Titan Arum: The Smelliest Flower Ever
Ranked #15,662 in Home & Garden, #272,771 overall
When is a rose not a rose?
Well, when a flower is nicknamed "corpse flower", you rather get the hint that it's not going to be like smelling roses and fresh cookies to be next to it.
The smell doesn't last long, but while it's there - watch out!
The smell doesn't last long, but while it's there - watch out!
The Top Five Reasons Titan Arum Is The Smelliest Flower
- It has been said to smell like dead animals...
- ...or animal droppings...
- ...or rancid cheese...
- ...and, yes, the smell has been described as "corpse-like".
- In the wild, the smell can carry up to a half mile (helps to attract the carrion beetles and flies).
A Short Documentary On The Corpse Flower
This video is a great primer on the Titan Arum - you won't have wasted two and a half minutes by watching it.
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Titan Arum On Wikipedia
Gardening Books Available From Amazon
You may not be able to (or want to!) grow your own Titan Arum, but these books will help you keep you make your own garden beautiful.
Titan Arum Is A Squid's Choice Lens!
"The Smelliest Flower Ever" was chosen as a Top Ten lens for June 2008. The theme was "Flowers" - how cool is that?
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Your Turn: What Do You Think?
Is this the smelliest flower you've ever seen?
Did you like this lens? Have you ever seen a Titan Arum in person?
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California_Dreamin
Jun 19, 2009 @ 11:53 am | delete
- Fascinating lens. Speaking of smelly things, I once opened my refrigerator and had this rancid smell waft out at me, and so I informed everyone, "There's something spoiled in the refrigerator."
My mother-in-law replied, "That's my fish. It's a real delicacy." (I should mention that I live in Japan, and that this conversation took place in Japanese)
When I asked her what this delicacy was called, she answered, "Kusaiya." Straight translation: "smelly thing." This certainly is a delicacy that lives up to it's name.
The smelliness has nothing to do with the variety of fish, but rather with the process it goes through in order to become "kusaiya." Basically, it is rancid fish, that fetches a very high price.
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Intuitive
Jun 18, 2009 @ 12:09 pm | delete
- I had just got off the phone with my aunt who had been telling me about how she kept running into mentions of the corpse flower when I read that KimGianterino had included one of my lenses in her A Day of 100 Squid Angel Blessings lens. When I was looking for mine, I saw this first! Couldn't believe it. Great lens, too. :) 5*
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KimGiancaterino Jun 18, 2009 @ 1:17 am | delete
- This lens was featured on A Day of 100 Squid Angel Blessings.
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bdkz
Sep 19, 2008 @ 7:49 pm | delete
- I love this lens Patti!
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Irenemaria
Jul 3, 2008 @ 4:55 am | delete
- Oh I wish you could put fragrance into the lens :) One day for sure I will smell this flower!!! Congratulations to your reward - well deserved too.
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