The “Titan penis” began its flowering in Nancy and it already measures 2m16

The Nancy botanical garden announces this Thursday that the flowering of the amorphophallus titanum, nicknamed the “Titan penis”, began.

The flowering of the “Titan penis” started! Therefore, A new flowering of this plant. For example, Amorphophallus titanum With his scientific name and “Titan penis” of his nickname, is underway at the Jean-Marie Pelt botanical garden, in Villers-lès-Nancy, in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Therefore, It is his second hatching in two years, a phenomenon however considered to be extremely rare. Moreover, Usually, this species only flowers every 7 to 10 years. This plant was nicknamed “Tintin”.

“French record for Tintin, which is already the largest Arum Titan seen in France, with a height of 2.09 m!”, The Garden on its social networks on Tuesday.

“He is already the largest Arum Titan seen in France, with a height of 2.09m and he will still grow up to flower,” “titan penis” began its flowering said the garden. A figure indeed revised at 2m16, this Thursday according to the data published by the botanical garden on its site.

A threatened species – "titan penis" began its flowering

Now that the flower has opened. it gives off a pestilential odor which earns it the nickname “flower corpse”. This odor is explained by its reproduction mechanism. To ensure its descendants, it broadcasts rotten meat hints in decomposition to attract pollinating insects.

This species. originally from the tropical forests of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, is threatened with extinction according to the International Union for Conservation and Nature. The latter deplore that “its population in the wild decline”. in particular because its rare flowers mechanically lead to rare reproductions. “In addition. the myth that Titan Arum is a predator for humans leads to the destruction of the species,” deplore the scientists.