Titan Arum
Three corpse flowers (Amorphophallus titanium), also known as titan arum or the stinky plant, are currently in the process of blooming at The United States Botanic Garden on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol Building here in D.C. I have been stopping by daily for the past couple of weeks to monitor their progress. But on today’s bike ride I was pleased to see that the largest of the three plants is now in full bloom. Peak blooms for the second and third plants are currently predicted to be between tomorrow and August 30th.
The three plants currently on display, which vary in age from five years up to 12 years old, have never bloomed before. And this appears to be the first time in North America that an institution has three corpse flower plants all blooming at the same time.
For more information about corpse flowers in general, please see my blog post about the most recent previous bloom at the Botanic Garden, which occurred in 2016.
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Thanks for letting me know. I went in and found the problem and have now fixed it. And thanks for reading the blog.
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Photos are working fine; very impressive plants, even without the odor.
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