Gustavus Corpse Flower (Titan Arum) Blooming May 10-18 Cam 1

[gretamountjoy]

great clip .. keep it up thanks



[smurfboywv]

Once the tuber reaches a diameter of 12 inches it can produce a flower. My amorphophallus konjac can produce 6 foot leaf stalks while titanums stalks can get 20 feet.

[uberkernow]

why the rectangular hole on the flower?

[123lovetreasure]

@uberkernow they cut it out so you can see the seeds

[uberkernow]

@123lovetreasure blimey wish i could get hold of some of those seeds. wonder if you could grow one of these on an allotment. probably not, right?

[123lovetreasure]

@uberkernow hmmm there was a botanical garden i went to that sold these about 25 to 30 dollars in a pot the thing is that they will look like a tree for a while and after some time (unknown) a bud will grow and bloom. then it will wither and after some time the tree will grow back again. you alson need to have a greenhouse to keep it warm if you live in a warm climate than you an grow one i guess. ( they smell REALLY bad for 12 hours and neighbors might complain lol)

[smurfboywv]

@123lovetreasure The hole was cut to pollinate the female flowers, seeds will come in a few months.

[midnightalastor]

cool!

what ar the black things shown at the end of the video? seeds? bugs?

[phillipdogyface]

@midnightalastor ya they are seeds

[phillipdogyface]

@phillipdogyface the hole is there to show the seeds  on the inside