Expensive Gold Of Kinabalu Orchid
It is difficult to cultivate this flower as it takes many years to appear.
Expensive gold of kinabalu orchid. As the flower only grows after years of cultivation the booms are rare and have a price tag to match. With its long red dotted petals the gold of kinabalu orchid truly has a style all its own. Kinabalu within the enclosed premises of the kinabalu national park in malaysia. It is unique in the corypetalum group by holding its petals almost horizontally giving the flower a very distinctive appearance.
This orchid is more commonly known as the gold of kinabalu orchid or rothschild s slipper orchid. Gold of kinabalu orchid 6000 per piece this flower is extremely expensive because of its beauty and rarity. The rothschild s orchid paphiopedilum rothschildianum is one of the rarest and most expensive flowers on the planet. It grows exclusively in malaysia s kinabalu national park.
Also called the rothschild slipper orchid it is not only exquisitely beautiful but flowers extravagantly with up to six flowers a stem and has a lovely scent. This plant grows at a height of 500 1200 meters above the sea level. Due to its rarity and beauty the gold of kinabalu orchid is one of the most expensive flowers ever sold. The kinabalu national park a world heritage site houses one of the most expensive orchids in the world.
Also known as the king of the paphs the paphiopedilum rothschildianu also called rothschild s slipper orchid named after the person who discovered it can cost up to. Those familiar with the black market say that the plant fetches sums of up to 5 000 a stem. Though it is mainly a terrestrial plant it is also seen growing over the leaf litter as a lithophytes near rivers and. The gold of kinabalu orchid is found only in the kinabalu national park in malaysia.
These orchids are said to be the gold of kinabalu. Click to enlarge so you are probably asking why in the world this plant is so valuable. A close up of the rare orchid. Also known as rothschild s slipper orchid is a large sized clear leafed species of orchid.
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum commonly known as the gold of kinabalu orchid or rothschild s slipper orchid is a large sized clear leafed species of orchid it blooms with a tall inflorescence with up to six large flowers. It is easy to understand why the gold of kinabalu orchid above is considered the world s most expensive flower at 6 000 a stem. The former name can be traced to the rarity of this orchid and the fact that this orchid grows mostly along the slope of mt. Gold of kinabalu orchid.
Gold of kinabalu orchid. The orchid took eight years to develop and in 2005 it was sold at auction to an anonymous bidder for a shocking 1 68 million yuan around 202 000 making it the most expensive flower ever. It has lovely green petals embellished with red dots and is grown only in malaysia s kinabalu national park.