Corpse Flower Zoo. Jun 22 2020 Its been about six years since his last bloom and for Fester the giant corpse flower at the Franklin Park Zoo this weekend it was time. A corpse flower at the Nashville Zoo is set to bloom.
Jun 22 2020 Its been about six years since his last bloom and for Fester the giant corpse flower at the Franklin Park Zoo this weekend it was time. At their full expanse they can. According to the zoo the corpse flower the scientific name of which is Amorphophallus konjac grows up to 6 feet tall and can bloom about 3 feet wide every few years.
According to the zoo the corpse flower the scientific name of which is Amorphophallus konjac grows up to 6 feet tall and can bloom about 3 feet wide every few years.
Franklin Park Zoo is home to four corpse flowers but the one in the Outback Trail affectionately nicknamed Fester by staff is the only one on public display. An eight-year wait the flower donated by Vanderbilt opens and closes in three days. Sep 27 2017 The Franklin Park Zoo is preparing for one of its largest plants to blossom within the next week. Oct 09 2020 Its nicknamed the corpse flower a site for the eyes not the nose.