Arum

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Corpse flower begins bloom
(posted 06/07/01)

The university "corpse flower," the rare plant native to Sumatra that is attracting thousands of visitors to a campus greenhouse, is beginning to blossom.

The blossoming is clearly visible to visitors, as shown on a live Web cam trained on the plant.

The greenhouse will be open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday through Sunday, June 8-10.

Also to better accommodate visitors, the entrance has been changed. The only entrance to the greenhouse will be through the garage at the rear of Birge Hall at the southeast corner of the building. Visitors will then be able to exit through the building after seeing the flower.

The titan arum or "corpse flower" is noted for a malodorous stench given off by blooms that can have a diameter of as much as four feet. The nascent bloom at UW-Madison, exceedingly rare among cultivated titan arum plants, is the first in Wisconsin and may be only the 12th recorded U.S. bloom.