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Amorphophallus - Corpse Flowers

Members of the Family Araceae, the Arum Plants

2006 - Tiffy the Titan Arum flowered for the third time. It gave a great show. Thanks to all who visited the Fullerton Arboretum to see it on display in front of The Orange County Argricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum.

Pollen was collected and used to pollinate another on display at Quail Botanical Gardens just a few days later. After a couple months of development, the infructescence matured and fruits were collected. Seed were planted and now several dozen plants are being raised up at the Fullerton Arboretum and the CSUF Biology Greenhouse Complex. Teamwork in action!

CSUF Biology Greenhouse Manager Edward Read stands next to rapidly growing inflorescence (May 25, 2006). Photo by Chris Barnhill	'Tiffy' on display (June 01, 2006) Photo by Ed Read

See Below for past flowers and information

2003 - Tiffy, the Titan Arum, opened again in Spring!

She was on display at the Fullerton Arboretum at the north end of the CSUF campus.

• Track her progress at the Tiffy 2003 site.
• Download the Titan Arum Brochure (1.7MB, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• Download the Titan Arum Life Cycle Poster (236KB, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• Download the Tiffy 2003 Poster (4.9MB, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

14 May 2003. Tiffy poses with Diane, Greg, & Joan.	23 May 2003. Tiffy is fully open!	27 May 2003. Tiffy has folded up.
28 March 2003, 10am. She stands 2.5cm (6 inches) tall. Three fingers of an adult hand are shown for size reference.	21 April 2003, 12:30pm. She stands 30cm (12 inches) tall. An adult hand is shown for size reference.	12 May 2003. Proud Papa Leo Song measuring up to Tiffy.

2000 - "Tiffy" The Titan Arum Opens for the First Time!

Tiffy Opens up for the first time! The spathe began to unfurl at 2pm Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday 13 June 2000, and continued to midnight. News crews were on hand to provide live broadcasts. The smell was most intense at this time. We speculate that the primary pollinators of the plant are night-active beetles, probably carrion beetles or sap beetles. Note the upright funnel shape of the spathe and the smoothness of the spadix. Taken by Leo C. Song, Jr., at 9:00pm Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday 13 June 2000. Click once on Tiffy for a larger photograph.	Bob Allen gets a whiff of Tiffy. Note that the tips of the spathe are curving downward and the spadix is beginning to shrivel. Taken by Dr. Douglas J. Eernisse, at about 9:00am Pacific Standard Time, Wednesday 13 June 2000. Click once on Tiffy for a larger photograph.	Chris Barnhill and Leo Song begin to pollinate Tiffy. Pollen was provided by the Huntington Garden. They froze pollen from their bloom of 1999. Note that the tips of the spathe are continuing to curve downward and the spadix has shrivelled even more. Taken by Bob L. Allen, at about 3:00pm Pacific Standard Time, Wednesday 13 June 2000. Click once on Tiffy for a larger photograph.

Plants on campus, plus interesting web sites at CSUF

• Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum at CSUF 2000.
  • Moving to the Arboretum in preparation for display
  • Tiffy Y2K more pictures + tuber shots after the flowering
• Amorphophallus paeonifolius, Peony Arum (site not yet posted)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Amorphophallus
• Links to other Amorphophallus sites.

Links to Other Sites about Amorphophallus

We cannot be responsible for external links. These may be moved or altered without notification.

United States

• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, California, USA.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum
  • Coverage by the BBC
• Wayne's Word, Palomar College, California, USA.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum. Wayne visited our flower and posted photographs and information on his web page.
• Fairchild Tropical Garden, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum
  • Amorphophallus gigas, Giant Arum
• Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum. Flowered 12 June 2000 as did ours!
• Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum.
• Botany Greenhouse, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Botany Department
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum.
  • Blooming of the Titan Arum, May/June 2001. Includes QuickTime VR movies of the blooming sequence.
  • Web Cam. Offline after the bloom but linked to resources and photos.

Europe

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Garden, England, UK.
  • Amorphophallus titanum, Titan Arum. Information about the bloom of 1996 and self-pollination attempts.
• University of Bonn Botanical Garden, Bonn, Germany. This page is in the German language.

Organizations

• International Aroid Society
  • Aroid Links. Links to many other sites about aroid plants.
  • Amorphophallus pages. Links to many other sites about Amorphophallus plants.

Revised 01 June , 2006.