Nature ways: The rarest of flowers

Mwalimu-G

Elder Lister
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10 Incredibly Rare Flowers You Have Probably Never Seen

Is there anything else as beautiful as flowers in nature? probably not. But, you can’t see all the beautiful flowers in every garden. Some flowers are so rare, bloom in specific seasons, or even after decades. Here the list of 10 incredibly rare flowers you have probably never seen
10 Kadupul flower
kadupul

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Rareness and beauty are main things that make kadupul flower so special. This beautiful flower mainly found in the forests of Sri Lanka. Only a few people have got a chance to feel the beauty of kadupul flower. Because it blooms only at midnight and perishes before the dawn.
For a healthy blooming kadupul flower demands specific conditions. In addition to this, the mid-night blooming nature makes kadupul flowers unlikely to found by someone.
Kadupul flower is not just beautiful very pleasant smelling also. It is also one of the most expensive flowers because of its shorter lifespan. Until now, no botanist could give a correct explanation about the sudden death of kadupul flower.


9Campion
campion


Campion or silene tomentosa can only be found in the British territory called Gibraltar. It’s a weak fragrant, evening blooming flower with a short life span. Interestingly, in 1992, the botanical section of Gibraltar officially declared that there are no campion flowers left and became extinct.
But after two years, in 1994, a climber at the cliffs of Gibraltar has rediscovered that Campion flowers still exist, but in inhospitable environments. Today, Campion flowers only exist in botanical gardens of Gibraltar and London, but very few in numbers.
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8 Ghost Orchid
ghost-orchid

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Ghost orchid is a rare, spider web-like flower that grows in Cuba and Florida. Apart from its natural environment, it seems very difficult to cultivate ghost orchid. It needs a high temperature and high humidity. The demands for such specific conditions make ghost orchid so rare in the world.
In addition to rareness, there is one more thing that makes ghost orchid a special plant. It has no leaves. The stem and flowers appear in green color. So, it is difficult to spot ghost orchid even if you get a chance to reach where it grows.
With the absence of leaves, ghost orchid can’t make its own food. It linked with another plant for getting sufficient energy. Ghost orchids only bloom for three weeks, between April and August. Ghost orchids also produce a soap-like odor during blooming time.
7 Chocolcate Cosmos
chocolate-cosmos

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Chocolate cosmos is a rare but stunningly beautiful flower native to Mexico. Chocolate cosmos is named after it’s chocolate like odor on blooming. This flower has a deep red or brown color. It blooms at evening in end of summer.
Unfortunately, this beautiful flower has been extinct in the wild. But it reproduced by the vegetation propagation in 1902. That is, only the clone of the original chocolate cosmos exists now. Such places where chocolate cosmos survives are protected by the law.
6 Parrot’s beak
parrots-beak

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Parrot’s beak is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. The parrot’s beak-like curvature which given its name. This flower blooms best in spring and demands cool temperatures. Fluctuations in temperature could cause the death of this flower.
Unfortunately, we may miss the beautiful parrot beak forever in a short time. Only a few members of this species exist today. The disappearance of parrot’s beak flowers has started since 1884. The surviving parrot beak plants in the Canary Islands are protected by law.

5 Youtan Poluo
youtan-polua

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Youtan Poluo is one of the most interesting plants in the world. It is said to be youtan poluo blooms only once every 3000 years. The stories have said that the blooming of youtan poluo is an indication of reincarnation of the Buddha. That’s why it takes 3000 years for blooming.
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Youtan poluo is not at all looks like a flower. It is very tiny and produce sandal wood like odor. It was Mr. Ding, a Chinese farmer who firstly discovered this amazing plant. Youtan poluo can be seen in China, Korea, Taiwan and in the US in rare times. There are many studies have been under going to find out the secret behind the growth of youtan poluo.
4 Yellow and Purple Lady Slippers
lady-slippers-orchid

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Yellow and purple lady slippers are the rare members of the orchid family, located mainly in London. The combination of yellow and purple lady slippers is very rare. Almost 3/4th of the total flower is yellow lady slipper and the remaining part is in purple color. The rare yellow and purple lady slippers is also one of the expensive flowers in the world. That’s why the yellow and purple lady slipper is protected by law in London.
3 Corpse Flower
corpse-flower

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The corpse flower is the largest and smelliest flower in the world. On blooming, this large flower would spread a rotten meat-like odor. Corpse flowers can only be found in in low-lying rainforests of Indonesia. They only bloom once in every 30 or 40 years.
The leaf of the corpse flower grows up to a height of 20 feet. The outer part of the corpse flower is green and the inner part is dark red. As it is very rare, the botanical gardens where the corpse flower grows mainly Sumatra gardens protected by law.

2 Jade Vine
rarest and beautiful flowers

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Jade Vine is a rare flower in the family of pea and bean. It can be only found in the rainforest of the Philippines. Jade Vine have claw-shaped flowers, which can grow up to 3 meters in size. The color of this beautiful flower varies from blue to light green.
As Jade Vine is sometimes pollinated by bats, it shows luminous quality at night. The natural pollinators and constantly changing environmental conditions are which make Jade Vine very rare.
 

Mwalimu-G

Elder Lister
Teacher-G please recommend some good scented flowers that I can plant in my compound.
Most scented flowers are night bloomers - the scent is for attracting their pollinators such as moths and some bats. The list in this resource though may guide you plants with some scent either day or night.


13 flowers for a scented summer garden

There is surely nothing more romantic and gently indulgent than enjoying the scents of your garden. Memories of a particular flower or plant will stay with you (or your children) for many years to come and transport you back to this happy place and time.
A scented garden is one of life’s simple but most lovely pleasures and it’s very easy to achieve. Wooded, small, large or sunny, there are fragrant plants for almost any scented summer garden.
1. Lilac

Lilac flowers

With their distinctive coned shaped flowers in whites, blues and purples, you cannot mistake the intense smell of the lilac as spring slips into summer. Tolerant and fairly easy to grow, you’ll enjoy this rich early fragrance.
2. Mock orange

Mock orange flowers

With its pretty small white flowers and a sweet orangey fragrance, a mock orange is a pure delight and heralds the beginning of summer. It’s a hardy shrub that will tolerate some shade but can get quite large so beware. Whenever you go near when it’s in bloom, you’ll be struck by its delicious scent almost good enough to eat.
 
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