> In the wild, where can you find the corpse lily, the flower that produces thelargest bloom in the world?And the answer: Indonesia. The largest bloom in the worldCommonly known as the corpse lily, the Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare flower foundin the rainforests of Indonesia. Growing to almost a meter across, it's a smellyand parasitic plant, with no visible leaves or stem, and attaches itself to ahost plant to obtain water and nutrients.As the largest bloom in the world, the corpse lily has evolved to be more thanbeautiful: its reddish hue, warm temperature and intense odor are meant toattract insects that would feed on corpses. Dung beetles, flesh flies, and othercarnivorous insects find the corpse flower to be the main attraction – they areall pollinators who are tricked into thinking the large bloom is anotherdecaying prey. The corpse lily only emits odor for an extremely brief window of time. In fact,the bloom only lives long enough to attract pollinators – about 36 hoursmaximum. After the bugs have flown away with pollen on their legs, the flowercollapses. Somewhere else in the forest, the process starts all over again. With months and sometimes years of growth ahead of it, there is nounderestimating the rarity of a blooming corpse lily. These magnificent flowersonly bloom once in their lifetimes, and often require storing energy in theirmassive stalk (or "corm") for up to seven years. Oftentimes, the bloom is apopular event for tourists at local botanical gardens. While corpse lilies don'tgrow naturally outside Indonesia, human cultivation has made it possible toexperience the rotting smell from various locations in the United States. Check out the corpse lily in its natural habitat below.