Thanks to the NYBG live cam we can witness one of the world’s largest and smelliest flowers – Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the corpse flower – bloom.
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UPDATE: The corpse flower has started its bloom cycle as of 3:30 p.m., Thursday, July 28! We will remain open 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, to accommodate the bloom!
The bloom of our Amorphophallus titanum, known to many as the corpse flower, is a horticultural jewel 10 years in the making. Follow along in real time as this enormous plant unfurls in our Enid A. Haupt Conservatory!
Friday marked the first time the flower, which takes around a decade to bloom and then dies after 24-36 hours, appeared in the city since 1939. Its petals began to creep open on Thursday afternoon.
The corpse flower uses its foul smell to attract pollinators which typically feed on dead animals. Like a decomposing body, the inside of the flower heats up to help distribute the smell. Its insides are colored blood red.
For a time the corpse flower was the official flower of the Bronx, though it was changed to the daylily in 2000.
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