Titan Arum Blooming at OSU

Posted on April 23, 2011

A Titan Arum is closing to blooming at Ohio State University, in the OSU Biological Sciences Greeenhouse, about ten years after being planted. The Titan Arum, also known as a Corpse Flower, is striking for both its large size, 6 to 8 feet tall, and the foul odor of rotting flesh it emits.

The OSU Biological Sciences Greeenhouse planted the seed for its Titan Arum, named Woody, in 2001. The Greenhouse says it is the first documented Titan Arum grown from seed to bloom in the state of Ohio.

The biological sciences department has set up a website for its Titan Arum here, where they are posting daily photographs. Woody also has his own Facebook page.

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