More than 5,000 people came to witness the corpse flower at IU Jordan Hall Greenhouse. The giant odoriferous corpse flower grew to a height of 6 feet 3 inches. Scientifically named Amorphophallus titanum, or a titan arum, the flower showed a deep crimson interior for about 36 hours. Then the plant’s leaves drew closed and the spadix, a large stem-like structure, sagged.IU President Michael A. McRobbie examines the corpse flower at IU Jordan Hall Greenhouse as Clay Fuqua, chair of the IU Bloomington Department of Biology, talks about the flower.IU President Michael A. McRobbie examines the inside of the corpse flower with Clay Fuqua (left), chair of the IU Bloomington Department of Biology. The corpse flower can take seven years to a decade to bloom, which makes it an exciting event for scientists.
