Giant, foul-smelling 'corpse flower' blooms at southwest Japan garden
MIYAZAKI -- A titan arum, considered one of the world's largest flowers, has bloomed at a botanical garden in this southwest Japan city, marking the g
MIYAZAKI -- A colossal titan arum flower has unfurled at a botanical garden in southwest Japan, marking the city's second blooming of the plant and its inaugural emergence since July 2024. Originating from Indonesia's Sumatra Island, this titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower," is famed for its potent odor reminiscent of decaying fish, a strategy to lure pollinating insects.
Miyakoh Botanic Garden Aoshima revealed that the plant's sizable reddish-purple spathe, resembling a substantial petal, commenced opening around 7 p.m. on August 11. By dawn on August 12, the spathe had fully bloomed, presenting the optimal viewing experience. Heightening to 2.11 meters from the ground to the tip of its central flowering structure, or spadix, the garden's officials expressed anticipation for the plant's next flowering.
Keiko Higashimine, the garden's deputy director, expressed their collection of 13 additional titan arum specimens and their eagerness for the subsequent bloom.
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