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    Nature’s Giants: Meet these 7 World’s largest flowers

    Discover the world’s largest flowers, from giant Rafflesias to Titan arums, showcasing nature’s incredible scale and beauty.

    Gurpreet Singh
    October 08, 2025 / 18:16 IST
    1. Rafflesia arnoldii: Known as the “corpse flower,” this giant bloom can grow over 3 feet wide, with a striking, pungent aroma. (Image: Canva)
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    1. Rafflesia arnoldii: Known as the “corpse flower,” this giant bloom can grow over 3 feet wide, with a striking, pungent aroma. (Image: Canva)
    2. Titan Arum: Nicknamed the “Titan Arum,” it can reach over 10 feet in height and produces a unique foul-smelling flower. (Image: Canva)
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    2. Titan Arum: Nicknamed the “Titan Arum,” it can reach over 10 feet in height and produces a unique foul-smelling flower. (Image: Canva)
    3. Giant Hibiscus: Some hibiscus varieties bloom to over a foot wide, adding vibrant tropical colours to gardens and forests (Image: Canva)
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    3. Giant Hibiscus: Some hibiscus varieties bloom to over a foot wide, adding vibrant tropical colours to gardens and forests (Image: Canva)
    4. Amorphophallus gigas: This relative of the Titan Arum produces enormous flower spikes reaching over 10 feet tall in Sumatra. (Image: Canva)
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    4. Amorphophallus gigas: This relative of the Titan Arum produces enormous flower spikes reaching over 10 feet tall in Sumatra. (Image: Canva)
    5. Confederate Rose: A stunning flower that changes colour from white to pink to red, sometimes growing over a foot across. (Image: Canva)
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    5. Confederate Rose: A stunning flower that changes colour from white to pink to red, sometimes growing over a foot across. (Image: Canva)
    6. Cannonball Tree Flower: This South American beauty produces clusters of large, fragrant flowers resembling intricate starbursts. (Image: Canva)
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    6. Cannonball Tree Flower: This South American beauty produces clusters of large, fragrant flowers resembling intricate starbursts. (Image: Canva)
    7. Jade Vine: Stunning turquoise clusters can stretch up to 3 feet, creating a waterfall of giant, exotic blooms. (Image: Canva)
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    7. Jade Vine: Stunning turquoise clusters can stretch up to 3 feet, creating a waterfall of giant, exotic blooms. (Image: Canva)
    Gurpreet Singh
    Tags: #science #wildlife
    first published: Oct 8, 2025 06:16 pm

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