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Titan arum
Watch it grow - November 2007 flowering
This titan arum opened late-afternoon on Sunday 4 November and was fully
open on 5 November.
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24 October 2007
This latest flower is very small in comparison with previous ones,
but it is also the latest in the season that one has ever flowered
at Kew.
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25 October 2007
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26 October 2007
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29 October 2007
In the last few days this has put on quite a growth spurt.
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30 October 2007
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31 October 2007
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1 November 2007
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2 November 2007
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3 November 2007
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4 November 2007
Comparing this image with previous flowerings, this looks like it
will be out any day now, possibly even tomorrow, Monday - it's very
hard to predict exactly, so keep checking for daily updates.
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5 November 2007
Titan arum has flowered
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6 November 2007
The titan arum would usually have started to close up by now, but
is continuing to give a remarkable
display. Pollen has been taken and
sent off to the Eden Project, where
they have a flower due to open within
the next week.
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8 November 2007
After giving a great display the titan arum is just starting to close
up and fade
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For a full flowering sequence see some of our previous
timelines.
See how they grew in our image galleries
2002 flowerings
2003 flowering
2005 flowerings
2006 flowerings
2007
flowerings
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