The giant flower Amorphophallus titanum is a very rare flower, and its flower spreads a terrible scent, but it does not prevent lovers of spectacular plants from visiting botanical gardens!
In the botanical garden in New York it bloomed on June 28, 2018. the smelliest flower in the world Amorphophallus titanum, which is known by the name “corpse flower”.
This is a tropical plant originating from the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, and is characterized by the smell of the flower that resembles the smell of rotting flesh.
A very rare flower
What makes this plant interesting is that it is a rare flower. The flower can be seen every seven to ten years because this giant flower needs seven to ten years of vegetative growth and development before it begins to grow. The flower usually begins to open between the afternoon and late afternoon and remains open all night. At that moment, the female flower is ready for pollination.
Amorphophallus titanum is an unusual plant whose flower can reach up to 3 meters and exudes the scent of decomposing bodies to attract insects that engage in pollination.
Many visitors come to see how this bloom blossomed against an unbearable scent that spreads, because the flower survives for only three days.
Video source: National Geographic YouTube Channel
