Flowers appeared on Earth millions of years ago. They still exist easily today thanks in no small part to their simple manipulative evolutionary innovation. Flowers that use color and scent to trick insects and animals into doing their bidding still exist. Today, flowering plants are one of the most diverse classes of life on the planet, and extremely large flowers show how far adaptation has been pushed.
From the infamous “monster flower” three feet in diameter to a water lily so large it could easily accommodate a small child, here are the largest flowers in the world.
