The Brief The Corpse Flower only blooms every five to ten years, for about 48 hours each cycle. The Botanical Gardens is posting daily updates regarding the plant, including when it is expected to bloom. The titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower", is about to bloom at the Botanical Gardens. "A corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) permanently planted in our Tropics house has a bloom growing. The corpse flower is an endangered species originally from Sumatra, Indonesia.