Reincarnation of Trudy, a Titan arum in Berkeley

This video shows shows the rapid growth and 'flowering' of the inflorescence of Titan arum (commonly known as the corpse plant) at the UC Botanical garden in Berkeley in June of 2009. Affectionately called 'Trudy' by the garden staff, this plant grew at an average of 2-3 inches per day for about a week until the spathe (the dark purple 'skirt' of the plant) started opening on June 23, 2009. This video has been submitted to the plant video competition at www.ChloroFilms.org