One of the rare events of the century happened on July 30, 1996. The Titan arum, the largest flower in the world, bloomed at London’s Kew Garden. The ten foot tall flower, that was growing at the rate of four to six inches a day just before blooming, rarely blooms. The flower in Kew Garden had previously bloomed only four times, in 1889, 1901, 1926 and 1963. … Continue Reading