Titan arum, the biggest flower in the world

The webcam that featured these flowers has now been taken down, but they do feature in the video on this page.

Titan arum facts

• Growing up to over 3 metres high, this is one of the largest flowers in the world. The current world record for the largest grown in cultivation is held by Winnipesaukee Orchids in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA: their specimen grew to a whopping 3.1 metres.
• It is also one of the smelliest, and its stink of rotting flesh has led it to be called the ‘corpse flower’.
• The Titan arum rarely flowers, is incredibly difficult to cultivate and takes six years to grow. 'Tropical' Tim Grigg at our nursery has become highly skilled at cultivating them - he has now helped six to come into flower!
• It has the largest tuber (underground stem) of any plant. You can see a photo of the impressive 120kg tuber from which our tallest Titan arum emerged on our Blog.
• The Titan arum is native to rainforests of Western Sumatra in Indonesia, and is therefore endangered as its habitat is under threat from deforestation.