and are various colors, including white, various shades of pink, lavender, deep purple. They can also be two-tone, such as violet-blue.
15. Orchid lady's slipper (Lady's Slipper Orchid)
The lady's slipper orchid is characterized by slipper-shaped pockets on the flower itself, which serve as a way to catch insects that have to crawl over the stamens located behind, collecting or leaving behind pollen and thus pollinating the flower. Today, this orchid is considered the rarest orchid in the UK, as well as the most expensive flower in this region.
14. Kokia Cookei
Kokia Kuka is considered to be one of the rarest endangered flowers in the world. It was opened in the 1860s in the western part of Molokai by Mr. Meyer. In 1970, one plant of this species was found in his residence on Molokai. It was thought to be the surviving remnant of a previously cultivated plant. However, in 1978, a fire destroyed the last remaining root of the Kokii Kuki plant. Fortunately, before the fire engulfed the plant, a branch was taken from it, from which it was later taken similar view Waimea Arboretum (Waimea Arboretum). To date, Kokiya Kuka exists in the form of approximately twenty-three grafted plants.
13. Kadupul Flower
Another rare and beautiful flower called Kadupul is found in Sri Lanka. This is a white-yellow flower, the diameter of which ranges from ten to thirty centimeters. The flower exudes very pleasant aroma. Kadupul is a member of the cactus family and its scientific name is Epiphyllum oxypetalum.
12. Large-handed Strongylodon (Jade Vine)
Westerners first saw Strongylodon largecarpus in 1854. It was discovered by botanists who were members of the US Wilkes Exploring Expedition. They were exploring a dipterocarp forest near Mount Makiling on Luzon, the largest and northernmost island in the Philippines, when they spotted Strongylodon large. Today, this flower is considered one of the rarest in the world.
11. Hydrangea (Hydrangea)
There are hydrangeas different types- blooming in the daytime and blooming at night. They represent huge bouquets from a cluster of flowers, varying in shape from globular inflorescences to flat inflorescences known as lace cap. These plants bloom all summer and fall. Types of hydrangeas vary in size and shape of flowers, as well as in color and flowering period. The only problem is that they are too expensive for the average person who has to pay a bunch of bills.
10. Golden Parrot's Beak Lotus 
Lotus vine or "Golden Parrot's Beak" is drooping, tender perennial plant from the Canary Islands, which is most often grown as an annual plant. The flower is famous for its bright golden yellow flowers with orange or red tips. They bloom from late spring to early summer and sometimes again in early autumn when temperatures are cooler than in summer time.
9. Gold of Kinabalu Orchid
Orchid "Gold Kinabalu" is also known as Rothschild's Slipper (P. rothschildianum). This type of orchid is endangered. It can take up to fifteen years for it to bloom. This rare orchid can be identified by the petals it holds horizontally in the form of six large flowers. This orchid is considered the most expensive in the world.
8. Gibraltar tar(Gibraltar Campion)
This gorgeous flower considered one of the rarest in the world and is found on the high cliffs of Gibraltar. The plant was thought to be extinct outside of Gibraltar starting in the late 1970s, and by 1992 all traces of it had disappeared and it was officially declared extinct. However, in 1994, hikers on the rocks of Gibraltar found a single specimen and its egg was donated and propagated at the Millennium Seed Bank. Now this plant grows in the Alameda Botanical Gardens in Gibraltar and in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London.
7Ghost Orchid
The ghost orchid is quite possibly the most revered orchid in the US, if not the world. Its habitats and the stories surrounding it are shrouded in mystery. The ghost orchid was discovered by Jean Jules Linden in Cuba in 1844. Fifty years later, the same plant was discovered on the subtropical peninsula of Florida.
6. Gloriosa (Flame lily)
Gloriosa, also known as Gloriosa superba, is climbing plant with amazing red-yellow flowers. However, it is worth remembering that all parts of the flower, especially the tubers, are very poisonous and can lead to death if eaten.
5. Amorphophallus titanic (Corpse Flower)
Amorphophallus titanic is a flower that exudes the smell of rotting flesh, hence its alternative name " corpse flower". Amorphophallus titanic attracts mainly pollinators such as scavenger flies and gravedigger beetles. Some species may temporarily hold insects to allow the collection and transfer of pollen.
4. Chocolate Cosmos 
Believe it or not, this one is exactly what its name implies - a chocolate-scented flower. Chocolate cosmos is a very rare and delicate tuber-rooted perennial plant that is endemic to Mexico.
3. Saffron (Saffron Crocus)
Saffron, unknown in the wild, comes from the plant Crocus cartwrightianus, which is native to Crete in Greece. Saffron is an extremely rare flower that produces an even rarer (and more expensive) spice of the same name. Although the plant is cultivated in Greece, the spice gradually gained popularity throughout Eurasia and was even introduced to parts of North Africa, North America and Oceania.
2. Tacca Chantrier (Black Bat Flower)
Tacca Chantrier is the view flowering plant the Dioscorean family. This plant is unusual in that its flowers are black in color. These flowers are shaped like bats. Their diameter is approximately 30 centimeters and they have long "antennae", the length of which can reach 70 centimeters. These are rumored to be Batman's favorite flowers. Liked the post? Share with your friends! :)
The jade vine is known for its spectacular blue-green claw-like flowers. Pollination of the flower is "produced" by bats, who love to drink its nectar. Due to climate change and the systematic clearing of the natural habitat of such rare flowers, the jade vine is endangered.
Gibraltar Smolevka
This resin grows only on the high cliffs of Gibraltar and long time considered to be 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 Botanical Gardens and in the Royal Botanic Gardens in London.
parrot beak
A very rare plant, this flower, like two drops of water, looks like a parrot's beak, which is why it got its name. Many consider it disappeared, although there are enthusiasts who think otherwise. This plant is native to the Canary Islands. Their only pollinators were nectaries, which have long since disappeared.
chocolate space
The birthplace of this flower is Mexico, for 100 years it has been considered extinct from wildlife. In our time, you can find only a barren species of this plant, which was bred in 1902. Its flowers are 3-4 cm in diameter and smell of vanilla in summer.
cokyo
Kokyo is one of the rarest types of flowers that bloom on a certain type of Hawaiian tree. These trees were discovered in 1860 and already in 1950 they were recognized as extinct. However, 20 years later, one tree of this species was found, which, unfortunately, died during natural disaster- fires in 1978. However, one of the branches of the tree was saved and even grafted onto other Hawaiian trees.
flower kadupul
This flower is considered very rare due to the fact that it blooms very rarely, although it is fairly 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 the Buddha.
ghost orchid
The ghost orchid is a very interesting and rare plant. For 20 years it was considered extinct, but recently reappeared. Due to their rare nature, their natural reproduction is considered almost impossible. Ghost orchids do not feed like all plants, i.e. not at all from the process of photosynthesis, since they do not have leaves. Feed the roots of the plant special kind fungus that attaches to the roots.
Yellow and purple lady's slippers
The species of this flower, which was previously widespread throughout Europe, is now a rare species of orchids. In 1917, several examples were found on a golf course in Great Britain. They are very expensive and the price for one of its processes reaches $ 5,000. The initial development of these shoes is similar to the development of ghost orchids: at first, the sprout that germinated through the seed needs a special fungus with which it feeds. And only after a while the plant begins to grow its own leaves.
Yutan Poluo
A unique find and discovery by a Chinese farmer. It happened while 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 such 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 sight 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 a special vine that feeds the plant. The pollinators of this plant are flies and beetles, attracted by the smell of rotting flesh.