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Thursday, December 16, 2010

The largest flower in the world

A late post of the flower of  Titan Arum, Amorphophallus titanum in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Apparently, it had already wilted by now~

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It holds the title of the largest flower in the world, together with the flowers from Rafflesia (Rafflesia arnoldii) and Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera), the latter also bloomed here in SBG a few years back.

4 comments:

  1. AndreaDecember 17, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    Hi Siyang, it is really big! Does it not give a foul odor when it opens?

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  2. WynnieDecember 17, 2010 at 9:00 PM

    Is that for real? I wonder how long it took to germinate.

    Wynnie

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  3. SyDecember 18, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    @ Andrea~ No smell at all actually O_o. Perhaps it has not fully bloomed yet.

    @ Wynnie~ Yup its real! I'm not sure how long too~ ;p

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  4. NaturanauteMarch 4, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Oooh, I did not know there was one at SGB! I saw one flowering last year in Belgium, it's quite stunning.
    As for the smell, it only lasts a few hours, immediatly after the flower opens, and then the smell fades.

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