Blooming 'corpse flower' in Copenhagen attracts thousands of viewers

The blooming Amorphophallus Titanum, also known as "corpse flower", attracts thousands of visitors at the Botanical Garden of Copenhagen on June 2, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

COPENHAGEN - Thousands of visitors have flocked to the Botanical Garden of Copenhagen over the past few days to have a glimpse of the blooming Amorphophallus Titanum, also known as "corpse flower" and considered one of the largest flowers in the world.

The flower, at a height of about two meters, started to bloom on Tuesday and the bloom is expected to last only a few days.

Amorphophallus Titanum is native to the rain forests of Indonesia and it can lay dormant for as long as 15 years. The one in Copenhagen, however, is blooming for the third time in six years, which gardener Rasmus Kloster said is rather rare.

Kloster, who takes care of the plant, said the combination of the genes of the plant and the Botanical Garden's care of it is attributed to the frequent blooming.

"We have a genetically magnificent specimen and it is cared for to our best abilities," Kloster said in a statement, adding that a homemade fertilizer cocktail was given to the plant.

He said he would not be surprised if the plant blooms again in two years, although most only bloom twice to three times in their whole life of several decades.