Admire flowers bloom hundred years

Worthy of the Andes "queen" title, this plant possesses flowers up to 12 m tall and must undergo 80-100 years of quintessence of the desert, a new hill for a flower like like this a few weeks before they died.

The " Queen of the Andes " tree is found only in Peru and Bolivia on an altitude of about 3,000m to 4,800m, where the climate is extremely harsh and the land is extremely barren. Therefore it takes time to absorb nutrients for flowers and reproduction.

Each of the " Queen of Andes " trees only gave one flower with 10 million seeds. However, its seedlings are facing the risk of premature death because they are frequently trampled, eaten by cattle . Currently Peru has about 800,000 trees, and Bolivia has 35,000 trees. But these numbers are decreasing.

This species may be suitable for all climatic standards but only in Peru and Bolivia.


It takes 80-100 years to plant flowers.


According to the researchers, this plant is also fortified with part of the bird droppings.


Thousands of flowers carry 10 million seeds.


The Queen of the Andes trees bloom in the mountains of Thumi, Bolivia.


The leaves of the tree like prickly claws clung inside, making local people not daring to approach them.

Plants only bloom a few weeks before dying.