Odoardo decaying Odoardo's decaying body Odoardo's spadix Odoardo and a complete timeline Odoardo starting to collapse Odoardo spadix collapsing Odoardo still open and smelly Odoardo still in bloom 7/17/08 Titan Arum stages displayed in Tropical House Odoardo Close-up Odoardo at 53.5" Titan Arum life cycle display Odora at 42.5" X 9.5" 06/27/08 Odora at 42" x 10" 06/26/08 Odora Close-up 06/26/08 More color appears on Odora Close up 06/25/08 Odora at 42" x 9" 06/24/08 Odora Close up 06/24/08 Odora at 39" x 8" 06/23/08 Odora at 39" x 8" next to Titania and a leaf 6/23/08 Odora Close-up 6/23/08 Odora at 36" x 7" - 6/21/08 Odora at 33" x 7" - 6/20/08 Nancy measures Odora - 6/19/08 Left to right: New Leaf, Titania in fruit, Odora and Titania - 6/18/08 Odora close-up - 6/18/08 Odora starts at 28" - 6/18/08 ANOTHER CHANCE TO VIEW THE WORLD'S LARGEST BLOOM Admission : $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $2 for children ages 3 through 12. The Garden is open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM year round, Tropical House closes at 4:00. 
ODOARDO OPENED
July 18th, 2008
7/22/08
7/21/08
7/21/08
7/21/08
Odoardo Closing
7/19/08
7/18/08
7/18/08
7/17/08
7/17/08
Odoardo in full bloom
7/16/08
Odoardo with Aiden
7/16/08
Odoardo and Odora
7/16/08
7/15/08
7/15/08
7/15/08
Odoardo at 52.5"
7/14/08
Odoardo with kids
7/14/08
Odoardo's Spadix at 52.5"
7/14/08
Spadix up-close
49''
7/12/08
Odoardo with Deepa Natarajan
7/12/08
Spadix
49'' 7/12/08
Odoardo and Odora
7/12/08
Odoardo at 47.5"
07/11/08
Odoardo Surpasses Odora at 47.5"
07/11/08
Odoardo's spadix adding to the 47.5"
07/10/08
Odora continues to collapse
07/10/08 
Siblings, Oduardo at 46"
07/10/08 
Odoardo's spadix
07/10/08 
Odoardo at 46 in
07/10/08 
Odoardo at 43.5 in
07/09/08
Odoardo spadix
07/09/08
Odoardo with sister, Odora
07/09/08
Odora collapsing
07/08/08
Odoardo (left) and Odora (right)
07/08/08
Odoardo's spadix
07/08/08
Odoardo at 40"
07/08/08
New Titan Arum at 37" 07/07/08
New Titan Arum with green spadix
7/7/08
Odora (on right) and her sibling
7/7/08
New Bloom emerges (left) with
Odora (right)
7/5/08
Odora with viewing window7/5/08 
Odora's Ruffles
7/4/08 
Odora Closing
7/4/08 
Spadix Shrivels
7/4/08
Male and Female Flowers
7/3/08
Odora Closes
7/3/08 
Spathe ruffles close in
7/3/08
Odora's spathe begins to close
7/2/08
Horticulturist Christy Matasick collects pollen
7/1/08
Collecting Pollen from Odora
7/1/08
Odora continues to pulse odors not as putrid as yesterday
7/1/08 
Is Odora beginning to close?
7/1/08 in the morning 
View from below
6/30/08 Afternoon
Odora's spathe begins to wilt 6/30/08 in the afternoon
Odora 6/30/08 Rich purple Bloom!
Odora 6/30/08 Fully Opened
Odora 6/30/08 Inside Odora
Odora 06/29/08
Odora at 43.5'' x 10''
6/28/08
Odora Close-up
6/28/08
Odora with Emily Dennis 06/27/08
Odora with Deepa Natarajan 06/27/08
Odora at 41" x 10" 06/25/08
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and Ordora - 6/19/08
The infloresence of the Titan arum, Odora, began issuing its trademark stench before the Garden opened on Monday morning, June 30th. It is now collapsing since it was not pollinated.
The giant corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is an indescribable sight and for one day, also has an indescribably awful smell for about 12 hours when it first opens.
On Saturday July 5, we discovered another plant forming a bloom. It is in the Tropical House next to the others. Odoardo, named after the original discoverer, Odoardo Beccari, was 30 in tall and has been growing at a rate of 3-4in/day since. It will be taller than the fully opened Odora bloom. Bloom is expected the week of July 14. You can now see a unique display of the bloom in the context of the whole life cycle from new seedling through fruit formation.
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**Watch this video clip made by SF Chronicle
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