UNC Charlotte is on Bloom Watch for Titan Arum ‘Corpse Flower’

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens team is awaiting the bloom of a fast-growing titan arum, often called a corpse flower due the pungent smell it emits during a bloom. 

“Cadavera,” was recently named through a contest on social media and is projected by experts to bloom in the next three to 12 days. Once Cadavera blooms, it will stay open for a brief time, approximately 12 to 24 hours.