The colocasia colocasa blooms 70 years later

70 years ago, the blooming of the troll taro triplets will reappear in the capital Yesterday, the reporter learned from the Beijing botanical garden that a big smelly taro in the Beijing Botanical Garden was about to bloom, and this time it was a group of triplets Today, citizens and tourists can watch the opening process of the world's unique flowers in the greenhouse According to reports, the troll taro only has three flowers once in the historical records, and it was 70 years ago in Germany's Stuttgart botanical garden, which is the first time in China In order to let the public see the wonderful flowers more closely, yesterday, the troll taro has been placed in the hall of the tropical Exhibition Greenhouse of Beijing Botanical Garden, and the three compatriots' flower styles have grown by more than one meter A little closer, I can smell a faint rotten smell After 20 years of cultivation by technicians, the giant konjac will finally bloom this year At present, it grows at a rate of about 10 cm per day and is expected to bloom on June 23 Because it is a triplet, the flowering period will be longer than that of the only child, which can last for about 7 to 10 days At present, in China, only in Beijing Botanical Garden can we see the picture of troll taro blooming News memory Troll taro is the largest flower in the world It was discovered by botanist odoardo Beccari in 1878 Titan Arum, also known as "corpse flower", has a more vivid name of "corpse stinking konjac" This flower grows in Sumatra islands, with a flower age of about 150 years It is expected to grow up to about 1.8 meters It is the largest flower in the world The pungent smell is released from its corolla When the Corolla is mature, the odor is the strongest A large number of flies and beetles attracted by the odor help it spread pollen, and the smell of corpse will increase dramatically When the flower withers, the plant goes into dormancy again And it smells like stinky socks or rotten corpses, to attract flies and carrion eating beetles to pollinate There are 134 recorded Colocasia macrocephala plants which are cultivated artificially On average, troll taro blooms once every ten years, and the flowering period is only two or three days.