There are many plants on Earth, but the rarest flowers in the world deserve special attention. All of them are listed in the Red Book and are endangered. Some grow in the wild, and individual specimens can only be observed in the botanical gardens, where they are studied and create special conditions for them to live.
Campion (Lichnis Gibraltar) Silene Tomentosa
The habitat of this rare species is rocks. The most acceptable climate for him is in the Strait of Gibraltar. For a long time, scientists believed that these rare flowers forever disappeared, until in the 90s of the XX century they were again discovered by a group of climbers. Today, the plant is grown under special conditions.
You can get acquainted with the rarest specimens in the London Royal Botanic Garden, or at home, in Gibraltar, where it is also cultivated. Its seeds are carefully guarded in a special jar.
Jade brush
This unique plant of the genus of woody vines is extremely rare in the Philippine jungle. This is an incredibly beautiful plant, the clusters of which grow up to three meters. The hue of the flower changes from turquoise to mint.
Since trees are actively cut down in the tropics, many rare flowers are on the verge of extinction. The thing is that pollination occurs due to bats, which are also uncomfortable in the new natural conditions. At night, the flower glows, which attracts pollinators. It is not yet possible to grow a plant under artificial conditions.
Slipper of Venus (yellow-violet)
Very rarely, populations of these flowers can be found in different parts of Europe. The complexity of cultivation is that creating artificial conditions for growth is almost impossible. Nutrition seeds are obtained not from the parent plant, but from a specific microorganism-fungus.
After some time, independent leaves appear and yellow "shoes" with purple tendrils open. Only a wealthy people or those who are truly in love with a unique flower can buy a shoot.
Phantom orchid
The plant has long been considered extinct, but more recently, scientists have discovered it again. This type of orchid has practically no leaves, and nutrition is due to symbiosis with a fungal microorganism living on its roots. The plant itself can be underground for about 3 years, continuing to exist, and only then reveals wonderful flowers to the world.
Giant cadaveric lily Titan Arum from Sumatra
Incredible in beauty and size, the flower grows up to 2 meters.
Sometimes, to examine it, you have to climb the stairs. The rarest flowers of this plant appear 1 time in 25-40 years. A feature of the plant is its unpleasant odor, which manifests itself exclusively during flowering. Pollinators are beetles and flies, which are attracted to the smell of spoiled (decomposing) meat. Flower receives food from a rare creeper.
Camellia red
The rarest flowers in the world is the group to which this plant belongs, which exists in duplicate in the botanical gardens of London and New Zealand. China is considered the homeland. Flowers are very similar to scarlet roses. There is an assumption that the plant can grow in private gardens.
Cadupullus
A feature is that flowering is extremely rare. Not everyone who has been to Sri Lanka (the birthplace of cadupullus) is lucky enough to admire it, because the flower blooms only at midnight and quickly dies.
Buddhists have a belief that cadupullus is a gift to the Buddha from mythical creatures.
Parrots Beak (Lotus Bertelotii)
When studying photos of the rarest flowers, you involuntarily pay attention to a bright flower in the shape of a bird's beak. The homeland of the plant is the Canary Islands, but in the wild you will not find it anymore. The flower is cultivated on private farms, it can also be purchased as a home plant.
Kokai Cookei, or Kokio Flower
Beautiful and rare flowers of the world need special care and attention. Huge efforts have been made by scientists to preserve a tree with unique flowers. Its seedlings did not take root, and after the fire only one branch survived, which was planted with other trees.
The best conditions for growing coconut are created in Hawaii, where even now you can admire a unique plant. In height, the trees often exceed 10 meters.
Predator Drosera Capensis (Cape Rosyanka)
Liquid droplets serve simultaneously as glue, to which the insect adheres tightly, and as a digestive enzyme.
Cape sundew can grow at home, but it requires an increased amount of moisture, a little light and a certain temperature, not higher than 12 ° C. Create such conditions, and a real “fighter” of mosquitoes, midges, ants will appear on your windowsill.
Franklin Flower
At a certain period, the plant produces a flower resembling a tea rose, only painted white. The trees were first discovered in Georgia, in a valley where the Alatamaha River flows. It is believed that the plant survived thanks to the avid gardeners who for many years persistently cultivated and bred it.
Cosmos Chocolate
The group of rare flowers also includes this species, which was grown artificially. In the wild, this flower does not occur. It grows from seeds that are very expensive.
The plant will become a real decoration at home or office, because it comes from an amazing chocolate-vanilla flavor. Flowers are painted in different shades - from burgundy and red to brown.
Yutan Poluo
Not all rare flowers need the creation of certain conditions. Some are quite unpretentious, but you can find them in the most unexpected places. For example, the Yutan Poluo plant was first found inside a steel pipe during cleaning.
At the same time, the flower can be seen on the Buddha statues, covered with gold. The plant here feels comfortable.
Nepentes, or Flower Pitcher
A capricious plant that belongs to the genus of shrub and semi-shrub vines. It grows in areas from Sumatra to Borneo. Many subspecies are listed in the Red Book, since the plant is demanding of environmental conditions.
The flower belongs to predators that feed on insects. It is interesting that many species develop simultaneously 2 types of “pitchers”: the upper one catches flying midges, the lower one feeds on crawling bugs. Inside the containers are filled with a liquid in which insects drown and digest.
