"Usually, people try to avoid anything considered "rotting." But a rare corpse flower is expected to bloom in Brooklyn just in time for Halloween. The infamous flower known for its rotting, putrid smell is literally called the "corpse flower" - otherwise known as titus-arum or amorphophallus titanum. The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) says this one should bloom in about two weeks."
"The bloom doesn't last long, though, and neither, mercifully, does the smell. NYBG says the corpse flower only blooms every three to five years after its first bloom, which can take nearly a decade, and lasts just for two to three days, heightening anticipation for the attraction. The flower, which is "the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom," according to the federal government, can grow up to 9 feet tall."
A rare corpse flower at the New York Botanical Garden should bloom in about two weeks in Brooklyn, timed just before Halloween. The plant, known as titus-arum or amorphophallus titanum, emits a rotting, putrid smell during bloom. Bloom events occur only every three to five years after an initial bloom that can take nearly a decade, and each bloom typically lasts two to three days. The inflorescence is the largest unbranched one in the plant kingdom and can reach up to nine feet tall. A livestream of the bloom will be available for public viewing.
Read at NBC New York
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