Amorphophallus titanum

[Drorchid]

She is opening up!!

The strange thing is that there are two more Corpse Flowers here in the United States, one at the Gustavus College in St. Peter and one in Huston, Texas, and all 3 are opening up at the same time. I don't think it is coincidence, just like some Bamboo species the corpse flower has some kind of biological clock that times the blooming that all plants open up at the same time.

Tomorrow I will post some pics.

Robert

 

[nikv]

So are you gonna try cross-pollinating it with pollen from one of the other plants?

 

[Drorchid]

She is Open!

Yes, we are going to try to cross pollinate it with the one that is opening up at Gustavus college.

When I cam in the greenhouse this morning you could smell it as soon as you opened the door, it was a combination of rotting cabbage, rotting potatoes, rotting fish and roadkill all combined in one, and the closer you got to the plant the stronger it got. I measured here this morning, and the total height (from the base to the top) is 59 inches (150 cm). Here are some pictures of this morning:

It was interesting, but last night when it was starting to open, the flies where already coming to visit "stinky":

Robert

 

[likespaphs]

neato!!!!
congrats!

 

[Drorchid]

I posted a movie on You Tube about this flower:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY78b5gCzAQ

Robert

 

[Mrs. Paph]

That's awesome! I hope the pollination takes! Thanks for posting all these pictures!

 

[Evergreen]

Fantastic pics and video! Good thing that we can't go and smell it

 

[NYEric]

How often do they bloom?

 

[jewel]

sounds absolutely disgusting congratulations! is stinky its new name?

 

[Drorchid]

How often do they bloom?

Now that it is blooming size, it should bloom once every 2 to 3 years.

 

[Drorchid]

sounds absolutely disgusting congratulations! is stinky its new name?

no, that is just my nickname. Jerry calls it "Audrey"

Robert

 

[jewel]

silly!:rollhappy::rollhappy::rollhappy:

Do they produce offsets? Do you hold your breath when your near it?

 

[valenzino]

She is opening up!!

The strange thing is that there are two more Corpse Flowers here in the United States, one at the Gustavus College in St. Peter and one in Huston, Texas, and all 3 are opening up at the same time. I don't think it is coincidence, just like some Bamboo species the corpse flower has some kind of biological clock that times the blooming that all plants open up at the same time.

Tomorrow I will post some pics.

Robert

As you said,also I think is not coincidence...friend of mine got one in flower in China,and here another one in flower in Koishikawa Botanical garden in Tokyo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/subjuntivo/4820997916/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/subjuntivo/4820378475/

Unfortunately my greenhouse is not enough high to grow this.
I remember also Selby Gardens use to have flowering size plants...will be nice to know if are flowering.

 

[eOrchids]

Love the progression!

Speaking of the corpse flower and Texas:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38376749

 

[NYEric]

Now that it is blooming size, it should bloom once every 2 to 3 years.

That's excellent!

 

[Shiva]

Hence the name of the plant: amorpho ''phallus''. Keeps me wondering why they give them female names. Penis envy, I suppose?

 

[NYEric]

Rob, take a photo of someone standing by the plant!

 

[Drorchid]

Rob, take a photo of someone standing by the plant!

Here you go (that is me next to the plant):

Robert

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Why aren't you holding your nose!? Pretty wild looking thing.

 

[NYEric]

Nice!