Corpse Flower Amorphophallus Titanum

Amorphophallus titanum plants take an average of 7 10 years to bloom for the first time.

Corpse flower amorphophallus titanum. The spadix can grow up to 12 feet tall. Amorphophallus titanum the titan arum is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. About the corpse flower amorphophallus titanum.

See more ideas about corpse flower amorphophallus titanum planting flowers. Titan arums are huge. Cal poly horticulture and botany students have been growing the amorphophallus titanum for several years and this is the plant s first flower.

This is the first time an amorphophallus titanum has bloomed for a second time at the conservatory. This rare plant is for plant geeks who want a challenge and will be committed to nearly a decade of nurturing and pampering this rare and attractive. After this initial bloom they can re bloom every 3 5 years thereafter.

Jul 22 2017 explore kathy hulsing s board corpse flower on pinterest. The fleshy central spike called a spadix bears small flowers in rings around its base. The plant is endemic to the steep hillsides of rainforests in western sumatra but is cultivated in botanic gardens worldwide.

Titan arum amorphophallus titanum also called corpse flower herbaceous flowering plant of the arum family araceae known for its massive foul smelling inflorescence cluster of flowers. Its enormous flower spike is the largest unbranched inflorescence flower structure in the plant kingdom. Titanum is endemic to sumatra.

The talipot palm corypha umbraculifera has a larger inflorescence but it is branched rather than unbranched. When in flower it exudes a foul stench that smells like rotting meat. Corpse flowers are open for only two days.

The corpse flower amorphophallus titanum is a single inflorescence that reaches an astounding height of 6 9 tall it only flowers once every 7 8 years and only 3 5 blooming events from plants grown in cultivation happen worldwide each year. The titan arum in bloom looks like a 6 to 8 foot tall flower but it s actually a tall spadix flower structure wrapped by a spathe a frilly modified leaf. At its tallest this bloom holds the record for the world s largest unbranched cluster of flowers arranged on a stem called an inflorescence.

Technically the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world the titan arum also sends up tall umbrella like individual leaves that can reach 15 feet and look.