“Middlemist’s Red,” also known as the spring rose, is widely regarded as the world’s rarest flower, as just two of these precious plants exist, one in New Zealand and another in the UK.
Night blooming Cereus is a cactus that is native to Arizona and the Sonora Desert. There are numerous romanticized names for the plant such as Queen of the Night. The name is an umbrella term for approximately seven different genera, which have the night blooming characteristic.
A bushy ornamental sage that puts out a profusion of eye-catching bicolour blooms in white and lipstick red (hence the name) from July to October.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, these flowers symbolize immortality. It is also said that these rare flowers are the symbol of reincarnation of none other than the royal king, Lord Buddha himself. A native to China, its local name is Udumbara.