“This is the MahaMeru flower. It only blooms once every 400 years and grows in the Himalayas. Our generation is lucky to see them. Pass it on so others can enjoy it too.”
The MahaMeru flower: This text is currently being shared again on Facebook, WhatsApp and CO in conjunction with a picture. But this is not true. It is this post:
However, that's not true!
The claim that a flower called “MahaMeru” in the Himalayas only blooms every 400 years is neither true, nor do any of the images distributed show this non-existent plant.
What you see in the picture is the flower of the western cactus, also known to us mimibotanists as “Carnegiea gigantea” ( source )!
This cactus is found in the US states of Arizona and California, as well as in the Mexican state of Sonora. The cactus plant is the official state flower of Arizona.
Maybe the picture was just a mix-up, that can happen. But what about the claim that there is a MahaMeru flower in the Himalayas that only blooms every 400 years?
When we look for MahaMeru, we don't find it in biology books (yes, books!) or on biology websites, so it doesn't seem to be very well known.
Instead, we came across the “ Sri Yantra ,” a mystical diagram of the Hindu religion. When this symbol, consisting of nine interlocking triangles, is depicted in three dimensions, it is also called " Maha Meru" , which is also said to be the name of the mystical mountain in the spiritual center of the world.
That all sounds nice, but it has nothing to do with a flower at all, but rather with a “spiritual mountain” that doesn’t physically exist… and it probably doesn’t even bloom!
Other flowers
also circulating on the Internet with other photos of various flowers , but none of the images distributed with the text show a plant blossom in the Himalayas!
Conclusion of the MahaMeru flower
The claim that a flower called “MahaMeru” in the Himalayas only blooms every 400 years is neither true, nor do any of the images distributed show this non-existent plant.
In keeping with the topic:
“The flower of patience” – a plant that only blooms for 7 days every 7 years?
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