Pollinating a giant

Amorphophallus titanum are naturally self incompatible, so an additional pollen source is required. Thanks to University of Wisconsin, River falls for shipping pollen from their bloom to make a pollination attempt. Pollination must be done first thing once the flower is fully open and the odor is strong. This odor is a mechanism to attract beetles and other insects to pollinate the flower when receptive. It appears the pollination was a success. You will see a small window cut in the bottom of the spathe in order to pollinate it. The flower is very large, and it is difficult to pollinate because of limited access to the pistillate flowers.