Hurry up, you only have 24 hours to witness the sight of flowers of the scavengers

Just recently, the New York City Botanical Garden (NYBG), the US has revealed information that made many Americans extremely excited.

Although there is a smell that is hard to smell, many people want to see firsthand the sight of this "scavenger" flower blooming.

Just recently, the New York City Botanical Garden (NYBG), the US has revealed information that made many Americans extremely excited. It is a special flower in the blooming Botanical Garden. This flower is called Amorphophallus titanum - also known as scavenger flower, corpse flower - a unique plant on this Earth.

Although this huge flower blooms with a scent of scent, many people have a frown, but still attracts many people who are excited and curious.

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Flowers Amorphophallus titanum.

With a giant "precious" image , scavengers are the flowers of the tropical West Sumatra region. Flowers rarely bloom and are difficult to grow, and often take up to 6 years to grow.

On June 1, the staff at the museum extremely hoped that the scavenger flower would bloom. And finally, this rare species with a special scent has hatched in the late evening of June 26.

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Every 3 - 4 years, this flower only blooms once, every 3-4 days.

According to NYBG, the botanical garden takes 10 years of thorough care so that this flower blooms. This flower is usually 2m tall, weighs 50-70kg and has a lifespan of 30-40 years.

Every 3 - 4 years, this flower only blooms once, every 3-4 days. With the appearance of Rum flowers and the colors are quite brilliant but few people expect it to have a scent like decaying corpses.

When blooming, the tree looks like a giant flower. The petals are blue like a dress called mo, and the pointed tip in the middle is called a cotton. Mo is green outside but the head is red like meat.

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Biological analysis inside the flower Amorphophallus Titanum, do you also see giant pollen?

These structures contain thousands of small flowers, botanists call the inflorescence.

Although the flowering emitted a scent like scent but attracted many pollinators like beetles eating meat and flies. The smell is most intense at night.

Amorphophallus titanum blooms produce quite a lot of heat, up to 36 degrees Celsius, impressing insects that cause them to crawl on mo and lay eggs on what is thought to be rotten meat. This process helps transport and pollinate plants.

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Many visitors have come to see this particular flower with their own eyes.

According to NYBG staff, many visitors have flocked here to see, take pictures and try to smell the stench emanating from the flower.

Most show great interest, although many people say the smell of flowers makes them nauseous and must cover their nose.

Update 17 December 2018
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