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Selfie with Flower series: Corpse Flower “Spike”.

Titan Arum [Amorphophallus titanium] also known as Corpse Flower.

Nicknamed as “Spike”.

Location: Semitropical Greenhouse in the Regenstein Center at Chicago Botanic Garden.

For story of Corpse Flower “Spike”.. click here..

Image copyright © Jyoti Srivastava

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Blooming of titan arum is a rare event in the animal kingdom. It generally requires between 7 to 10 years of vegetative growth before blooming for the first time. This particular titan arum “Spike” has been raised at Chicago Botanic Garden since 2003.. so it is blooming after 12 years, and the first in the garden and in fact, first in Chicago. However it failed to bloom and was cut open on August 30, 2015.

For story of Corpse Flower “Spike”.. click here..

I visited Spike thrice: August 17, August 23 and August 30, 205.

Monday, August 17, 2015. Titan Arum “Spike” was approaching about 5 feet height.
Tuesday, August 24, It reached the full height 5.6 feet. It was ready to open up.
Sadly, Spike failed to bloom.
Sunday, August 30, the flower was cut open by the staff members and exhibited in the conservatory.
Location: Semitropical Greenhouse in the Regenstein Center at Chicago Botanic Garden.

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