Bayreuth's festival: Opera performances in Germany's historic city of art. - Titanium roots are blooming: World's biggest flower appears.
This exciting event is long-awaited: the Titan arum has started blooming at the Ecological-Botanical Garden of the University of Bayreuth. To accommodate the numerous visitors, the Tropenhaus will be open until 9 pm on Thursday and Friday, an official from the university informed. Known as the world's largest flower, the Titan arum also has a potent odor. A live webcam showcases the plant and its blossoming progress.
Hailing from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the Titan arum can reach heights of several meters, reports say. However, its lifespan is short-lived: it only blooms for two days and nights. During the initial stage, it releases a foul scent similar to rotting flesh and eggs to lure insects for pollination.
A blooming Titan arum is a rare occurrence, sharing the Ecological-Botanical Garden in Bayreuth. This will be the 9th such event since 2014. Whenever it happens, it draws countless spectators.
Presently, there are three of these unique plants in the Tropenhaus. The upcoming bloomer is 21 years old, and it has already shown this spectacle in 2018 and 2021. Additionally, visitors can enjoy these peculiar flowers in other botanical gardens like Bonn and Frankfurt am Main, which specialize in their cultivation.
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