Dec 15, 2025
Did anyone hear about the newly described Arum?
Its a relative of the Titan Arum, and has been given the botanical name Amorphophallus Yaoi.
This beautiful flower's name is Weird Dick Yaoi
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Did anyone hear about the newly described Arum?
Its a relative of the Titan Arum, and has been given the botanical name Amorphophallus Yaoi.
This beautiful flower's name is Weird Dick Yaoi
Can we have a strange schlong yaoi???
I'm going to file a complaint with HR...
Yao's Corpse Plant (Amorphophallus yaoi), family Araceae, endemic to Panay and the Romblon Islands of the Philippines
Like most corpse plants, in the genus Amorphophallus, this plant is pollinated by flies and beetles, attracted to the carrion-like smell of the flower.
Described by science in 2020.
Named after botanist George C. Yao, Yaoi is the latinization of the name Yao. It is not a reference to yaoi.
photographs by Bill McLaughlin
Welp, I never expected to be having lunch a meter away from a Titum Arum, AKA Corpse Flower.
One of the Amorphophallus konjac ‘Shattered Glass’ corms is variegated! Not a ton, but it’s there!
Hey does tumblr have an Official Plant because if not I have a submission to make, a very strong contender for this site!
May I present to you the genus: Amorphophallus.
Yes, Amorpho-phallus, literally Greek for the 'shapeless penis' plant.
It's the tallest flower in the world! The magnificent Shapeless Penis, dwarfing grown-ass adults with a flower that grows up to 8.2 feet, is a sight to behold.
It's also called the corpse flower, or corpse bride flower, because this beauty has "a strong odour of rotting human flesh". We love that here on tumblr.
Edit: Just found out that it is also known as the Devil's Tongue and Voodoo Lily or Voodoo Plant. So. Do with that what you will.
The root of some of these Amorphophallic beauties is edible (I've seen them lurking creepily at grocery stores, the grocer usually grabs an axe and slams it into the root to split it and sell a part). This root is known as the elephant foot yam, which is fitting, because it is large, malformed, and disturbingly hairy.
Idk a plant named shapeless penis that has an eight foot flower that smells like rotting human flesh and a hairy edible root that can grow heavier than a toddler seems very on brand for tumblr.
Here you go:
@queermarzipan thank you for inspiring this by teaching me about bell peppers.
An amorphophallus, just by the side of the road!! These are related to those titan arum corpse plants.
Happy Halloween!!! This has been quite a year for acquiring plants. This is Amorphophalus titanum, the holy grail of aroids. What my friend and I colloquially call the dick plant. And, being this the most high holy of holidays, appropriately a child of ‘Audrey’ and ‘Little Shop Of Horrors.’ Proud titanum parents I’m sure. These generally only get traded between prestigious botanical gardens and nursery professionals. Since more and more specimens are flowering and pollen is traded, new generations are beginning to crop up. Which means you too might have a dick plant some day. It’s been demonstrated to respond well to propagation by leaf cuttings also. Now, to grow it up to a juicy 100lbs hahahahahaaha!!!!! Feed it blood? This is at minimum an eight year endeavor in the best of conditions. And I don’t have a greenhouse yet….Meet the newest member of my family, SuddenlySeymour!
Deux Amorphophallus titanum autour d'un collage de Max Ernst, collage de Roger Latour [via]