The Largest Flower : Rafflesia

Rafflesia is the world's largest flower, but you are not going to get it at any of the florist shop of your area.



The bloom of rafflesia is too large and it is too smelly to include it in boquet.

Rafflesia grows about in an area of a yard and it smells like a rotting meat. This horrible odor helps this plant to survive.

The stench draws flies which pollinate the Rafflesia. This way the Rafflesia reproduces itself.

Rafflesia do not have stems, roots or leaves. Rafflesia do not produce chlorophyll.

Rafflesias are parasites that do not sting or bite but attach themselves to jungle vines. The vines serves as host plants which provide rafflesia with all nutrirional requirements.