14th
February
2007
Titan Arum Blooms Early!
posted in Amazing Facts, Global Warming, Plant Species |
Global warming could be the reason for tricking the world’s most stinky plant into an early bloom.
The Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanium) is also known commonly as the corpse flower. The one in the picture above is a native of Indonesia.
It is quite abnormal for this flower to bloom during winter. This could be because of a very warm 2006 and mild winter in the United Kingdom may be a factor in causing the giant plant to bloom early.