Corpse Flower (lily Family) Care

During active growth, monitor the moisture daily but water only if it feels too dry. Try to keep the potting mix consistently moist, but not soppy wet or bone dry. When the plant is in its resting period, cut back on the watering but do not let the soil dry out...it should be like a well-wrung sponge...just barely moist to the touch. We use the finger test here at Plant Delights Nursery...we stick our finger into the potting mix about 1.5 inches down and if our finger feels cool or moist, then we do NOT need to water. Signs that you are keeping your A. titanum too dry include a drooping leaf or a leaf with brown edges or a plant that enters a dormant phase after just a few months. Note that when the tuber gets large, the potting soil beneath it will tend to stay too dry unless you thoroughly soak the pot when you water.

To improve their appearance, you should prune out any brown or yellow fronds.

When the leaf is first expanding you can fertilize with a liquid fertilizer once per week (at the dose recommended on the package), and when the leaf is fully developed, fertilize with a high quality, slow release fertilizer. No need to feed your Titan Arum during its resting period.

Best grown in full sun to part shade.

Plant the tuber in moist, organic, well-drained soil, approximately 4” deep in late winter or very early spring. Its tuber must be well below the soil surface, to support the long leaf and flower.

The ambient air temperature needs to be above 60 degrees​.

Select a pot with good drainage that measures at least 4 inches.

Ingesting any plant in the lily family can result in poisoning. However, the Lilium and Hemerocallis genera lilies are the most dangerous for cats. Eating even a small amount of the plant will have a severe impact on a cat's system.

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