Millions Spent on Peculiar, Malodorous Flower Blooming Once Every 10 Years – Discover the Extravagance!

The article discusses Amorphophallus Titanum, which is the largest flower in the world, and its conservation efforts. The flower is rare and only blooms once every few years, emitting a foul odor to attract pollinators. Due to habitat loss and poaching, the species is endangered. Botanical gardens and conservation organizations are working to preserve Amorphophallus Titanum through seed banks and propagation programs. Efforts aim to safeguard the species so that future generations will appreciate its unique beauty and ecological importance.

Amorphophallus Titanum – is the flower recorded by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest flower in the world in 2010 at the Winnipesaukee Orchid Garden in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA when the flower reached a height of 3.1 m .

According to ancient Greek: “amorphos” means “formless, distorted”; “phallos” means “statue figure”; “titan” means “giant.” This is a flower cluster with many small flowers attached to each other (like pineapple – pineapple) rather than one independent flower.