A giant orchid that is roughly the size of a small car bloomed for the second time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. This is quite a feat considering the fact that there are maybe a handful of growers in the world capable of cultivating it.

Often referred to as the Queen Orchid, Tiger Orchid and Leopard Orchid, this particular plant is 12 feet in diameter and weighs around 200 pounds. In the wild it grows in the crotches of trees over 100 feet in the air. Due to the unique habitat the plant is accustomed to, botanists have kept the plant potted in a basket that hangs high in the air over a small pond. The last time this plant was re-potted it took five people, a rope and a pulley to place it in the new pot.

Soon the orchid will produce a seed capsule the size of a football. The capsule will contain over 2 million seeds which may be sold to other botanists who are interested in cultivating this monstrosity.