Japanese Corpse Flower. This large spadix can grow ten to twenty feet tall making it the tallest flower in the world. Its name comes from the Ancient Greek amorphos.
The seed stalk which reaches to 6 tall and holds large red berries is equally unbelievable. A corpse flower Amorphophallus titanum plant also known as titan arum has bloomed at the US. Funeral arrangement with flower arrangements a portrait of the deceased and an ihai a spirit tablet.
Fortunately the blossom does not have the noticeable unpleasant odor that a corpse flower has but it still manages to attract the flies and beetles that do their bidding.
The talipot palm Corypha umbraculifera has a larger inflorescence but it is branched rather than unbranched. What food is often served in the shape of a chrysanthemum. Traditional mizuhiki design of the envelope for condolence money. The titan arum may be close to ten feet tall.