And the size is not the only reason this flower make poor choice for bouquet. It stinks! to attract the flies it needs to pollinate it, accordingly. Because it says rafflesia smells like rotting flesh! who in the world attracts on that kinda thing? it is very disgusting to imagine how big it is I'm sure people don't wanna be close from it! stay discreet as possible otherwise you will be puking...lol!
I learned, that in the past the Malaysian villagers who lives in the rain forest where flowers situated have dubbed it the devil's bowl and have chopped it up on sight. According to china newspaper, the Malaysian states park of kinabalu has moved to protect the rare flower so that scientists may study it further. However the local villagers earn extra money by guiding tourist into the forest to photograph this huge rare flower though in a discreet distance. And at present this flower was display in the public museum in Malaysia.