Flower 2 meters of rotten meat smell

2002/05/03 Elhuyar Zientzia

• Botanika

The Amorphophallus titanum plant flourishes in the Kew botanical garden in London. Despite its enormous smell, it has aroused great expectation and there have been many people who have gathered these days to see the flower. The plant is native to the jungle of Sumatra and has the largest flowers in the world. For six years they have had to take care of the London garden plant until it has finally blossomed.

As has been said, it has a very unpleasant smell, the gardeners of the area have said that it is something between rotten meat and excrement. This peculiar smell attracts flies that pollinate the flowers and can be appreciated even one kilometer from the place where it is located.

They say that the flower will only last three days. Then it starts marching and bears fruit: bright red berries.