Always exciting when an Amorphophallus titanum is getting ready to bloom! Why? 1) It has one of the largest inflorescences (collection of flowers) of any plant 2) it smells like rotting flesh while blooming 3) it only blooms for a day or two 4) it takes 7-10 years of growing to bloom for the first time! So watch it in real-time ( thereʻs a camera aimed at it!) on this link www.nybg.org/garden/the-corpse-flower-amorphophallus-titanum/ , and when you see that it is in bloom,then run over to the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx and get a whiff and a photo! It is going to bloom very soon! Here is my picture from Saturday 6/23/18, unopened but still an impressive bud!
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Katherine Wagner-Reiss has her botany Certificate from the New York Botanical Garden, where she is a volunteer tour guide.
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