2021年1月27日 · The corpse flower is a flowering plant known for having the biggest flower in the world, though it is actually the world's largest unbranched inflorescence — a group or...

2025年1月24日 · The corpse flower stores its energy in a swollen base at the stem–called a corm–that weighs about 100 pounds. Corpse flowers have the largest known corm in the plant kingdom. If it is a non ...

2025年1月23日 · The corpse flower only blooms every 7-10 years in its natural habitat. “The fact that they open very rarely, so they flower rarely, is obviously something that puts them at a little bit of a disadvantage in the wild,” said garden spokesperson Sophie Daniel, who designed Putricia’s kooky and funereal display.

4 天之前 · The fascinating life cycle of the titan arum plant Learn about the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as a corpse flower: how it grows, attracts insects, and blooms. (more) See all videos for this article

The Corpse Flower is a tuberous perennial that produces one of the largest unbranched inflorescences in the world. Its spectacular bloom consists of a towering central spadix surrounded by a large, petal-like spathe.

As a consequence, it is characterized as a carrion flower, earning it the names corpse flower or corpse plant. The titan arum was first brought to flower in cultivation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 1889.

The corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom, boasts a powerful stink, and blooms for just 2-3 days once every two to three years. The bloom can grow up to 9 feet tall!

2021年10月27日 · Not only is the corpse flower one of the smelliest plants on Earth, but it also has the largest collection of flowers (inflorescence) in the world. The unpredictable blooming spectacle makes this...

2024年11月8日 · The unusual odor of the titan arum, commonly called the corpse flower because its scent is reminiscent of rotting flesh, draws crowds of curious visitors to greenhouses around the world during its rare blooms.

Titan arum is one of the smelliest plants on Earth. Nicknamed the corpse flower, it has an incredibly foul smell of rotten flesh when in bloom. This nauseating odour is produced to attract pollinators that love to feed and breed on flesh.