Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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In this video I am in Borneo and invite you along to see no fewer than six different Rafflesia flowers, in various stages of bloom. The Rafflesia genus hold the biggest flower in the world and I'm happy to share information on recent propagation breakthroughs for this iconic plant.
We visit three different locations and, near the end of the video, see Poring Hot Springs with a surprising tree-top encounter.

Plants in a 130 Million Year Old Tropical Rainforest...
youtu.be/W7AgM2kYys8?si=_3ePhfiL2UM2IZog

Adenna Rafflesia Garden FB...
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064039842592
Poring Hot Springs...
https://www.sabahparks.org.my/kinabalu-park/poring

Rafflesia Information Sources...
nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cultivating-the-worlds-largest-stinkiest-flower-is-no-small-task
en.antaranews.com/news/249665/rare-corpse-flower-blooms-ex-situ-in-bogor-botanical-garden
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ppp3.10431

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