Published Wednesday, September 22, 2021, OK personal/derivative use; link www.lovethatimage.com.
Corpse flower
I finally got to see a Corpse Flower in bloom! It was kind of under the radar at Seattle’s Volunteer Park Conservatory. They hadn’t publicized it for fear of crowds in this covid era. They bloom very rarely. This plant is twenty years old and this is its first bloom, so it is kind of a baby, which is why the whole thing is only about three feet tall. Mature flowers can be eight feet! The bloom was at its maximum this morning, and I saw it at around 2pm. I was surprised that the odor was completely done! So it was not stinky at all, a bit of a disappointment, but it was more beautiful than I expected. The outer part was an incredible swirl of loveliness. Here is a little documentary about them with David Attenborough.
Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum
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Pretty cool that you got to see this!
Just like the Victoria Regina to see a few hours in a well maintained Hortus Botanicus and when I was a kid I lived opposite a botanical hortus in Amsterdam. So I remember to see it once and also the smell. This one looks really beautiful.
So glad you saw this rarity! I have never seen it, but read about it.
I’ve never seen one and, from the description of its odor, I’m not sure I’d like to. It’s an interesting bloom though.
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How lucky to be able to see this plant.
It looks amazing.
I’ve heard about this. I would love to see it sometime. 🙂
I can imagine how disappointing it must have been to not be able to smell it.