Following last month’s rare bloom of a pungent corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) has a second corpse flower that began to bloom on Wednesday. The flower,…
), San Diego Botanic Garden has a second corpse flower that began to bloom on Wednesday. The flower, on display in the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory, emits its strong odor for only 48 hours once it reaches full bloom.
“We are extremely fortunate to be presenting our second corpse flower bloom of the year from a plant within our permanent collection,” said Ari Novy, SDBG president and CEO. “This particular plant is a sibling to the plant that just bloomed here in late June. The response to that recent bloom was incredible, and we cannot wait to share this experience with the community once again. If you didn’t have a chance to come check out the last bloom, this is your opportunity.
The blooming of a corpse flower is a rare and special event, as most of these plants require seven to 10 years to produce their first blooms, and they bloom only every four to five years thereafter. This particular corpse flower is the “sibling” of the last corpse plant, which bloomed at the garden on June 28. These two plants appear to be on the same cycle, as both have previously bloomed within 30 days of each other, first in 2018 and a second time, also together, in 2021.
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