Natural Product Center researchers Olivia Dale, Katherine Martin and Iffat Parveen photograph the Titan Arum, also known as the corpse flower, that is blooming at the Medicinal gardens greenhouse.
Researchers in the UM Natural Product Center are witnessing an event worthy of photographing.
The rare Titam Arum plant, also known as the corpse flower, is currently blooming at the Medicinal gardens greenhouse. Ole Miss researchers say the one in the Natural Product Center only blooms once every four years.
According to this U.S. Botanic Garden article, it can take up to ten years for the plant to bloom for the first time. In fact, “it is reputed to have the largest known unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom.”
The article adds that it is often referred to as the corpse flower or stinky plant because of its putrid smell. The odor is often compared to the stench of rotting flesh.
Hmmm … it seems perhaps this is a rare beauty even better admired by photography. To see more pictures of the plant, check the Ole Miss web site beginning Monday.
Natural Product Center researchers Iffat Parveen and Natacha Techen photograph the Titan Arum, also known as the corpse flower, that is blooming at the Medicinal gardens greenhouse.