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LATEST NEWS:
This first titan arum for 2005 flowered
on 21 April 2005, and after using pollen
from a specimen which flowered almost
simultaneously at the Eden Project, fruits
developed for the first time at Kew.
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Titan arum
Watch it grow - 2005 flowerings
The first titan arum of 2005 flowered Thursday 21 April
2005
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30 March 2005
At 77kg, this is the heaviest corm Kew has produced.
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1 April 2005
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3 April 2005
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5 April 2005
The bud is now 1m tall and 25cm diameter.
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7 April 2005
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9 April 2005
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11 April 2005
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13 April 2005
1.65m tall
It seems to be progressing more
slowly than expected, and it could
still be another week until it flowers.
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14 April 2005
1.72m tall
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15 April 2005
1.8m tall
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16 April 2005
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17 April 2005
2.0m tall
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18 April 2005
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19 April 2005
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20 April 2005
2.18m tall, 1.35m circumference
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21 April 2005
2.20m tall
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22 April 2005
2.23m tall
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25 April 2005
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13 September 2005
For the first time at Kew, pollination has been successful,
using pollen from a specimen which flowered
at the Eden Project, and the fruits are now
maturing.
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A unique site in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, with
the fruits from the first flowering in the
foreground, and the latest
flower, the third in 2005, in
the background.
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See how they grew in our image galleries
First
2002 flowering
Second
2002 flowering
Third
2002 flowering
2003 flowering
2005 Flowering
2006 flowering
Continue the tour
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up to: recent flowerings at Kew
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