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but it owers only rarely. In cultivation, it generally takes 7-10 years to bloom, and may die or ower only rarely thereafter. ers called an inorescence. The bell-shaped structure is a modi on the inside. The column-like structure (spadix) is mostly sterile tissue that is used to diffuse the scent throughout the forest to attract pollinators. The actual owers are very small and located at the base of this column, hidden by the modied leaf. There The Titan Arum, also known as the Corpse Plant, is one of the largest owering structures of its kind in the world. It can grow 12 ft tall and its tuber (storage root) can weigh up to 200 lbs. The Cornell Titan the University of Wisconsin in 2002. This is the rst time it has owered. We hope that appreciation of this amazing plant can lead to increased efforts at conserving the habitat of these and other rare plant species. Titans are under threat as the forests of Indonesia What’s that smell? ed to rotting meat. The female owers open rst, and are only receptive for one day. Then the male owers open to provide pollen for one day. If pollination is successful, bright red fruits After two days, the inorescence begins to collapse. The plant produce sugars and starches to be stored in the tuber. It goes another leaf. Eventually another inorescence emerges, growing upwards at a rate of some 4 inches per day. perse its odor. It’s about the same temperature inside as we are: 98.6°F. At one time, it was rumored that elephants pollinated Titan owers. was at New York Botanical Garden in 1937. It was actually designated as the ofcial ower of The Bronx in 1939, only to be replaced in 2000 by the Daylily. Cretaceous period, and is related to our native University of Wisconsin Watch the live feed