5. Saffron Crocus
The precious Saffron Crocus is the source of the expensive aromatic spice called saffron and carries an incredible price tag of $1200-1500 per pound.
The flower grows in purple color, but the true star is its rich yellow colored stamen, which yields saffron after being harvested and dried.
The high price of saffron is attributed to the fact that only 500 g of the spice comes from 80000 flowers.
4. Rothschild’s Orchid
Also known by the name of Gold of Kinabalu Orchid, the rare and beautiful Rothschild’s Orchid commands a huge price of $ 6000 for a single piece.
The flower grows only at one place, which is the Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia and needs great care and labor, which accounts for its exorbitant price.
3. Shenzen Nongke Orchid
With an unbelievable price tag of 1.68 million Yuan, equivalent to $ 200000, the Shenzen Nongke Orchid is regarded as the third most expensive flower.
It is a man made flower, which has been the result of years or research and experimentation.
The flower boasts of rare beauty and amazing taste.
2. Juliet Rose
Another man made flower, which is the result of hard labor of flower breeder Savid Austin is the elegant Juliet Rose.
It was showcased for the first time at the Chelsea Flower Show and fetched a price of 3 million pounds, which equals $ 15.8 million.
1. Kadupul Flower
Kadupul Flower, which is the original native to Sri Lanka, is the most expensive flower in the world as it is considered priceless.
The flower takes more than a year to blossom, blooming at night and dying before dawn, which makes it so very precious.
Amazingly, this flower survives just a few hours after being picked and has almost never lived long enough to reach the buyers.