World’s largest flower blooms in unnatural habitat for the first time

An endangered stinky lotus flower called Giant Padma, known as the largest flower in the world, has bloomed for the first time outside its natural habitat in an Indonesian botanical garden after centuries of conservation efforts, according to the National Agency for Research and Innovation. The 60 centimeter diameter flower bloomed Monday at Bogor Botanical Garden in suburban Jakarta following efforts to conserve the species out of its natural habitat since its discovery in 1818. The diameter of the flower may reach up to 150 centimeters. The opening of one of the many buds o…