Corpse Flower
ST. LOUIS -
Oh sure, there's a lot to be said for delicate, fragrant flowers. But it's a super big, stinky one that's drawing visitors to the University of Missouri in St. Louis. And you can watch the bloom as it happens on a web cam.
The school has opened a greenhouse to the public in anticipation of the imminent bloom of a "Corpse Flower." The plant hasn't bloomed in eight years, and opens for less than a day. It gives off a pungent odor similar to rotting meat, to attract the beetles that pollinate the plants.
The plant comes from Sumatra, and the university's greenhouse manager, Kathy Upton, has been growing it for 14 years after receiving seeds from a collector.
Watch the Live "Corpse Flower" Web cam: at winmedia.umsl.edu/titan
The school has opened a greenhouse to the public in anticipation of the imminent bloom of a "Corpse Flower." The plant hasn't bloomed in eight years, and opens for less than a day. It gives off a pungent odor similar to rotting meat, to attract the beetles that pollinate the plants.
The plant comes from Sumatra, and the university's greenhouse manager, Kathy Upton, has been growing it for 14 years after receiving seeds from a collector.
Watch the Live "Corpse Flower" Web cam: at winmedia.umsl.edu/titan
