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The spathe and spadix wilt within a few days of the bloom.

Each bloom spike has both female flowers, which are deep red, and male flowers, which are white. During the bloom, the massive floral spike (up to 12 feet tall, in the wild), which looks like one enormous flower, opens its deep red, petal-like spathe, to reveal hundreds of tiny flowers at the base of the spadix, the tall, yellow pillar of the structure. Rufus Bar and Grill Back To Fort Worth, TX.

The flower spike of the corpse plant is the longest unbranched flower spike of any plant in the world. View the online menu of Rufus Bar and Grill and other restaurants in Fort Worth, Texas. Our White Bear Lake steakhouse and event venue are best known for our pan-fried walleye, Drunk ‘n Dirty Pork Chops, Bull Bites, charbroiled steaks, and amazing martinis. Enjoy the summer months on Rudy’s Rooftop, a favorite local destination. The fully opened bloom lasts around 48 hours. Rudys creates a one-of-a-kind dining experience by combining award-winning food with great ambiance. The bloom of a corpse flower is a rare and special event, as most plants require seven to ten years to produce their first blooms and then bloom only every four to five years thereafter. ‘The corpse flower’s common name comes from the smell of the flowers, a rancid carrion scent that attracts the carcass-eating insects that pollinate it. This turned out to be a SOOO blog worthy outing. On our way we stopped for lunch in Santa Ysabel, and noticed Don. The theme Eyes to the Skies seemed appropriate as the peak of the Orionids Meteor Shower would also be at the same time. I was so totally unprepared to blog our outing to San Diego Botanical Gardens, I was only armed with a cell phone with low batteries, and Fran did not bring hers. The 55th annual Borrego Days Desert Festival took place over this past weekend at Christmas Circle in Borrego Springs. The “ Corpse Flower” is indeed a ‘ Stinking Beauty’!!!