Titan arum

Learn about the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) collection at the U.S. Botanic Garden.

The giant, 8-foot plant only blooms once a decade, and emits a powerful odor.

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This week, we’ve got a super sized epic creature...The Amorphophallus Titanum has the largest unbranched inflorescence (or spadix) in the world; it can reach over three meters (or nearly 10 feet) long! The inflorescence happens to be the large stem in the middle of the flower... The Amorphophallus Titanum starts out as a large tuberous root called corm, which can weigh up to 200lbs. The corm grows and stores energy for up to ten years before it flowers. While developing, it can grow up to…

photo 1= of the largest flower in the world. It only blooms 3 days every 40 years.

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The Titan Arum ( Amorphophallus titanum ) at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh bloomed Saturday after 12 years of careful cultivation and a few feverish weeks of tracking bud development . It's the first time a Titan Arum has bloomed in Scotland, and a huge victory for the dedicated staff at the

The Titan Arum is a truly remarkable plant. Both its inflorescence and its leaf structure are extremely unique and enormous. The stem of the leaf structure is just as green as the leaflets at the t…

The titan arum is a flowering plant known for its pungent order when flowering. Due to its fragrance, which is reminiscent of the smell of a decomposing mammal, the titan arum is also known as a carrion flower, the "Corpse flower", or "Corpse plant". It thrives at the edges of rainforests near open grasslands. Though found in many botanic gardens around the world it is still indigenous only to the tropical forests of Sumatra. This one is named "Maladora" is currently blooming at the UC…

Corpse Flower: This dramatic flower (also known as the titan arum) takes up to a decade to bloom — but you might not want to see it. This unromantic name comes from the terrible, foul odor it emits. Click through for more plants with funny nicknames!