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Titania
Too bad they don’t have iSmell yet: got corpse flower? The corpse flower [Amorphophallus titanium] Titania at the University of CA Botanical Gardens is expected to bloom within days at the Tropical House. The plant is best known its distinctive odor. On Monday, staff thought it likely that Titania would bloom within two or three days. And that's when the corpse odor kicks in, lasting for about 12 hours.
Visitors can enter UC Botanical Garden daily until 5 p.m., and viewing is permitted until 6 p.m. During the week, visitors are encouraged to take the campus shuttle, since parking is very limited.
The garden is publishing an online photo diary that includes the latest images of Titania. For more information, see the UC Botanic Garden
