Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

The world’s largest flower, known as Rafflesia arnoldii, can be found in the rainforests of Asia. It can grow up to 3 feet in ...

It is only once the flowers begin to bloom that the invader finally reveals itself. Rafflesia can lay dormant within its host for months, even years, but inevitably, a little bud will poke its way ...

Furthermore, even when they do bloom, Rafflesia flowers only bloom for around 48 hours. So if you want to see a rafflesia flower in person, you'll need to plan your trip around its blooming ...

A Rafflesia in full bloom. “For couples, families or photographers, privacy lets you take time with the flowers,” says Al Edi. After the trek, you can warm up with Cameron Highlands ...

LONDON -- Rafflesia, the flower species which contains some of the world’s largest flowers, is at risk of extinction, scientists have warned in a new study. The study, co-authored by botanists ...

Rafflesia kemumu in the rainforest of Sumatra. Chris Thorogood. Most plants in the parasitic genus Rafflesia—which contains the world’s largest flower—may be at risk of extinction, new ...

Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured the imagination with its enormous speckled red petals, are now at risk of extinction, a new research has warned.

As their giant petals open, the blooming of flowers in the genus Rafflesia brings with them an overwhelming odor mimics the smell of rotting flesh. While their pungent stink might keep humans away ...

The Rafflesia - which blooms the largest flowers in the world - is found in south-east Asia. It feeds on jungle vines - which are being destroyed due to deforestation.

A man poses behind an example of Rafflesia tuan-mudae at Guning Gading National Park in August 2008, demonstrating the scale of the large flower. (Image via Wikipedia) PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — ...

MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA) — “The world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia, thrives in Baungon, Bukidnon, symbolizing the rich biodiversity of northern Mindanao,” Henry Adornado, regional executive director ...