As part of our Freaky Nature season, we introduce you to the weird and wonderful world of plants – poisonous ones, spiky ones, carnivorous ones and even exploding plants. Today’s freaky specimen: Corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)
A giant, smelly plant we’ve grown here at Eden is being hailed as Britain’s biggest flower ever after bursting into bloom overnight. The freaky plant, known as the Titan Arum, or ‘corpse flower’, has reached the amazing height of 2.91m in the last few hours.
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Eden Project: Smelly corpse flower is ‘Britain’s biggest flower’
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