A Tropical Titan Flowers at CSUF &Fullerton Arboretum

Amorphophallus titanumTitan Arum or Corpse Flower

http://biology.fullerton.edu/titanarum/ & http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/

Tiffy 2000•15 May: Bud sprouts from the soil•13 June: Spadix maximum height 59”•13 June: Peak bloom, fully open•18 June: Spent flower, fell over

Grown by Leo C. Song, Jr.at the Biological Science

Greenhouse ComplexDepartment of Biological Science

Dr. C. Eugene Jones, Chair

A continuing series ofexhibits with the

Fullerton Arboretum Greg Dyment, Director

Taffy 2001•15 May: Bud sprouts from the soil•24 June: Spadix maximum height 34”•24 June: Peak bloom, fully open•10 July: Spent flower, dried, seeds growing

Tiffy 2003•28 March: Bud sprouts from the soil• Spadix maximum height• Peak bloom, fully open• Spent flower, fell over