Gibraltar Campion

The Gibraltar campion is also known as Silene tomentosa, is a very rare flowering plant of the genus Silene and the family Caryophyllaceae, its scientific name is Silene tomentosa. Belonging to a woody-based perennial, each Gibraltar campion tree can be about 40 cm high, which blooms flowers ranging from pink to pale violet, and is endemic to Gibraltar.

Gibraltar campion has a not too special appearance, but it is still on the list of rare flowers in the world because the flower was once extinct and was found back in 1992. After being found again, Gibraltar campion was propagated at the Millennium Seed Bank, and the type specimen is kept at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London. Currently, Gibraltar campion is more commonly found in the rocky outcrops of the Rock of Gibraltar or the Gibraltar Botanical Gardens.

Type of plant: woody based perennial.
Size: 15 inches tall (40 cm).
Conservation status: critically endangered.
Origin: Gibraltar. Literally just there.
Reason for being rare: very small natural habitat.

Refer to: https://www.gardeningchores.com/rare-flowers/