Probably someone, having read the title of our article, will say: “Of course, given by the closest person, regardless of whether it is a luxurious bouquet of overseas roses or a modest bunch of wildflowers.” And it is difficult to disagree with such an answer. After all, the joy and pleasure of the attention of loved ones cannot be estimated with money.
Nevertheless, it is no secret to anyone that flowers have a price, and sometimes quite high. Perhaps someone will not believe us, but the most expensive flowers in the world can cost several tens, and sometimes thousands of dollars. It is with these rare instances that we will introduce you in this article. Since all of the plants listed below are for foreign breeding, we quote their prices in dollars.
The most expensive flowers
The cost of a flower depends on many factors: country of growth, flowering time, physical and financial costs of breeders who grow it. The first in our short review, we would like to introduce Rainbow roses.
They were obtained by specially developed technology, the author of which was the owner of a flower company from the Netherlands, Peter Werken. Numerous experiments conducted by Dutch companies led to the first successful results in 2004. Growing rainbow roses is not easy. This is a real art, which is the ability to mix different colors.
To grow a rainbow plant, breeders divide its stem into several channels. According to them, the rose absorbs water colored with various dyes. So an ordinary white rose becomes rainbow. The cost of one such flower from the manufacturer is ten dollars.
Gloriosa
The most expensive flowers, as a rule, are rather rare plants. An example of this is a native of South Africa and Asia, a flower of gloriosa. Its name comes from the Latin word gloriostis. It can be translated into Russian as “glorified”. Therefore, this amazing plant is often called the flower of glory.
This magnificent specimen has a fragile, thin, rather high stem, very long leaves, sometimes reaching three meters in length, and large flowers of bright yellow-green or red-yellow colors. The exotic appearance of this plant stands out against the background of other, more modest representatives of the flora, which could not but affect its price, which is on average ten dollars per flower.
King of the night
The most expensive flowers are sometimes found among well-known species. Each woman is pleased with the first spring tulips - white, yellow, purple, red, multicolor. But not many people get the black tulip as a gift.
An unusual variety of tulips with a purple-black color is considered a very expensive flower. The peak of its popularity and special value fell on the days of "tulip fever." Then one bulb of a plant was equal in value to four pigs, to a herd of sheep, four bulls, two tons of oil, etc. Today, the cost of a bulb of this species is twenty dollars.
Eden rose
Known around the world, the variety of climbing roses carries the honorary title of the most beautiful in the world. In our opinion, it is quite justified. Heavy and large buds of a pale pink or cream color, with a border of a more saturated color.
This variety surprisingly combines the sophistication of modern roses with the charm of ancient cup-shaped patterns. Flowers got their name in honor of the poet Ronsard (France). Due to the fact that this name is not very well known in the world, it was decided to give the variety another name - Eden Rose, which translates as "paradise rose."Over its twenty-year history, the plant has won a record number of international awards at exhibitions. One flower is priced at twenty US dollars.
Sweet juliet
Often the most beautiful flowers in the world at the stage of selection work require huge financial costs and long, hard work. This fully applies to our next heroine. Sweet Juliet is a rose bred by a breeder from Great Britain D. Austin. He created this amazing flower for fifteen years, spending almost sixteen million dollars during this time.
The first elegant roses with neat buds of delicate apricot color were presented in the UK in 2006. Since then, they have been constantly discussed by breeders around the world. A very small bunch of these roses costs almost one hundred and fifty dollars, and one flower will cost you twenty-five dollars.
Medinilla
Very tender and romantic plant. Medinilla is a flower with large soft pink bunches of flowers. In vivo distributed in tropical Africa, on some islands of the Pacific Ocean, in Asia. Many botanists believe that this is the most beautiful exotic plant in the world.
During flowering, the medinilla is mesmerizing with beauty: hanging inflorescences cover several tiers of pale pink, delicate bracts. The plant is strewn with many small flowers of light pink color. There is a medinilla worth one hundred and fifty dollars.
Shenzhen nongke
These amazing flowers artificially brought collectors from China. It took eight years of work to get the Shenzhen Nongke orchids to the breeders team, after whom the flower was named. This elegant and fragrant plant blooms once every four to five years.
In 2005, at an auction, the Shenzhen Nongke orchid was bought by an anonymous buyer for a fantastic amount of two hundred and two thousand dollars.
Kinabalu Gold (Orchid)
Another amazing orchid that can be seen only in one place on our planet - on Mount Kinabalu (island of Borneo). This endangered species blooms fifteen years after the first leaves appear. On one peduncle grows 5-6 large yellow flowers with petals arranged horizontally. They are covered with dark veins. One shoot of this plant is offered to the buyer for five thousand dollars.
The rarest flowers
In conclusion of our review, I would like to talk about the rarest colors, which, probably, could be called the most expensive. But, unfortunately, no one knows their true value.
Middlemist Red
These are some of the rarest and most moody flowers on our planet. Middlemist Red has been known since the mid-19th century. Gardener J. Middlemist brought a copy of an extremely beautiful rose from China to Europe. This rare flower was named after its European discoverer.
The middler, right after his arrival, rooted the rose in the greenhouse. After some time, the rarest flower in the world today in the homeland (in China) was eradicated. His native name was safely forgotten. Over time, two copies of the plant remained in the world. The first flower grows in Britain, and the second in New Zealand. The last time this flower opened its bud in 2010 was in the Ceswick House greenhouse.
The researcher observing him says that he has a tremendous responsibility, since he must preserve a unique plant that needs attention and care.
Rafflesia
And finally, present to you the heaviest flower. It is often called cadaveric lily. It was discovered by the Italian scientist Odoardo Beccari in 1878. Then he conducted scientific research in Sumatra.
Under natural conditions, this flower is found only on this island. In addition, he is bred in Sumatra in the botanical gardens. Cadaveric lily is a parasite plant. A flower is not able to synthesize organic substances necessary for its own life; in this regard, it parasitizes on trees and stems of vines.
Rafflesia begins with tiny seeds sprouting under the bark of trees. Eighteen months later, a bud forms on its surface, and after nine months a bud is formed that blooms on the ground and turns into a very beautiful huge flower painted in brick red, though with a very unpleasant odor that explains its second name.
