The Biggest Flower in the World | Titan Arum | David Attenborough | BBC Studios

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  • @michellesheehan9397
    @michellesheehan9397 10 років тому +62

    There are not enough words to describe the brilliance of Sir David's presentations. The diversity of his crew has never ceased to amaze me over the thirty plus years I have experienced his their performances.His raw love and respect for all nature is obvious. How heartbreaking it must be to see the destruction the greatest creature of all has managed to create in such a short space of time,humans.

    • @bluesky05555
      @bluesky05555 7 років тому

      He is so interesting and calming to listen to

  • @SharmishthaBasu
    @SharmishthaBasu 6 років тому +1

    David attenborough is awesome. His documentaries are gift to us. Gems.

  • @timboslayer
    @timboslayer 15 років тому +2

    Love David Attenborough. Great voice and delivery, charming and passionate - even when describing the grotesque.

  • @zakirahyon4053
    @zakirahyon4053 3 роки тому

    Gosh, i watch this back after 14years

  • @sillymonkey829
    @sillymonkey829 14 років тому +1

    Nature, you never cease to amaze me.

  • @PlantzNThings
    @PlantzNThings 11 років тому +2

    WOW I love this family of plants

  • @ironbutterfly565
    @ironbutterfly565 8 років тому +4

    I love these programmes so interesting...

  • @FrostedFen
    @FrostedFen 15 років тому +2

    When you come across such weird but totally incredible acts of nature such as this it is humbling and puts into perspective that humans are indeed only a small part of the jigsaw.

  • @gtone339
    @gtone339 11 років тому +9

    I just saw the titan arum bloom over here in New Zealand, smelly but beautiful :)

  • @hoodone1000
    @hoodone1000 12 років тому

    Incredible ..amazing.... we could learn a lot from nature and should rather than destroying and disrespecting it.. mother earth x

  • @Yggdrasill8
    @Yggdrasill8 17 років тому

    I like listening to this guy in these documentaries. Private life of Plants was much more interesting than I anticipated.

  • @abbie2020
    @abbie2020 17 років тому +1

    That was quite useful to watch as I'm writing an essay about these plants. It doesn't mention anything about the fact that they produce heat though, which is one of the features that attracts the insects.

  • @ireallylovemangoes31
    @ireallylovemangoes31 Рік тому +1

    this triggered my phobia of flowers when i was 6. i haven't yet recovered

  • @DavidWillanski
    @DavidWillanski 8 років тому +23

    I just saw one of these in my local botanic garden conservatory. It's huge, I couldn't get a photo with both the tip and base. Smells like old pet food, dirty socks and rotten fish.

    • @johnp3470
      @johnp3470 7 років тому

      OK people. Think. How does a plant know when 7 years are up? What other plants is it cross pollinating with? Do they bloom for two nights together? God is behind all this. Not evolution. More suppressed facts; Antarctica is 30degrees C colder than the arctic and never gets 24hour sunlight. The fantasy curve is 66feet over 10miles. We can see land over 100 miles in the distance. The suez canal is 100miles long with no locks. Pilots make no accommodation for the curve when flying around and gyroscopes show the earth is still. The earth is flat as it says in the KJV Bible. Satan has deceived the world as it says in the KJV Bible. The relationship with God is personal and does not require you messing about with satanic mainstream religions. Nature is jam packed full of mystery and God's miracles as the deceiver attenborough constantly alludes to. I recommend you read all his nature books as they expose many mysteries even though he remains completely ignorant. He is probably a 33rd degree mason who worships satan. Nasa is full of the masons and the government, education and science have been compromised by the monopoly rothschilds working out of the sovereign state griffin / satanic city of London. Want to know more, I refer you to Edward Hendrie and Texe Marrs.

    • @kellygervais3440
      @kellygervais3440 3 роки тому +1

      Good description, I just think about that closed up for almost 3 years, it would have to smell like that, lol.. 😀

  • @walkin999
    @walkin999 15 років тому

    my country all beautiful.. i loved it!!
    u can find Titan Arum only in Sumatera...

  • @Paddyslippers
    @Paddyslippers 15 років тому +1

    cool... i want one for my living room!!

  • @Repudation
    @Repudation 14 років тому +1

    Oh I bet Paris Hilton would just love that flower

  • @haytoo
    @haytoo 13 років тому +2

    For the first time one of these flowered at the greenhouse I volunteer at in my University. It was pretty exciting :D

    • @cigurett8884
      @cigurett8884 2 роки тому

      Was the stink really that bad?

    • @haytoo
      @haytoo 2 роки тому +1

      @@cigurett8884 I remember it didn’t smell great but it wasn’t unbearable

    • @cigurett8884
      @cigurett8884 2 роки тому

      I was wondering if it was really like a pungent rotting carcass or just like a general smell similar to stinkhorn mushrooms.

  • @GoatBlaat
    @GoatBlaat 14 років тому

    His voice does me remind of a spoof of this programme 'I Hate Nature'. I don't know why, it must be one of my friends who sent that once..

  • @TheEpicFailMaster
    @TheEpicFailMaster 13 років тому

    best valetines gift EVAR

  • @kutubu1
    @kutubu1 14 років тому

    saw it too in the greenhouse of the botanical garden, what a smell !!

  • @handleandpedal
    @handleandpedal 7 місяців тому

    Since last 17 years this is the biggest flower in the world 😊

  • @shaterproofblosm
    @shaterproofblosm 15 років тому

    i agree with you, i learnt this in primery school

  • @ChrysalisBound
    @ChrysalisBound 15 років тому

    *~* wowza *~* that's one spectacular flower.
    nifty little bees too!

  • @silveradoz4721
    @silveradoz4721 3 роки тому

    0:01
    the flies be like: sayonara!

  • @TheZebzab
    @TheZebzab 12 років тому

    i saw this plant today as it was growing at denmark in Copenhagen :))

  • @recoil1000
    @recoil1000 15 років тому

    HOLY COW!

  • @ghosts_pp
    @ghosts_pp 2 роки тому

    Oh my childhood

  • @terriesales
    @terriesales 14 років тому

    So every 3 years it flowers? Wow. Very cool.

  • @the1thatgotirwin
    @the1thatgotirwin 15 років тому

    That would make an interesting flower to give on valentine's day.

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr 13 років тому

    Awesome video! I grow A. Konjacs and they too stink to high heaven!

  • @Nepenthesis
    @Nepenthesis 11 років тому

    DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IS THE SHIZZ

  • @francoabq
    @francoabq 14 років тому

    "and here it is."

  • @walawally
    @walawally 12 років тому

    The biggest phallus amazing :))

  • @N4I2UT01337
    @N4I2UT01337 15 років тому

    amen to that

  • @afulena
    @afulena 9 років тому +7

    so beautiful looking yet so nasty smelling...hence why it's called the corpse flower lol

  • @xxVampirePenguinxx
    @xxVampirePenguinxx 15 років тому

    Add a little Lysol, and it is the perfect Mothers' Day gift.

  • @BT0003
    @BT0003 15 років тому

    technically, the largest living organism -- singular -- is a grove of Aspen tress networked by their roots. Although this organism is comprised of a group of other organisms it remains still the world's largest.

  • @mastela88
    @mastela88 15 років тому +1

    i farted so hard it made me cry

  • @robertgray3560
    @robertgray3560 7 років тому +9

    .....240p?!

  • @EliteSmorechannel
    @EliteSmorechannel 15 років тому

    Hey it does!

  • @GTBAnime
    @GTBAnime 15 років тому

    call it what you will, its just that size is not all about one of the three dementions on the grid, personally, ive never seen either of the plants in person. Its something theyd have to settle with some sort of scale.

  • @MyIdzham
    @MyIdzham 13 років тому

    oh my goodness!

  • @christianroyrubio
    @christianroyrubio 15 років тому

    titan arum or Amorphophallus titanum is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The largest single flower is borne by the Rafflesia arnoldii. he largest branched inflorescence in the plant kingdom belongs to the Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera. hope this information will help you

  • @freakyvenni
    @freakyvenni 14 років тому

    @Ericroxable• TITAN ARUM (noun)
    The noun TITAN ARUM has 1 sense:
    1. malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet
    Familiarity information: TITAN ARUM used as a noun is very rare.

  • @bow178
    @bow178 15 років тому

    こんなでかい花があったなんて・・・
    世界は不思議な事ばかり

  • @ecozi
    @ecozi 15 років тому

    My mum planted one of these in the garden, nice smell!! :-P lol!

  • @blankpods
    @blankpods 14 років тому

    3 yrs i had thought each 2 years

  • @Yagutah
    @Yagutah 13 років тому

    @tehmoogles The noun TITAN ARUM has 1 sense:
    1. malodorous tropical plant having a spathe that resembles the corolla of a morning glory and attains a diameter of several feet

  • @shaterproofblosm
    @shaterproofblosm 15 років тому

    i agree with you. im sick of illiterate people who think they know things they dont.

  • @shdff
    @shdff 13 років тому

    thats one big ass flower

  • @TheaDaGoat
    @TheaDaGoat 3 роки тому

    girls be like “wow thats not big enough”

  • @WillWhite28
    @WillWhite28 15 років тому

    It is the largest single flower in the world, Titan arum is the the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world

  • @SCRUB2700
    @SCRUB2700 13 років тому

    one question, will it blend?

  • @imlax1391
    @imlax1391 2 роки тому

    David sir

  • @TwoWheeledBooBear
    @TwoWheeledBooBear 15 років тому

    Not quite. Sumatra is in Indonesia which is closer to Singapore. Granted Singapore is on the Malaysian Peninsula, well the tip of it anyways. But it's not Malaysia.

  • @MickAngelhere
    @MickAngelhere 9 років тому +20

    lucky it's not a man-eater

    • @hollypotthoff8965
      @hollypotthoff8965 8 років тому +2

      No, that would be the "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space". LOL!

  • @MayorMcThicc
    @MayorMcThicc 15 років тому

    HOLY FUKIN GOD! thts huge

  • @jezeus420
    @jezeus420 15 років тому

    the seeds on those are stupidly huge

  • @Cyclops4770
    @Cyclops4770 15 років тому

    oooh i know this one they show them in the tarzan games lol

  • @OmegaDude22
    @OmegaDude22 14 років тому

    Im half and half surprised the flower did not try to eat him

  • @HomoCyborgZombie
    @HomoCyborgZombie 15 років тому

    It's so amazing.
    But what are the red parts that surround the giant yellow part? The petals of the flowers at the bottom?
    I dun get it D:
    Either way, it's pure awesomeness.

  • @gg2000gg2000
    @gg2000gg2000 11 років тому +1

    almost as big as my shaft

  • @tylertyler82
    @tylertyler82 14 років тому

    Does this remind anyone else of Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace movie?

  • @Annieogirl
    @Annieogirl 13 років тому

    This reminds me of another small flower that only blooms every 7 years, if I have my facts right

  • @Andreas0705
    @Andreas0705 11 років тому

    i got the smaller version "Konjac". just waiting for the flower!

  • @ccz5674
    @ccz5674 7 років тому +2

    Can you imagine what went through the head of the person who first discovered this thing?

  • @xridethelightningx
    @xridethelightningx 15 років тому

    You know Vileplume was based on Raflesia, right? Vileplume's original Japanese name was "Rafflesia"

  • @Usagibunnneh
    @Usagibunnneh 15 років тому

    Raflesia looks like Vileplume!!!

  • @zeppidy
    @zeppidy 15 років тому

    heard about this flower from gta san andreas on a radio call-in show :) looks amazing!

  • @nozomilovesryo
    @nozomilovesryo 15 років тому

    You are correct. It's the largest UNBRANCHED INFLORESCENCE.

  • @MsTruthcatcher
    @MsTruthcatcher 12 років тому

    wow! Subhan Allah

  • @keepin201
    @keepin201 15 років тому

    lmao woah i actually get that

  • @Monokuroboo06
    @Monokuroboo06 15 років тому

    The thing is called 'corpse flower' lol - in Indonesia ...
    wonder if it really smells that bad...

  • @Manice08
    @Manice08 15 років тому

    ..... wow

  • @Davin1518
    @Davin1518 15 років тому

    ill take a dozen.

  • @heysulis
    @heysulis 11 років тому

    The smaller species grew in my backyard :D

  • @joshuapratt6
    @joshuapratt6 14 років тому

    lol i should try giving it to my gf...

  • @renorake
    @renorake 9 років тому

    It's like Rafflesia arnoldi in Borneo.

  • @LikeADerp99
    @LikeADerp99 11 років тому

    Spray it with Perfume or Axe? Lol

  • @russellbond1232
    @russellbond1232 7 років тому +2

    What about Rafflesia arnoldii?

    • @ananshasheta926
      @ananshasheta926 5 років тому

      Largest individual flower remember this is actually a bunch of flowers gathered.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 12 років тому

    I saw one of these today, and smelled it. And it does smell like a dead animal, although the smell didn't spread very far and you had to pretty much put your face in the flower to clearly smell it.
    And I am not going to join in with the majority of the comments which make stupid sexual remarks.

  • @Robodino1
    @Robodino1 14 років тому

    he was tripping on the smell

  • @FlyingFocs
    @FlyingFocs 13 років тому

    Reminds me of some of the flowers from Avatar.

  • @YouDoobed
    @YouDoobed 15 років тому

    I wonder if anyone has tried to smoke those stigmas...

  • @Batteri000
    @Batteri000 14 років тому

    @mark5angel hehe, me too. Waiting for that flower to shut close and munch.

  • @indonesianbirds
    @indonesianbirds 15 років тому

    yes, you right. it's indonesian native flower

  • @DataumCats
    @DataumCats 16 років тому

    someones been reading day of the triffids :P

  • @Metalmozes
    @Metalmozes 15 років тому

    HI, im a biologist too... and also studying the Latin names. Sometimes difficult, but its interesting ;)
    IM studying Agriculture, got there a lot of Latin Names (around 1200)... :D
    and im not MetalZOMES but its Metal MOZES, but never mind ;)

  • @plntygood
    @plntygood 15 років тому

    FEED ME SEYMOUR!!!

  • @Beckovic2189
    @Beckovic2189 15 років тому

    wow

  • @hfdpayner
    @hfdpayner 14 років тому

    @Ericroxable lol i thought it was suspucious when he said "titan phallus" lol

  • @i328i
    @i328i 15 років тому

    As a matter of fact, bees do like fishy smell. Bees will fly around us, land on our fish bait and rods when I am fishing. They were pretty annoying, I say. I thought they only like sweet smelling flowers.

  • @socthong8215
    @socthong8215 7 років тому +4

    This flower is very big and beautiful, but very rotten like a dead body

  • @Korey47
    @Korey47 8 років тому

    Wow only flowers once every three years....

  • @Mr_Conelrad
    @Mr_Conelrad 14 років тому

    It's like that planet from Star Wars... What was it called. Felucia I think...

  • @Ragequit47
    @Ragequit47 11 років тому

    It's in Indonesia

  • @bigderekkeene
    @bigderekkeene 15 років тому

    yeah i know wot you mean!!! hehe....sorta.... like..... a flower!! hehehe. Right?!

  • @zee339
    @zee339 15 років тому

    so if a flower that smells like dead fish attracts these bees, would dead fish be swarmed by these bees?

  • @maddcatone
    @maddcatone 15 років тому

    haha yeah they resemble trichomes for sure. I've pondered smoking the eerily similar nectar glands on a sundew haha.. not seriously though