You have often heard of souvenirs, paintings, gems etc. which are generally auctioned off at high prices. But have you ever heard of an indoor plants auctioning at a huge cost? Well, this has happened in New Zealand on Sunday.

Identified as a “Very Rare” species, an indoor plant Rhaphidophora tetrasperma was sold for a whopping amount of 14 Lakh rupees in New Zealand. The plant has 8 leaves and the ninth one is just about to uncurl. All of its leaves have ‘excellent variegation’ and the plant is well-rooted in a 14 cm pot.