Hidden in the jungles of Indonesia is a plant that doesn't live off of the sun, instead it gains its sustenance through ...

Named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, the rafflesia grows best in areas with high humidity and plenty of rainfall. The plant is notable for its large flowers, which can grow ...

Instead, 25 Rafflesia species should be considered critically ... So far, researchers have failed to grow them in the lab outside of their host vine—and they cannot be propagated using usual ...

Some plants display animal-like behaviors. Sundew hunts insects. Skunk cabbage generates heat. Witchweed steals nutrients.

Much of Rafflesia’s life cycle is a mystery, Dr Thorogood admitted. He explained: “It’s almost impossible to grow, and many species are rarely seen by people – they flower in places you ...

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 "monster flower" can grow up to ...

Some parasites, such as Rafflesia and Thurber’s stemsucker, grow within the plant and only emerge to flower, while others attach their haustoria externally. All parasitic plants have evolved from ...

Despite this, little is known about its life cycle, and it is almost impossible to grow. Half of the Rafflesia species known to science were described in the past two decades, yet most have since ...

The Rafflesia - which blooms the largest flowers ... and more research into how they grow and develop could help look after them. Experts say protecting the plants' habitat in the jungle could ...

The challenge is how to grow propagules of Rafflesia species and their Tetrastigma host in the US national garden, the US Botanic Garden (USBG), a nonprofit public garden committed to promoting ...