How to Grow and Care for Rafflesia flowers

World's largest flower is a rare and fascinating plant found in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. This giant flower is the largest in the world, growing up to 91 cm in diameter and weighing up to 15 pounds! It emits a pungent odor similar to rotting flesh to attract pollinators, making it a unique and important part of its ecosystem. Sadly, due to habitat loss and over-harvesting, the corpse flower is now considered endangered.

Rotting flesh corpse flower is one of the largest flowers in the world, growing to a jaw-dropping 1 m in diameter. But don't expect a floral bouquet; the insects that pollinate this flower are attracted to rotting flesh, so that's what the flower smells like.

Rafflesia tuan-mudae boasts the world's largest single flower, a red, meaty bloom reaching up to 3 feet in diameter. This parasitic organism lacks leaves, stems, and roots, relying entirely on its host vine for nourishment. Rafflesia tuan-mudae emits a pungent odor akin to rotting flesh, attracting insect pollinators to its habitat in the rainforests of Southeast Asia.

Rafflesia lagascae is a parasitic plant notorious for producing one of the largest individual flowers in the world. With no leaves, stems, or roots, it primarily resides within the woody vines of the Tetrastigma genus. Rafflesia lagascae's flower is distinctive, displaying a fleshy, five-lobed corolla that emits a pungent odor to attract pollinators such as flies. Its rare blooming and reddish-brown coloration, often patterned with cream-colored spots, are also notable.