Re: [aroid-l] A. titanum bloom in Indonesia

What kind of jackass would throw rocks at an A. titanum......  That doesnt look like 9.5 feet to me, its like closer to 6.....
-Danny Wilson

>From: Al Wootten
>Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
>Subject: [aroid-l] A. titanum bloom in Indonesia
>Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:14:46 -0500
>
>From yahoo
>
>http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/indonesia_stinky_flower
>
>The Amorphophallus titanum - known locally as a "carcass
>flower" for the stench its bulbs emit upon opening - blossomed
>Thursday at the Cibodas Botanical Garden in Bogor.
>
>The flower, one of the largest and smelliest in the world, comes
>from the rain forests of Sumatra island, and typically grows to
>more than 9 feet tall.
>
>Officials at the garden on the southern outskirts of the capital
>Jakarta claimed this particular flower reached a height of 9.5 feet
>- a new record as the tallest Amorphophallus titanum.
>
>Inhale...
>
>Clear skies,
>Al
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