First Amorphophallus titanum Bloom at
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
Peter Grande’s Growth Chart
| Date | Height |
|---|---|
| 6/16/2018 | 15″ |
| 6/21/2018 | 29″ |
| 6/22/2018 | 33.5″ |
| 6/23/2018 | 35.75″ |
| 6/24/2018 | 38.75″ |
| 6/25/2018 | 42.5″ |
| 6/26/2018 | 46″ |
| 6/27/2018 | 51″ |
| 6/28/2018 | 55.5″ |
| 6/29/2018 | 60″ |
| 6/30/2018 | 63″ |
| 7/1/2018 | 66″ |
| 7/2/2018 | 71″ |
| 7/3/2018 | 73″ |
| 7/4/2018 | 74.5″ |
| 7/5/2018 | 76″ |
| 7/6/2018 | 77″ |
Our Titan arum flower, named Peter Grande, began to open on July 6, 2018 around 1:30pm. This coincided with the first weekend of Plant Delights’ Summer Open Nursery and Garden Days, which were July 6-8 and July 13-15 that year. The nursery was open extended evening hours until 8pm to allow ample opportunity to witness this rare horticultural occurrence. ‘Peter Grande’ was 8 years old at the time of flowering, and was propagated here from a leaf cutting.
The JLBG specimen was the ninth to flower in North Carolina and number 594 to flower in the entire history of its cultivation. We might have had one sooner, however, in 2005 we learned that UNC-Charlotte Botanical Gardens had lost their large Amorphophallus titanum due to a winter greenhouse heater failure. JLBG donated its largest specimen to the gardens, which flowered there in 2007…the first recorded flowering of a Titan Arum in North Carolina.
Photos of Amorphophallus titanum Peter Grande
Below is a selection of photos from Peter Grande’s flowering. A more extensive gallery is available on our Amorphophallus specialty collection page.
