Our Amorphophallus titanum is so important it has its own page on our main website. Here you will find some of the back stories and further reading on the plant we are calling “New Reekie”.
Botanics Stories about New Reekie
Scent of seduction
With the flowering of our titan arum for the third time this summer minds have been turning to how we can help our plant, fondly called New Reekie,...
Amorphophallus titanum – Preserving it for posterity
The flowering of our Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum) was a tremendous event with c 19,000 people visiting the Glasshouses to see the plant growing from a small bud...
New Reekie – power plant
New Reekie is still drawing a crowd even though it is now begining to look past its best. Today (30th June 2015) the skirt-like spathe that wraps around...
New Reekie – meet the family
On Monday 29th June New Reekie is still looking good on the third day of flowering so there is time to introduce some of the family that you...
New Reekie – a toast to the titan arum
The first flowering in Scotland of the world’s largest “flower” is something to celebrate. So what better tipple than the wine produced by the decendants of the plants...
It’s Opening Now! (2015)
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! Our Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum), one of the world’s biggest and smelliest blooms, is now in full flower. It’s a...
New Reekie – in the heat of the moment
A small army of staff and volunteers, dubbed the ‘Titan Arum Army’, is sweltering alongside New Reekie to help explain this extraordinary tropical plant to visitors. However, heat...
BBC News: Edinburgh gardens wait for ‘smelly’ giant plant
More coverage of our remarkable Amorphophallus titanum this time on the BBC News. Watch the video here.
Sadie Barber interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live about Reekie
Our very own Sadie Barber was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live about our Amorphophallus titanum. You can listen to the interview below.