1. How often does the giant konjac bloom?
Wild giant konjac blooms only once every seven years, but the flowering time of artificially cultivated giant konjac may be shorter, maybe once every three to four years. Recently, for example, two giant konjac plants have blossomed in succession in the National Botanical Garden, and another one is in bud, which is the first time that the giant konjac cultivated artificially in the world has blossomed collectively. The flowering time of artificially cultivated giant konjac is shorter, mainly because it is cultivated in greenhouse. Because the flowers of giant konjac are huge, it takes a lot of nutrients to bloom once, so its flowering period is only about 48 hours.
1. What is a giant konjac?
Giant Amorphophallus is a plant of Amorphophallus in Araceae. When the inflorescence is open, it will give off a pungent smell of corpse, but the flowers are big and beautiful, very gorgeous and have high ornamental value.
2. Can giant konjac be eaten?
Giant konjac can't be eaten, because it is just an ornamental plant, not the konjac we often eat. The konjac eaten by human beings generally needs to be processed before eating.
3. Is the giant konjac poisonous?
Giant konjac is poisonous. Because Amorphophallus konjac is a poisonous plant, the whole plant of Amorphophallus konjac contains toxins, and the stem part contains the most toxins. If you eat Amorphophallus konjac without past toxic treatment, you may have adverse reactions such as sore throat and itching.
Second, why is the giant konjac so smelly?
The main reason why the giant konjac is so smelly is that it will release the gas containing more than 100 kinds of chemicals when it blooms, and the main components are hydrocarbons and sulfides, so it will emit the smell of carrion. At the same time, the huge Buddha's bud turns into deep purple to simulate carrion. The giant konjac will give off heat when it blooms, and the inflorescence temperature lasts at about 36 degrees Celsius, which is close to our body temperature. No matter the change of smell, color or temperature, it is to attract insects to pollinate it.
Amorphophallus giganteus is one of the three flagship species of rare and endangered plants in the world. It is the plant with the largest single inflorescence in the world and the most smelly flower in the world. Giant Amorphophallus konjac is extremely difficult to bloom. It only blooms 3-4 times in a lifetime, and each flowering time does not exceed 2 days. The flowering times of artificial cultivation in the world are only 100.
Generally speaking, the giant konjac blooms once every five to seven years on average, but it only blooms three or four times in its life, and each flowering time is only about two days. The main reason why the giant konjac is so smelly is that it releases more than 100 kinds of chemical gases when it blooms, which leads to the smell of carrion.