OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Workers members on the Myriad Botanical Gardens are patiently ready for a uncommon flower to bloom.
The Amorphophallu Titanum is also referred to as the corpse flower due to its odor, which resembles a rotting corpse.
The plant grows within the wild solely within the equatorial rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia. When it’s cultivated, the corpse flower can take 5 to 10 years earlier than it blooms for the primary time.
Officers on the Myriad Botanical Backyard says their corpse flower is blooming for the primary time within the Crystal Bridge Customer Foyer.
Nate Tschaenn, the director of horticulture, acquired the plant as a seedling greater than eight years in the past and has been ready for it to bloom.
“We count on a really smelly flower to open within the subsequent week or two. It can final a day and a half absolutely open,” the Myriad Botanical Backyard posted on Fb.
If you wish to see it in bloom, you’ll have to maneuver quick.
Consultants say it’s going to solely keep open for a little bit over 24 hours, and it isn’t anticipated to bloom once more for a number of years.