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A rare Talipot palm bloomed in Rio after 50 years, drawing crowds and honoring landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.
A rare Talipot palm, native to India and Sri Lanka, has bloomed for the first time in about 50 years at Rio de Janeiro’s Aterro do Flamengo park, drawing crowds to witness the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Planted in the 1960s by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, the palms take 30 to 80 years to flower only once before dying.
At Rio’s Botanical Garden, two of three Talipot palms are currently blooming, with the third still maturing; the last flowering there was in 2010.
Environmental factors affect blooming timing, so not all trees are flowering at once.
Though the parent plants die after flowering, new seedlings can grow from their trunks, continuing the cycle.
The event highlights both the species’ unique life cycle and Burle Marx’s lasting design legacy.
Una rara palmera Talipot floreció en Río después de 50 años, atrayendo a multitudes y honrando al arquitecto paisajista Roberto Burle Marx.