Plants that only bloom once... The rarest flowering plants Giant Himalayan lily Cardiocrinum giganteum)
While many plants bloom profusely throughout the season, others wait a long time before showing their bloom. Some do not bloom for many years and even centuries, and throw out the color only once in a lifetime.
10. Chilean Puya (Puya chilensis).
This giant plant is said to be a sheep killer. It releases a huge 3-meter arrow with a likeness of a flower at the end. Puya traps animals, and when they die, sucks the nutrients out of them. Some believe that this plant developed this habit in order to use rotting corpses for nutrition. This unusual flower can serve as a great way to keep dogs off your lawn. If you decide to plant it, then know that it grows slowly and blooms only 1 time in 15-20 years.
9. Madagascar palm (Tahina spectabilis).
This plant reaches a huge size, dies after the appearance of fruits and blooms only once, after 100 years. What makes this tree especially unique is that it was only found in 2008. Due to the fact that it blooms extremely rarely, no one probably noticed that it was different from other palm trees. The tree has remarkably similar characteristics to palms found in Asia, leading some scientists to believe that these palms existed in Madagascar before it broke away from India 80 million years ago.
While thousands of this palm's seeds have been collected and planted in botanical gardens, less than 100 of these plants grow in Madagascar.
8. Cereus blooming at night (Selenicereus grandiflorus).
Compared to other plants that are noted in our article, its flowering stage occurs quite quickly, after only one year after planting. But to see this representative of the cactus family blooming is quite difficult. It grows predominantly in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and blooms only at night.
Despite their attractive white and yellow flowers, these cacti have a rather intimidating appearance due to their tentacle-like long stems that wrap around everything nearby. And given that it can grow up to 12 meters (39 feet) long, there probably won't be many objects that will go unnoticed by it.
7. Narrow-leaved lychnis (Silene stenophylla).
The presence of angustifolia on this list may seem strange at first, because it blooms annually, usually throughout the summer. However, before the period of its flowering comes, more than 30 years must pass.
So what's the problem? The plant was found as a seed on Siberian permafrost from the Ice Age. Biologists have discovered the seed of this plant in a petrified squirrel hole. The seed was revived with the help of growth hormone. A plant growing during the Ice Age is remarkably similar to its modern relative. There are only minor differences in seeds, roots and buds.
Scientists have found hundreds of thousands of other well-preserved seeds and nuts in the burrow and are looking forward to seeing how they will grow in more temperate climates. These amazing finds are a constant reminder of climate change on Earth.
6. Kurinji plant.
When the kurinji bush blooms, it throws out many purple and blue flowers.
It adorns the mountains of southern India, and the sight is so spectacular that the mountains of the Nilgiri range (which translates as "blue mountains") were named after these beautiful flowers. Unfortunately, kurinji only blooms once every 12 years. However, their flowering period is so precise that it is said that local ancient tribes used the plant to keep track of their age.
Unfortunately, kurinji is endangered, although some organizations are working to protect this unique plant.
5. American agave (Agave americana).
Although this plant is sometimes called "agave" agave actually blooms once every about 10 years. This common ornamental plant is grown all over the world, and chances are you've seen it grow in a garden or in someone's yard. In fact, you must have mistaken it for aloe, because, except when agave blooms, these two plants are very similar. However, when it blooms, you will not confuse it with any other plant. It releases a tall, eight-meter arrow with yellow flowers.
In addition to being a beautiful plant, agave is also grown for later consumption and juice, and as an antiseptic.
4. Queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii).
This plant always outshines other vegetation growing in the area, but when it finally blooms (after 80-150 years) it throws out a flower up to 12m (39ft) tall and really looks like something extraordinary. It is amazing that the queen of the Andes reaches such a length, in regions with harsh conditions and at very high altitudes, where it is very difficult for other plants to survive.
When it blooms, it shoots an arrow with numerous white, green and purple flowers. After the Queen of the Andes drops millions of her seeds, the plant dies.
Due to grazing, burning and other factors, the population of this plant is declining throughout Peru and Bolivia.
3. Melocanna baciffera.
This is a type of bamboo that can be found throughout India. It blooms every 44 to 48 years and no doubt the locals want it to bloom even longer. Why are they so afraid of the flowering of this plant? Large fruits are attached to the flowers of this bamboo, containing a large number of seeds that attract rodents. Thus, a magnificent sight is the cause of the invasion of black rats. In addition to the fact that rats are carriers of various diseases, they are the cause of another serious problem - hunger.
2. Talipot palm.
This is another type of giant palm that reaches 25 meters in height and has a one meter trunk. In addition, its branched inflorescence reaches a size of 6 by 8 meters. You need to be patient to see this tree in bloom, because. they throw out color only 1 time in 30 - 80 years. However, seeing this huge plant blooming, one becomes sad, because. which means it will die soon. It spends all of its energy reserves growing golf ball-sized fruits that rapidly fall off before the plant dies.
The talipot palm is the national tree of Sri Lanka. Various goods are made from it, wood and straw are obtained.
1. Giant Himalayan lily Cardiocrinum giganteum).
The Himalayas seem to be a magical place where unique plants grow and the fact that a giant lily grows here once again confirms this fact. For most of its life, this plant is a modest tuft with glossy leaves, but after 5-7 years it sprouts up to three meters (9.8 feet) in length and produces funnel-shaped flowers with a delicate, bewitching fragrance.
The plant is the largest of all lily species and tends to grow at altitudes ranging from Northern India to Japan. Researchers discovered this flower in the mid-1800s, and since then, diligent and patient gardeners have been successfully growing it in a variety of climates.
While many plants bloom profusely throughout the season, others wait a long time before showing their bloom. Some do not bloom for many years and even centuries, and throw out the color only once in a lifetime.
10. Chilean Puya (Puya chilensis).
This giant plant is said to be a sheep killer. It releases a huge 3-meter arrow with a likeness of a flower at the end. Puya traps animals, and when they die, sucks the nutrients out of them. Some believe that this plant developed this habit in order to use rotting corpses for nutrition. This unusual flower can serve as a great way to keep dogs off your lawn. If you decide to plant it, then know that it grows slowly and blooms only 1 time in 15-20 years.
9. Madagascar palm (Tahina spectabilis).
This plant reaches a huge size, dies after the appearance of fruits and blooms only once, after 100 years. What makes this tree especially unique is that it was only found in 2008. Due to the fact that it blooms extremely rarely, no one probably noticed that it was different from other palm trees. The tree has remarkably similar characteristics to palms found in Asia, leading some scientists to believe that these palms existed in Madagascar before it broke away from India 80 million years ago.
While thousands of this palm's seeds have been collected and planted in botanical gardens, less than 100 of these plants grow in Madagascar.
8. Cereus blooming at night (Selenicereus grandiflorus).
Compared to other plants that are noted in our article, its flowering stage occurs quite quickly, after only one year after planting. But to see this representative of the cactus family blooming is quite difficult. It grows predominantly in the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts and blooms only at night.
Despite their attractive white and yellow flowers, these cacti have a rather intimidating appearance due to their tentacle-like long stems that wrap around everything nearby. And given that it can grow up to 12 meters (39 feet) long, there probably won't be many objects that will go unnoticed by it.
7. Narrow-leaved lychnis (Silene stenophylla).
The presence of angustifolia on this list may seem strange at first, because it blooms annually, usually throughout the summer. However, before the period of its flowering comes, more than 30 years must pass.
So what's the problem? The plant was found as a seed on Siberian permafrost from the Ice Age. Biologists have discovered the seed of this plant in a petrified squirrel hole. The seed was revived with the help of growth hormone. A plant growing during the Ice Age is remarkably similar to its modern relative. There are only minor differences in seeds, roots and buds.
Scientists have found hundreds of thousands of other well-preserved seeds and nuts in the burrow and are looking forward to seeing how they will grow in more temperate climates. These amazing finds are a constant reminder of climate change on Earth.
6. Kurinji plant.
When the kurinji bush blooms, it throws out many purple and blue flowers.
It adorns the mountains of southern India, and the sight is so spectacular that the mountains of the Nilgiri range (which translates as "blue mountains") were named after these beautiful flowers. Unfortunately, kurinji blooms only once every 12 years. However, their flowering period so accurate that it is said that local ancient tribes used this plant to keep track of their age.
Unfortunately, kurinji is endangered, although some organizations are working to protect this unique plant.
5. American agave (Agave americana).
Although this plant is sometimes referred to as "agave" agave actually blooms once every about 10 years. This common ornamental plant is grown all over the world, and most likely you have seen it growing in a garden or in someone's yard. in fact, you must have mistaken it for aloe, because, except when agave blooms, these two plants are very similar. However, when it blooms, you will not confuse it with any other plant. It puts out a tall, eight meter arrow with yellow flowers.
In addition to being a beautiful plant, agave is also grown for later consumption and juice, and as an antiseptic.
4. Queen of the Andes (Puya raimondii).
This plant always outshines other vegetation growing in the area, but when it finally blooms (after 80-150 years) it throws out a flower up to 12m (39ft) tall and really looks like something extraordinary. It is amazing that the queen of the Andes reaches such a length, in regions with harsh conditions and at very high altitudes, where it is very difficult for other plants to survive.
When it blooms, it shoots an arrow with numerous white, green and purple flowers. After the Queen of the Andes drops millions of her seeds, the plant dies.
Due to grazing, burning and other factors, the population of this plant is declining throughout Peru and Bolivia.
3. Melocanna baciffera.
This is a type of bamboo that can be found throughout India. It blooms every 44 to 48 years and no doubt the locals want it to bloom even longer. Why are they so afraid of the flowering of this plant? Large fruits are attached to the flowers of this bamboo, containing a large number of seeds that attract rodents. Thus, a magnificent sight is the cause of the invasion of black rats. In addition to the fact that rats are carriers of various diseases, they are the cause of another serious problem - hunger.
2. Talipot palm.
This is another type of giant palm that reaches 25 meters in height and has a one meter trunk. In addition, its branched inflorescence reaches a size of 6 by 8 meters. You need to be patient to see this tree in bloom, because. they throw out color only 1 time in 30 - 80 years. However, seeing this huge plant blooming, one becomes sad, because. which means it will die soon. It spends all of its energy reserves growing golf ball-sized fruits that rapidly fall off before the plant dies.
The talipot palm is the national tree of Sri Lanka. Various goods are made from it, wood and straw are obtained.
1. Giant Himalayan lily Cardiocrinum giganteum).
The Himalayas seem to be a magical place where unique plants grow and the fact that a giant lily grows here once again confirms this fact. For most of its life, this plant is a modest tuft with glossy leaves, but after 5-7 years it sprouts up to three meters (9.8 feet) in length and produces funnel-shaped flowers with a delicate, bewitching fragrance.
The plant is the largest of all lily species and tends to grow at altitudes ranging from Northern India to Japan. Researchers discovered this flower in the mid-1800s, and since then, diligent and patient gardeners have been successfully growing it in a variety of climates.
Delight, how the conifers bloom!
Korean fir cones
We all know how useful conifers are. Now they can be admired not only in parks, forests and neighboring estates, they can be grown on their own plots. You will see for yourself how your garden will sparkle with new colors, because coniferous plants are not only grown as phytoncides, as air purifiers. They are unusually decorative, besides, they perfectly coexist with various plants, including flowering ones. The choice is always yours, which coniferous plants you plant, sometimes one Christmas tree or cypress is not enough, it all depends on your desire, preference and, of course, the size of the plot. How to grow conifers, which is important to consider when choosing and planting conifers in the garden, as well as caring for them, pruning and shaping, location options and classification of coniferous shrubs, everything that is important and will definitely come in handy. And now let's see how coniferous shrubs and trees bloom magnificently.
Korean fir cones
larch cones
Blossomed spruce of Oldenburg
Fraser fir
Rosettes on cones of Fraser fir
Fraser fir cones
Acrocon spruce. A cultivar of Common Spruce Akrokona was bred in Finland in 1890. The view is very decorative, especially in spring, when small bright red cones hang down on the tips of young shoots.
Blooming larch. Two trees, they just bloom differently: the flowers differ not only in color, but also in shape.
pine buds
Spruce blue prickly Oldenburg
Cedar pine blossoms. EUROPEAN CEDAR PINE
Cones on thuja
Himalayan cedar cones.
Blooming Acrocona. The Common Spruce variety Akrokona was bred in Finland in 1890. The view is very decorative, especially in spring, when small bright red cones hang down on the tips of young shoots.
European pine blossoms
Roses on the fir tree Oldenburg
Pleases Acrocon
Larch again
Korean fir cones
Acrocon spruce
Fraser fir cones. Summer
They say that in Yakutia pine blossoms once every 100 years.
Protea is another unusual discovery, for which it is worth thanking the brave seekers of innovations and curiosities in the field of floristry. This exotic flower, which is native to South Africa, is not yet a frequent visitor to our country. However, florists have already noticed it and are using it more and more actively and boldly in their compositions. The Internet writes about him "in Yakutia, a pine blossoms once every 100 years."
Protea (Protea) is a genus of plants in the Proteaceae family. The type species of the genus - Protea artichoke ( Protea cynaroides)
Different types of the same flower
Of all the species of this plant, the artichoke protea has become the most famous. It is the national symbol of the Republic of South Africa. In addition, its large flower with a large inflorescence reaching 30 cm in diameter and bright pink petals can also be seen at festivals in Europe and the USA.
However, there are about 400 other types of protea in the world. Some of them look like bright sea urchins, others look like outlandish fruits, and others look like unusual stars. Whichever one you choose, be sure that this flower will surely surprise and impress your loved ones.
By the way, even flowers of the same species differ in appearance, shape and size of the inflorescence. So we can say with confidence: just as there are no two identical snowflakes, you will not find two absolutely similar proteas.
Until the "anonymous" wrote that it was a protea, I myself thought that it was a pine tree, and even once every hundred years. Wow, how!
It is believed that the pine does not bloom and cannot bloom. She does not have such a reproductive organ as a flower. In May, on the tops of the elongated shoots of adult pines, formations called microstrobili appear. They are made up of microsporophylls. It is in them that male pine spores develop. In this so-called "flower", its pollen grains grow on the tops of pine branches. In May, DUST, "bloom", not only pine, but also other conifers - spruce, larch, fir, Siberian cedar.
Grevillea from the same Proteaceae family
This is larch. Larch was considered the tree of the World. In nature, "blooms" much more beautiful.
Larch (Larix) is a genus of coniferous summer-green trees of the Pine family (Pinaceae). The Latin name of this tree "Larix" was introduced into scientific literature at the beginning of the 16th century, but so far its origin has not been fully elucidated. It is assumed that it is translated from the Gaulish language as "resin", but, according to other experts, this word comes from the Latin "Laridum", which means "fat", which also emphasizes the presence of a large amount of resin in larch.
This is the only genus of conifers in which the needles fall for the winter. The ancestors of larch were evergreen trees, and the ability to drop foliage in autumn arose as a result of adaptation to a harsh climate (with frosts down to -60 ° C).
Like its ancestors - deciduous trees - in the fall, before shedding its leaves - needles, Larch dresses up in gold.
The tree belongs to monoecious plants - heterosexual flowers are located close to each other, on the same branch. Male "inflorescences" are located on leafless shortened shoots, mainly on the underside of the branches and abundantly secrete pollen carried by the wind.
Women's - oblong, red, pink, green.
After pollination, the female spikelets transform into a bud, from which a cone subsequently develops.
The Nenets consider Larch a sacred tree - a symbol of Light and Goodness. On certain days, deer skins and antlers are put on her as a sign of worship. Shamans drive away evil spirits with the help of the burning Larch smoke, and amulets are made from wood.
The Yakuts brought gifts to the forest spirits in the grove and hung them on the branches.
And the Slavs - pagans in Russia believed that if trouble happened, you need to "talk" with Larch - she will calm ...
The Mansi people have a legend that God created the oceans, seas, plants, animals ... And the time has come for him to create a person, and for the material He chose strong Larch. And now He carved figures of people from wood and had to revive them, but evil spirits stole the wooden figures and put clay blanks in their place. God did not know this and revived the clay figures. Since clay is a fragile material, people turned out to be weak and weak ...
In the Yakut myths there is a mention of the iron larch of the world of the dead, which grew with its roots up.
There is a belief in Altai that those who travel through the mountain for the first time or go on a matchmaking visit are supposed to tie white ribbons on a birch or a young Larch for a successful outcome of the trip.
A Larch amulet or just a sprig of it will help protect you from witchcraft or protect you from the evil eye.
The smoke of burning larch is able to drive away evil spirits. The tree is used for protection. There is evidence that shamans used larch to enter a trance and induce visions.
The legend of the wise Cedar and the beautiful Larch
Somehow they lived near Cedar and Larch. Everyone admired and admired Larch - both people and animals and birds. And she became proud: they say, I am the sweetest in the world! And she boasted of her beauty until hungry cubs came to her. They asked to be fed and saved from hunger. But Larch could not do this, and Cedar silently gave them his nuts, which saved the cubs from starvation. Larch realized that not only beauty is important in life. She felt ashamed and from shame her needles turned yellow and crumbled. Since then, she sheds her needles every year, losing her former beauty for a while ...
The use of Larch in medicine and the national economy
Larch is a protector. In medicine (and in magic) it is known as a soothing tree. If a person is not left with fears, doubts, unreasonable anxiety, contact with Larch will bring him great relief. It heals severe nervous disorders, especially those accompanied by bouts of melancholy and depression. The energy of Larch helps to remove self-doubt, underestimation of one's abilities, helps a person to open his unused opportunities. Larch will exclude from the human repertoire the phrase: "I can never ...".
In addition, infusions of pine needles are used as a medicine, which have a high content of ascorbic acid, which has a beneficial effect on the body, preventing the development of scurvy, strengthening teeth and gums from abscesses.
The essential oil of Larch, obtained from wood, is called turpentine and is used as an external remedy for rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, lumbago.
Waste - cuttings, branches, wood chips, greens - is currently used for the production, including vitamin flour for farm animals and poultry. From the technical greenery of Larch, scientists have learned how to obtain medicinal preparations useful in atherosclerosis, increased permeability and fragility of capillaries, and diseases of the central nervous system.
Resin scraped from trees with damaged bark is used in folk medicine for headaches: it is placed in pots and placed overnight in a hot oven, after which it is cooled and used to rub the temples. The resin is also used for chewing in order to clean the teeth and strengthen the gums.
The use of Larch wood sawdust as roughage in the diet of cattle not only does not have a damaging effect on the digestive tract of animals, but, on the contrary, reduces the incidence of parakeratosis and liver abscess in calves.
Scientists believe that the possibilities of the "taiga queen" are far from being exhausted. It is only necessary to carefully and carefully treat this most valuable tree.
It is believed that larch owes its extreme resistance to frost and other hardships to special substances contained in wood - dihydroquercetin and arabino-galactan. The first in wood up to 1.5%, it is successfully used in formulations of medicines, ointments and dietary supplements. Arabino-galactan is its starch-like substance in larch wood up to 35%. If the wood is boiled for a long time, for 4 hours, then thanks to this substance, a jelly-like nutrient mass is obtained. Inhabitants of Eastern Siberia, Evenks at critical moments thus received an additional food product.
According to the scale of light-loving tree species, larch is considered the most light-loving species.
Who is not familiar with the aloe flower - an evergreen plant with thorny branches filled with bitter-tasting life-giving juice? This flower can be found in almost any housewife who grows flowers in the house. And how could it be without it, because everyone knows that aloe heals, heals, relieves suffering and pain. It is no coincidence that the people call him a "doctor" - the plant has truly unique practical capabilities. This is a storehouse of nutrients.
The healing properties of aloe have been known since ancient times and were widely used by the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans and Chinese a thousand years ago. The aloe flower owes its wonderful healing properties to the allantoin contained in its leaves. In addition, it contains natural antioxidants in the form of vitamins B, C and E, as well as beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. All of these plant nutrients are very important for skin health. Aloe has long been adopted by cosmetic companies, it is used as part of moisturizing face creams, sunburn remedies, and hair care products. The leaves of this thorny plant can also be used in its natural form. The juice that is released from the inside of the aloe leaf has rare moisturizing properties. It can be immediately rubbed into the skin for burns, cuts, scratches and inflammation - it has a calming effect.
Since ancient times, aloe has been rubbed into the skin to smooth out wrinkles. In addition, it is used to relieve itching and reduce swelling after insect bites, in the treatment of bruises, acne, minor skin defects, dermatitis, skin ulcers and eczema, diseases of the oral cavity and psoriasis. Aloe copes well with the treatment of cosmetic defects such as varicose veins, accelerates wound healing, reduces scarring, and slows down the manifestations of aging. It is difficult to name another plant that would bring so many benefits to people. . The aloe flower is distributed throughout the world, more than 200 of its varieties are known. Under natural conditions, it grows on the African continent, and aloe is native to South Africa, the Cape of Good Hope.
In the hot climate of Africa, the flower grows very quickly, often reaching a height of three meters. Aloe belongs to the lily family, so it blooms with beautiful yellow flowers and even bears fruit (gives fruit in the shape of a triangle). In countries with a temperate climate, it is found, with the exception of botanical gardens, except perhaps in flower pots. In a pot, aloe arborescens produces numerous shoots and grows well in length and height. And if in the homeland of aloe you can see thickets of flowering plants, then in room conditions, especially in the northern climatic zone, this plant blooms extremely rarely, it is with this feature that its popular name, the agave, is associated. Blooms once every hundred years. In our house, as long as I can remember, there has always been an agave. But I have never seen it bloom, like all my friends who have this flower in their house. Kola resident Ekaterina Dudko, who has been growing indoor plants for many years, including aloe, has also never seen aloe bloom. Ekaterina Alekseevna, a physician by profession, has loved plants since childhood, grows indoor flowers with pleasure, it’s not for nothing that her family calls her our botanist. She not only waters and replants them, she talks to them, calls the plants affectionate words - this is, after all, wildlife. She has flowers in every room, very beautiful - just a home botanical garden.
In May, Ekaterina Alekseevna transplanted aloe. A little time passed, and she unexpectedly noticed how a straight (without thorns) stalk stretched out from the center of the plant with a small knob at the end, similar to an open spruce cone. Aloe blossomed - in the harsh conditions of the North, a flower from Africa blossomed. As they say, not even a century has passed - Ekaterina Dudko has been growing aloe for only six years. What was the reason for such a rapid fruiting? Perhaps the flower (scientists have long proven that plants are able to respond to words) so thanked the hostess for her kind attitude, affection and love. But be that as it may, the flowering of the agave at home is an extremely rare phenomenon.
Ludmila POKROVSKAYA.
Nature never ceases to amaze, especially when it comes to something that happens once in the life of a living creature created by nature. Today we will talk about plants.
Monocarpic plants are plants that reproduce (flower or bear fruit) only once during their lifetime. In botany, for monocarpic plants, the virtually synonymous terms “monocarpic plants”, or monocarpics, are also used.
Of course, all annual and biennial plants that die after flowering are considered monocarpic, but we will talk about perennials that wait a long time to bloom, sometimes for tens of years, but still, most often, they die after this significant event in their life.
Plants that bloom only once...
This amazing plant that grows only in Bolivia and Peru blooms once every 150 years. The most beautiful lush ball, which consists of narrow leaves with thorns, located on a thick short trunk, has been gradually rising for more than a hundred years to a height that exceeds human height, and after that, it blooms and dies.
This is truly a legendary plant. It is believed that it blooms once every 3000 years, with small flowers (size 1 mm in diameter). And although it does not die after flowering, you can really see its flowers only once in a lifetime.
The flower grows only on the islands of Sri Lanka, and blooms only at midnight. And it dies immediately after flowering. Therefore, the opportunity to see such a rare phenomenon is a miracle even for local natives.
Some types of well-known bamboo give flowers less often than once every 100 years. And like many wonderful rarely flowering ones, after flowering the plant dies, because during this period it spends all its energy reserves.
There are about 300 species of this plant in the world. And they all bloom (flowers are located in a huge number (up to 10,000) on a peduncle up to 10 m high) only once in their entire life, after which they die.
Also, once in a lifetime, the umbrella Corypha palm tree blooms. The plant has been preparing for this significant event for about 70 years.
Titanium arum reaches about 1.5 meters in height and is considered one of the rarest and most smelly flowers. The size of the flower reaches 2 meters and blooms once every 16 years, after flowering, the roots of the flower rarely survive.
Ehmeya comes from South America, where it was discovered in 1826. Herbaceous epiphytic plants with a short stem, blooms once in a lifetime.
In general, all bromeliads, including echmea, bloom once in a lifetime.
Just once in a lifetime, some types of plants from the Crassulaceae family bloom, for example, Aeonium
The size of the flower is extremely small - a dozen flowers could easily be located on the tip of a pin. Often, its flowering is expected all its life, because this event is quite rare.
This plant reaches a huge size, dies after the appearance of fruits and blooms only once, after 100 years.
Talipot palm is the national tree of Sri Lanka, which reaches 25 meters in height and has one meter trunk, and its branched inflorescence reaches a size of 6 by 8 meters. The tree only blooms once every 30 to 80 years and will use all its energy reserves to produce golf ball-sized fruits that rapidly fall off before the plant dies.
