The bloom is a collection of hundreds of little flowers opening at slightly different times. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SAN MARINO, United States - A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but with a corpse flower – well, tinkering around the edges isn’t going to help.
A giant Amorphophallus Titanium opened its less-than-delicate petals this week at the Huntingdon Library near Los Angeles, an event that only comes once every few years.“It smells of rotting flesh,” says conservatory gardener Bryce Dunn. “It’s trying to attract carrion flies to come pollinate it, so the more it can get that smell out the more flies it attracts, the better the plant does.”
The bloom, which stands as tall as a human being, is actually a collection of hundreds of little flowers, both male and female, opening at slightly different times, and has been preparing for its moment in the spotlight for around a month. But like all the best floral treats – think of the delicate ephemerality of Japan’s famous cherry blossom, but stinky and smelling of dead things – you’ve got to be quick to catch it.
“Once the flower opens, it’s gone within 48 hours,” says Mr Dunn. “So it’s a very, very short-lived bloom, but it’s quite spectacular.”“It’s such a rare event. I think I’m so lucky to get to see it,” Ms Diana Doo told AFP.“I wouldn’t say that it was like a corpse,” he said.
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