USBG Corpse Flower: July 22 am

The corpse flower at Washington, DC’s US Botanical Garden’s is finally blooming! It is in full bloom now with the spathe completely open. It is absolutely gorgeous. The interior is a deep crimson color, and when the spathe is viewed from below, it looks pinkish as the crimson color is filtered through it. I don’t think my photos can completely do it justice, but I certainly tried. As always, to see the changes the plant has gone through, view the photos from the past eleven days (July 11, July 12, July 13, July 14, July 15, July 16, July 17, July 18, July 19, July 20, and July 21). 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, I am sorry to report that when I was there from 10 to 11 this morning, there was no smell. I got within four feet of it, and I have a very sensitive nose, but I didn’t smell anything, other than the sweaty people around me. A staff member told me that the smell was most potent late last night. The below photo is almost the exact same photo as the one above, but it was taken without a flash, hence the out of focus-ness. I tried to capture the gorgeous pink color that filters through the spathe due to the spathe’s crimson interior.