Re: Synandrospadix first bloom of season

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I gave it some good sniffs today. Hard to describe but I'll go with slightly musky and acidic, not strong enough to upgrade to acrid.

But not a strong aroma at all - I had to be within inches, and my nose is usually very good at detecting stenches. Nor has it been obvious to either Cathy or me when we walk into the greenhouse or near that table. Not like the Amorphs, or the Dracunculus, also blooming now, which I can detect 20-30 meters away outdoors. (The Turkey Vultures can from much farther away; there were 7 cruising around over our yard the other day.)

Noses differ, but this sounds like pretty wide variation. Could it reflect different provenance? The native range looks pretty large.

Steve

On 6/1/2023 8:08 AM, r*@aol.com wrote:

Mine smells like moderately rotten meat - not terrible and I am finally getting multiple flowers after growing it for 15-20 years, or so!  I put it in the hallway of my NY apt building because the tenants think it is weird. A seven-year old remembered it from last spring and said "Hey, there is the toxic worm again - cool!"

Michael

In a message dated 5/31/2023 10:44:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, p*@gmail.com writes:

 

Ah, interesting comparison Dylan - yes!!

On Thu, 1 Jun 2023 at 10:37, Hannon <o*@gmail.com> wrote:

It smells like something pickled to me, not very pleasant.

 

Dylan

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history. --Aldous Huxley

On Wed, 31 May 2023 at 19:01, Peter Boyce <p*@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Steve

 

What does the bloom smell like? I recall from my Kew days that it has an almost intolerably (to me) foul sweet/chemical smell.

 

Peter

On Thu, 1 Jun 2023 at 08:44, Steve Marak <samarak@gizmoworks.com> wrote:

Since there was a thread on this recently, picture attached.

It's on a moderately high-light table, with Eulophia petersii (which is
in bud) and Vanilla chamiisonis (which will be soon). But I could give
it a little more. How much light can these take?

Steve

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