It is reported that this flower last bloomed in 2004 and that it blooms once in 12 years.

Stella has even managed to help boost varieties that bloom but once.

The Kurinji flowers found in the lower Palani range, which bloom once every 12 years, are also well-known.

This area has plants that only bloom once every 20 years.

Barbara Thomas, a naturalist, said that the pink honeysuckle that once bloomed so high up it could not be seen was now low and visible.

Of further religious significance and indeed scientific interest, the tree displays a rare phenomenon for its species, blooming not once but twice per year.

Others were the old-fashioned roses that bloomed once a year with rich scents, simple flowers like daisies, and flowering herbs.

The earliest roses usually bloomed only once a year, but they gave off wonderful aromas.

C. lanuginosa is a twice-bearing clematis that blooms once in spring and again in summer.

Interested but not yet seeing the opportunities, he left the seal intact for about four years, noting that the grass actually bloomed once.