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Sumatran Corpse flower is about to open on Webcam
The rare Sumatran Corpse flower is about to bloom!!!!!
Check out the web cam here
http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/Atitanum/index.html
In cultivation, it generally takes 7-10 years to bloom, and may die or flower only rarely thereafter.
For example, one specimen at Kew Botanic Garden in England
flowered in 1889 and did not flower again until 1926!
When the flowers are ready for pollination, the spadix emits a
nauseating scent meant to attract carrion flies, which are attracted to rotting meat. The female flowers open first, and are only
receptive for one day. Then the male flowers open to provide
pollen for one day. If pollination is successful, bright red fruits
are formed. In the wild, these are eaten by giant Hornbill birds,
which help to disperse the seeds.
After two days, the inflorescence begins to collapse. The plant
then sends up a single gigantic leaf about 16 ft. tall, which will
produce sugars and starches to be stored in the tuber. It goes
dormant for 3-7 months, after which the plant will send up
another leaf. Eventually another inflorescence emerges, growing
upwards at a rate of some 4 inches per day
The rare Sumatran Corpse flower is about to bloom!!!!!
Check out the web cam here
http://bhort.bh.cornell.edu/Atitanum/index.html
In cultivation, it generally takes 7-10 years to bloom, and may die or flower only rarely thereafter.
For example, one specimen at Kew Botanic Garden in England
flowered in 1889 and did not flower again until 1926!
When the flowers are ready for pollination, the spadix emits a
nauseating scent meant to attract carrion flies, which are attracted to rotting meat. The female flowers open first, and are only
receptive for one day. Then the male flowers open to provide
pollen for one day. If pollination is successful, bright red fruits
are formed. In the wild, these are eaten by giant Hornbill birds,
which help to disperse the seeds.
After two days, the inflorescence begins to collapse. The plant
then sends up a single gigantic leaf about 16 ft. tall, which will
produce sugars and starches to be stored in the tuber. It goes
dormant for 3-7 months, after which the plant will send up
another leaf. Eventually another inflorescence emerges, growing
upwards at a rate of some 4 inches per day
