UK Man Cultivates Ultra-Rare Houseplant Collection, Including One Worth 12,000 Pounds per Leaf
A UK man has caught the internet’s attention with his extraordinarily rare plant collection, including one plant whose leaves are worth an astonishing 12,000 pounds (US$16,700) a piece.
Tony Le-Britton is a 30-year-old plant collector who has cultivated a houseplant “jungle” in his Cheltenham home. He even converted his spare room into a greenhouse for his rare plants, one of which was found to be undocumented by science, and another thought to be extinct.
His most valuable plant, however, is the rhaphidophora tetrasperma variegata, which is worth an estimated 12,000 pounds per leaf. According to Metro UK, the plant is highly sought after by collectors, and currently has a waiting list of buyers.