Re: "The Private Life of Plants"
Steven Klitzing (stevek@informix.com)
Fri, 4 Aug 1995 08:02:48 -0700
> Strictly speaking, Amorphophallus titanum is not the world's largest
> flower. This plant produces a spadix, upon which grow many tiny flowers
> (in the true sense of the word). By "flowers" I mean the growths which
> contain the reproductive parts of a plant (stamen and pistils).
>
> The largest flower in the world is Rafflesia.
>
> Perry Malouf
>
No, the largest flower in the world is the Atlantic Giant Pumpkin flower
which turns into 900 lb. pumpkins...much larger than Rafflesia, and
much better for turning into pies.
---Steve