USBG Corpse Flower: July 23

The corpse flower at Washington, DC’s US Botanical Garden’s was in peak bloom yesterday. The spathe is now collapsing back towards the spadix, and the entire plant is starting to wither. The spadix and the upper part of the spathe are starting to become more yellow and less green. The fringe of the spathe reminds me of the leaves of a plant that needs water. As always, to see the changes the plant has gone through, view the photos from the past twelve days (July 11, July 12, July 13, July 14, July 15, July 16, July 17, July 18, July 19, July 20, July 21, and July 22). Also, see the “Corpse Flower” page on my website that has photos from everyday that shows the whole plant so the photos can be more easily compared as well as a video that has a slide show of photos. Finally, as for the daily smell report, there is no smell. The time for the smell is over, but I suppose if they leave it out long enough, it might start to smell as it decays.