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Previous bloomings of the Titan Arum in
the U.S.
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| July 17, 2002 |
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Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA |
| June 7, 2001 |
8 feet, 5 inches |
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University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| May 15, 2001 |
6 feet, 8 inches |
68 pounds |
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, FL
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| May 8, 2001 |
5 feet, 4 inches |
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University of Washington |
| June 13, 2000 |
6 feet |
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Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA |
| September 3, 1999 |
6 feet, .25 inches |
35 pounds |
Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, FL
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| August 1, 1999 |
5 feet, 8.5 inches |
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Huntington Botanical Garden, CA |
| July 8, 1999 |
6 feet, 1 inch |
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University of Washington |
May 1999
two simultaneous blooms |
5 feet, 4.5 inches |
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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, FL
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| July 1998 |
6 feet, 3 inches |
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Atlanta Botanic Garden |
| June 25, 1998 |
4 feet, 11.5 inches |
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Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables, FL
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| May 1998 |
less than 3 feet |
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University of Missouri |
| July 2, 1939 |
4 feet |
31 pounds |
New York Botanical Garden |
| August 1937 |
8 feet, 5 inches |
100 pounds |
New York Botanical Garden |
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Visitors gather to view the 98-inch-tall Titan
Arum nicknamed "Big Bucky," which bloomed
June 9, 2005.
Photo by: Michael Forster Rothbart
Illustration: Kandis Elliot
This illustration shows Titan Arum in bud, left, and
full bloom, center. At the base of the spadix (the fleshy central column)
are over a thousand tiny flowers. If pollinated, these flowers will produce
a huge ball of bright red berries, right.
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