Titanic Struggle
Garden News|December 22, 2018

World’s biggest bloomer could become extinct in the wild

Ian Hodgson
Titanic Struggle

The world’s largest and stinkiest flowering plant is under threat of extinction, conservationists have discovered. The titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed the corpse flower because of its overpowering smell, is a plant that always makes headlines when its short-lived, 3m (10ft) tall bloom appears in public displays around the world. Now it’s in the spotlight again as scientists have estimated less than 1,000 individuals exist in the wild.

This story is from the December 22, 2018 edition of Garden News.

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