12 of the Most Expensive Plants on the Planet
From the world's most expensive flower to a plant that costs more than gold, these are the 12 most expensive plants from around the world.
1. The Corpse Flower
Amorphophallus titanum, often known as the titan arum, is thought to be the biggest flower in the world. Its flowers may reach heights of over 8 feet and have a diameter of 4 feet. The Titan Arum may grow up to 6 inches per day at its fastest point. It is a rare tropical plant that is indigenous to Sumatra, Indonesia's equatorial jungles. It emits a foul odor that is similar to the scent of decaying flesh when it is in bloom. Because of this, Indonesians refer to it as the "corpse flower," or Bunga Bangkai. The plant emerges from a large, bulb-shaped bulb underground. The spadix (the vertical fleshy column) and the spathe are the components that are visible (the petal-shaped outer covering).
- Price: 150000$
2. Mature Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree
The fiddle leaf fig (ficus lyrata), which can reach heights of up to 10 feet inside under ideal conditions, may reach about 50 feet in tropical rainforests. It has been the "it" plant over the past ten years because interior designers admired its unique leaves.The price has increased due to the demand.
Fiddle leaf plants are very sensitive to the state of the air. The list of things they dislike includes dry air, drafts, too much or too little sun, and so on. A mature tree requires a significant investment.
A huge fiddle leaf fig may be simpler to cultivate for a professional, but unless you know how to take care of one, owning one will be difficult. For this new addition, think about adding a humidifier at home.
- Price: 400$
3. Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma
Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma. Its large, vivid green foliage has a distinctive pattern of wavy leaves that resembles cut paper and is found in Malaysia and southern Thailand Variegated leaves, which include splotches of a secondary color, in this example white, are a feature of certain exceedingly uncommon Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma specimens.
One of these plants was listed on the trading platform "Trade Me" in June 2021 by a New Zealander. It sold for $27,100 in the final auction.
Did you also know? Variegation, or the different colored zones on a plant's leaves, can appear in a variety of distinctive ways, such as stripes, dots, and other patterns.
When you realize that plant leaves are always green by default, it's an intriguing phenomenon. However, leaves can turn variegated when pigments are deficient for some reason or when there is a genetic mutation that causes another hue to become abnormally prominent.
This is uncommon in nature since a variegated leaf lacks chlorophyll, which is essential for plant life. Despite the fact that these plants will perish before their all-green siblings, good breeding of variegated plants offers beneficial benefits.
- Price: 27100$
4. Philodendron Minima
Philodendron Minima is the common name for the tropical Rhaphidophora Tetrasperma. The plant is frequently referred to as "Piccolo" or "Mini Monstera."
A very rare variegated specimen sold in August 2020 for $8,150 on Trade Me, the nation's largest trade platform, as New Zealand's love for houseplants grows.
The little minimum barely had four leaves, which makes this transaction all the more unexpected. The description of the plant, which was humbly sold in a six-inch black plastic pot but was described as "extremely unusual" and having "beautiful golden variegation on every leaf," generated curiosity.
P. lynamii and P. joepii are likewise becoming more expensive. Variegated forms of P. minima are more expensive and often retail for $20 to $50. Spots, streaks, and blocks should be varied, according to houseplant lovers.
- Price: 8150$
5. Hindu Rope Plant
Hoya carnosa compacta, a plant
On the New Zealand marketplace Trade Me in 2020, a member sold a Hoya Carnosa
Compacta 'Hindu Rope' for $6,500.
- Price: 6500$
- Price: 6500$
6. Hochstetter’s Butterfly Orchid
Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid contrary to popular belief, the orchid still grows wild on a single mountainside on this secluded island, displaying its peach-yellow color and butterfly blooming pattern.
The Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid has been driven out of the majority of its native habitat, even in other parts of So Jorge, by invasive flower species introduced by overzealous colonizers. The flower may sell for up to $6,000 per stalk because of its extreme rarity.
- Price: $6,000
7. Pink Princess Philodendron
Philodendron erubescens 'Pink Princess' is its botanical name.
Horticulture Week also dubbed Half Moon Philodendron Pink Princess "2019's Must-Have
Plant." On ETSY, the plant was purchased for a cost of $1,999.95.
- Price: 1999$
8. Shenzhen Nongke Orchid
Known for their delicateness, uniqueness, and beauty, orchids are prized for their use as ornamental plants.
Despite being an artificial creation, the Shenzhen Nongke Orchid is the most costly in the entire world. For over ten years of study, architectural scientists at Shenzhen University in China created it in a lab.
The blossoms of this extremely rare orchid only bloom around once every five years, increasing its already incredible value. The most expensive flower ever sold was a Shenzhen Nongke Orchid, which was purchased by an anonymous bidder for the Chinese Yuan equivalent of $217,000 in 2005.
- Price: $217,000
9. Shenzhen Nongke Orchid
The Shenzhen Nongke Orchid was produced by scientists who toiled assiduously for eight years in a lab to nurture this bloom.
It is a creation that is entire of human origin. This orchid requires a comparable amount of patience from gardeners because it might take between four and five years for it to blossom.
At least these exquisite blossoms dazzle the senses with a distinctive aroma, but the plant is so uncommon that few will ever get to smell them. Auctions for pricey specimens might reach $200,000.
- Price: 200000$
10. Monstera Thai Constellation
Monstera 'Thai Constellation' is its botanical name.
This plant stands out from the other kinds thanks to its magnificent white and green variegation. It will cost you between $300 and $500 when you buy it.
- Price: 300$ to 500$
11. Philodendron Pink Princess Galaxy
Due to its superior quality, uniqueness, age, and color, one sample, known as the Philodendron Pink Princess Galaxy, sold on Etsy for $3,500.
- Price: $3,500
12. Bonsai Pine
A bonsai pine is the priciest kind of plant. Growing big trees in little pots is known as bonsai, an old art form. Even though they are just a few feet tall, well-constructed trees have the dimensions of substantial works of natural architecture.
But just one plant—a Bonsai White Pine—has ever been sold for more than $1 million, making it the most expensive plant ever.
The unusual tree was brought to the Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Convention & Exhibition by Seiji Morimae's S-CUBE organization, where it was purchased on the second day. A juniper bonsai ($350,000) and another white pine bonsai ($160,000) are noteworthy examples of expensive bonsai trees.
- Price: $1,300,000