Among all of the large flowers, Rafflesia arnoldi produces the biggest single bloom. Native to the rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia, where it is one of three national flowers, the so-called ...

This was the largest flower in the world, the book said, spanning over a metre. I was possessed by it and wanted to see one growing in the wild more than anything. Rafflesia had cast its spell on me.

But for all it’s glory, the rafflesia’s life is tragically short. Its mouth remains open for just one week before it rots and dies – so the largest flower on Earth is on borrowed time.

You'd have to be like Indiana Jones and hack your way through a thick jungle if you want to find the rafflesia – and even then, this beautiful flower doesn’t just grow on trees, because it ...

It was Fiji Day in Suva, the compact capital of the island-nation of Fiji and the South Pacific's largest ... elusive national flower, as well as one of the rarest flowers on Earth.

This tawny blossom, which looks like it was just plucked out of a bouquet, is the largest flower ever found in amber, the team reported on Thursday in a new study published in Scientific Reports.

[Related: Corpse flowers across the country are swapping pollen to stay stinky.] Rafflesia are the largest flowers in the world and have been a botanical enigma for centuries. In addition to their ...

The world's largest flower is on the verge of extinction. A recent study conducted by the University of Oxford and the University of the Philippines reveals that 60% of the 42 known species of the ...

Scientists have officially identified the largest fossilized flower ever recorded ... She covers several science topics from planet Earth to paleontology and archaeology to health and culture.