Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The incredible world of nature--LARGEST FLOWER IN THE WORLD

The largest flower in the world was blossoming in Blanco , Veracruz , Mexico .

2 meters high and weighing 75 kilos, it has the peculiarity of blooming only

during three days every 40 years.

You'd only see it once or twice in a lifetime!

Shouldn't this qualify as the "8th Wonder of the World"?

Amorphophallus titanum (Araceae), also called "cadaverous flower" has the peculiarity of blooming only during three days every 40 years, a privilege that Mother Nature bestowed on this town in Veracruz .

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh yes! incredible nature..

the girl of your dreams

Wade G. Burck said...

Anonymous,
What?????? Please be more clear. I am a bit of a moron.
Wade

Freiheitsdressur said...

Supposedly this plant smells like a dead corpse once it finishes blooming, that's why it has the word cadaver in its name.
-Chris

Anonymous said...

They have one of them in the collection of Hampshire college. It has the distinction of giving of the odor of rotting flesh.

Not the girl of your dreams

Wade G. Burck said...

Anonymous,
I knew one like that one time. Most assuredly not the girl of my or anybodies dreams. LOL
Wade

Anonymous said...

is this a orchid ? cleanraul