It looks like a giant misshapen penis, reeks of rotten flesh – and is a big hit at Kew Gardens. Can its odour rival plants that smell of semen, faeces and roadkill skunk?
Correct. Because of its tall, not un-willy-like yellow spadix of flowers that emerges from a maroon spathe, which looks like a massive petal.The largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, up to three metres high. But its size is not what it is most famous for.
That’s what it smells like. Rotting flesh. The odour attracts pollinators from up to half a mile away.in west London. It’s where the titan arum flowered for the first time outside Sumatra, in 1889. The second time it bloomed, in 1926, it attracted massive crowds and the police were called to control them.Too late – a bloom lasts for just 24-36 hours and the foul stench is emitted only for a single evening. You’ll have to wait to inhale the aroma of the world’s smelliest plant.
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