Gold of Kinabalu Orchid

The Gold of Kinabalu Orchid is one of the most expensive flowers Due to its rarity and unique beauty. The Gold of Kinabalu Orchid is grown only in the Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia. Originally, this Flower was found in the rainforests around Mount Kinabalu in northern Borneo, at elevations from 500 to 1200 meters above the sea. The flower commonly grows as a terrestrial in ultramafic soil but sometimes it is also growing as a lithophyte in leaf litter on ultramafic rocks and is usually located near a river.

The Gold of Kinabalu Orchid is still commonly known as Rothschild's slipper orchid, is a large-sized clear-leaved orchid and blooms in tall, clustered flowers, each clustered with about 6 large flowers. This is a type of flower unique in the Corypetalum group by holding its petals almost horizontally, giving the flower a very distinctive appearance. The Gold of Kinabalu Orchid usually blooms in April - May, this is considered the most beautiful flowers time of the year. Currently, it is estimated that one stick of this flower is sold at nearly $5,000, or £3,000 for just one stem at a time.

Scientific name: Paphiopedilum rothschildianum

Origin: Malaysia

Price: $5,000, or £3,000 for just one stem at a time

Refer to: https://www.wonderslist.com/10-most-expensive-flowers-of-the-world/