According to Buddhist legend, the Udumbara flower blooms once every 3,000 years. The last time he bloomed before the Buddha's birth, and the last 20 years of his bloom was observed all over the world. They say that it heralds the coming of a great sage or enlightened one. This tiny fragrant flower has a very thin but extremely robust stalk.
People who have found Udumbara in recent years, reported that he did not fade for a long time and straightens up after it is folded. According to Buddhist legend, the Udumbara heralds the arrival of the the Holy king, who "turns the wheel that corrects the dharma in the world." He will take a person of any religion, kindly offering salvation to all.