Starting a new series of most beautiful and rarest Flowers of World....

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                 05. kodupul flower 

         Rareness and beauty are the main features that make kodupul flower or Flower from the Heaven (Epiphyllum oxypetalum )( Fam. Caryophyllaceae ) so special. It is a species of cactus and one of the most cultivated species in the genus.The rare flower mainly found in forests of Sri Lanka. Only a few people got chance to feel the beauty of kodupul flowers because they bloom only at mid night and perish before the dawn. The blooming of kodupul flower will take place only under very specific circumstances. It is a very pleasant smelling flower and also one of most expensive flowers because of shorter life span. Until today no botanist can give correct explanation about the sudden death of kodupul flowers.