Re: a good time for a visit to the Huntington (Southern Calif.)

I think it was of these flowered at Kew  gardens year before last and made
it to the 6 o' clock news on the BBC -just shows there are hortisexuals
everywhere !

-----Original Message-----
From: Sean A. O'Hara <sean.ohara@poboxes.com>
To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: 23 July 1999 17:54
Subject: a good time for a visit to the Huntington (Southern Calif.)


>Not really a mediterranean climate-related item, but of perhaps of
>interest anyway.  Certainly an opportunity to visit these famous
>gardens many of which have wonderful mediterranean climate
>appropriate plantings (palms, succulents).
>
>For those of you unfamiliar with 'hortisexuality', this is apparently
>a distinct symptomology that afflicts various SF Bay Area plant
>enthusiasts who tend to meet with random periodicity to view interesting
>and down-right weird gardens which are locally abundant.  They also
>keep each other informed of current sightings of fantastic floristic
>phenomenon.
>
>Knowing there are some members of Medit-Plants who are influenced by
>hortisexuality, and that there are no doubt others here who might be
>'closeted', I could not resist passing this to the group.
>
>Sean O.
>
>At 08:56 PM 7/22/99 EDT, Dick Turner wrote:
>>From Kathy Musial, botanist at the Huntington,
>>comes this Hortisexual Alert:
>>
>> An Amorphophallus titanum (titan arum) is about to flower at the
>> Huntington.  This will be only the second one to flower on the West
>> Coast, the first at University of Washington three weeks ago. As of
>> 7/21/99, the inflorescence was just under five feet tall, and is
>> expected to flower next week.
>>
>> This rare flower will be on display to the public at the Huntington.
>> It should be considered a mecca for all Hortisexuals.
>>
>> Travel to Pasadena is, however, at your own risk and your own
>> expense.
>>
>>Don't miss it!
>>
>>Dick Turner
>
>(if local folk wish to know more about the Hortisexuals, please let me
>know and I will fill you in)
>
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