The Most Expensive Flowers in the World

Kadupul flower: priceless - blooms for only 2 hours at midnight then dies, impossible to buy. Juliet rose: $5 million to develop over 15 years by David Austin. Shenzhen Nongke orchid: $200,000 per flower, laboratory-created over 8 years.

Gold of Kinabalu orchid: $5,000 per stem, found only on one mountain in Borneo. Saffron crocus: the most expensive spice per weight - 150,000 flowers produce 1 kg of saffron worth $5,000-10,000. Tulip Mania bulbs once sold for equivalent of $1 million in modern currency.

Rare flowers drive a global luxury market worth billions..