Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Must See: Titan Arum

BY: Z

Titan Arum is town!



What is Titan Arum? Titan Arum (believe it or not it means “ugly penis” o.O) but besides that it’s a flower and belongs to the group of the largest flowers in the world!!  Even though you can find it in many botanic gardens in the around the globe, it belongs to the Tropical forests of Sumatra only.  She’s known as the “Stinky Flower” or “The Corpse Flower” due to its smell.


















The Corpse Flower is 7 to 10ft tall and from 5 to 6ft in circumference when it blooms, its bract or outer leaf is green and has the shape of a loaf French bread, when it booms its stretch is hollow and purple-ish.
Houston has it’s very own Stinky Flower at Houston Museum of Natural Science, they’ve named her Lois and for the next week you can see and smell for yourself one of the slinkiest flowers in the world, first explorers say this was a “Man Eating Plant”, the HMNS  will keep The Cockrell Butterfly Center open 24 when she blooms, Louis was expected to be in full bloom on the weekend of July 9-11th but this flower is totally unpredictable, so keep an eye on her because it will only bloom once in a lifetime.









“We’ve had ours for over six years now and this is the first time it has bloomed, we’re very lucky. She might be the largest, smelliest flower in the world but its beauty is unparallel” said Dr. Nancy Greig.
Don’t miss out on checking out one of the rarest flowers in the world brought to you. The HMNS will be open around the clock for you to come have a look at this beauty, tickets are $8 and discounts may apply so no excuses! Schedule your visit here http://store.hmns.org/Default.aspx?dspgrp=5


See you guys there.



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