Top 10 Rarest Flowers In The World.
There are more than 270,000 species of flowers in existence and an even bigger number of subspecies. While most flowers are indeed pretty, there are flowers out there who aren’t necessarily known for their looks nor for their smell. Some flowers require specific climatic conditions to bloom, conditions that when not met, will force these particular flowers to either not bloom that that year or to die altogether. Such is the case with the flowers we will soon talk about, flowers that because of their sensibilities, have almost gone extinct. Let us then find out what are the ten rarest flowers in the world and where can they be found.
10.Corpse Flower
The astonishing corpse flowers can mainly be found in the low-lying tropical rainforests of Indonesia. At this point in time, the Corpse Flower is among the rarest, most endangered flowers on the planet as their numbers are constantly dwindling. You see, this particular flower is dependent on a specific vine called ‘Tetrastigma’, a vine that is also pretty sensible to climatic variations.
9.Jade Vine
This particular flower is native to the tropical forests of the Philippines where they only bloom from time to time. It is a member of the pea family with close relations to the bean family as well, so much that it is actually related to kidney beans. When fully grown, this flower can reach up to three meters in length while its colors can vary from blue-green to bright mint green in extreme cases.
8.Gibraltar Campion
Found mainly on the high peaks of Gibraltar, this rare flower was believed to be extinct until a few specimens were found in the late 1980s. Unfortunately, the flower did get extinct eventually, as nobody has seen the flower in its natural habitat ever since. This being said, seeds of this exquisite flower are still kept at the Almeda Gibraltar Botanic Gardens and the Royal Botanic Gardens in London.
7.Franklin Tree
The Franklin tree is part of the tea family, except this particular tree makes a very distinctive and beautiful flower. Native to the Altamaha river valley in Georgia, this rare flower has been extinct in the wild since the early 19th century. Nowadays, the only Franklin Trees in existence are the ones grown by the Bartram family who
have been avid horticulturists for generations.
6.Parrot’s Beak
As you would imagine, this rare flower resembles a parrot’s beak in more ways than one. Found mainly in the Canary Islands, this flower is believed to have first been pollinated by sunbirds who have since gone extinct in the Canary Islands. With them, so did any chance these flowers had at being pollinated, prompting them to go virtually extinct. We say this because a few of them can still be seen blooming every few years across the islands.