The plant, known as Amorphophallus titanum, blooms only once every few years, and its active flowering period is 24 to 36 hours. That is why this sight is considered so rare.
For the first time in four years, a giant “corpse” flower, known for its putrid odor, will bloom in the New York Botanical Garden. This is reported by the New York Post.
The botanical garden staff launched a live broadcast so that flower lovers from all over the world could watch this odorless spectacle.
In a botanical garden in the Bronx, the titanic amorphophallus has begun to bloom. This plant is known for the fact that during flowering the flower releases the smell of rotting flesh. This species blooms only once every few years, and its active flowering period is from 24 to 36 hours. That is why this sight is considered so rare. Insects that feed on carrion are the pollinators of this flower, fascinated by its putrid aroma.
“There’s nothing like spring in the garden, and we’re marking the beginning of the season with an important announcement. The corpse flower is blooming!” the garden administration wrote on social media.
In New York, this plant has bloomed before in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Amorphophallus titanum, known as the “king of all flowers,” grows up to 3.6 meters tall, with an underground part in the form of a huge tuber weighing up to 50 kilograms. Initially, this species grew only on the island of Sumatra, but human activity almost completely exterminated it there. Now this plant is most often grown in greenhouses. Some countries in Southeast Asia grow it as a cultivated plant and eat the tubers.
