Re: Amorphophallus titanum flowering at Selby Gardens

Les,

The first inflorescence's smell was really undescribably potent during the 
opening, but the second one was downright dainty by comparison....Both 
started opening late in the afternoon, beginning at almost the same time. The 
first started opening on Thursday, May 20 at about 3 PM, and continued 
expanding til about midnight. The second started opening about 3:30-4 PM on 
Monday, May 24 and was fully expanded by about 11 PM. We pollinated this 
second inflor. late on the night of the 24th, when the females were most 
receptive.

I will send an update posting after I have had some sleep and can gather my 
thoughts. We are all terribly sleep deprived here and just moved both 
titanums back into the greenhouses this morning and tucked them into bed. Now 
we are all going home to crash. Two Titanums flowering at the same time is 
almost more than a person can endure! I guess now I know what its like to 
have twins!

More soon,
Donna

In a message dated 99-05-21 17:27:42 EDT, you write:

<< 
 Donna, I find this description of the stench interesting.  The folks in 
Miami &
 Atlanta both described their bloom's odor to be disappointingly mild.  Do you
 have any idea what accounts for the overwhelming nature of the odor in the 
Selby
 inflorescence?
 
 (Actually, I find the draw to the odor much like the Saturday Night Live skit
 that showed a family passing a jug of milk around so that all could 
experience
 how foul it had become.)
             Les
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