Thousands of flower enthusiasts paid a visit this past weekend to the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) as kick-off to the unusual “Corpse Flower” 24-hour blooming event at the New York Botanical Garden on Southern Boulevard. Native to the island of Sumatra and can grow up to 12 feet tall.
As the plant bloomed, NYBG provided live updates on social media. At one time the unusual flower was designated as the official flower of the Bronx by Stanley Isaacs, in 1939 until the daylilly took the title in 2006. Also known as the Amorphophallus titanum, the flower gets its name from its scent, that many say smells like rotten meat. The scent apparently attracts pollinators that feed on the cascaras’ of dead animals.
Editor’s Note: The print version of this article mistakenly gave credit to the wrong photographer. The Norwood News regrets the error.
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