Today on the social plug we take a look at one of the world's rarest flowers, which just happens to be found only in Fiji. In the high mountains of Taviyuni, known as Fiji's Garden Island, there is a beautiful lake of considerable size. A flowering plant called Ratangimudhia is found only on the shores of this lake, which is also named after the flower, and also on the upper slopes of Mount Seatura in Boa Vanuon Liv. Ratangimudhia is one of Fiji's most beautiful wild flowers. It is a Liana bearing crimson and white flowers in 30cm long hanging clusters and only grows at altitudes of over 600 meters, flowering from October to December. And strangely enough, every attempt to transplant the vine has failed. The flower is the floral emblem of Fiji and is also represented on the Fiji $50 note. Ratangimudhia has deep cultural and historical significance in Fiji, sacred to the people of Fiji's northern provinces of Boa and Vakondrove, especially to the people of Taviyuni. For these communities, Ratangimudhia symbolizes beauty and uniqueness, and is the subject of songs and legends, and a great deal of pride. The legend behind Ratangimudhia says that once upon a time there was a princess. She had given her heart away to a young man, but her father had promised her hand to another in an alliance. Heartbroken, the princess ran away from the village up into the island's forest. She stopped by the island's lake and wet her heart out. The gods must have looked upon her fervor with kindness, because when the villages went up the mountain, they found a new flower with beautiful red and white blossoms. Therefore, Ratangimudhia flower and the princess's story are forever entwined in history. Over the years, scores of scientists and horticulturists tried to transplant the flowers in other areas of Fiji and the world, but all efforts have been in vain. This flower grows only in the caldera of Taviyuni's volcano and nowhere else. Plus, because of its rarity and beauty, it is especially prized amongst Fijians and looked upon with reverence and a sign of good fortune.