Titan Arum,Time Lapse
Posted by Amy Stewart on September 20, 2007 at 1:31 pm, in the category I Don't Have a Garden, but I Watch One on TV.
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Raves
Manifesto
We are:
Convinced
that
gardening MATTERS.
that
gardening MATTERS.
Bored with
perfect
magazine
gardens.
In love
with the real, rambling, chaotic, dirty, bug-ridden gardens.
with the real, rambling, chaotic, dirty, bug-ridden gardens.
Suspicious
of the "horticultural industry."
of the "horticultural industry."
Delighted by people with
a passion for plants.
a passion for plants.
Appalled by chemical warfare
in the garden
in the garden
Turned off
by any activities that involve "landscaping" with "plant materials."
by any activities that involve "landscaping" with "plant materials."
Flabbergasted at the idea
of a "no maintenance garden."
of a "no maintenance garden."
Gardening
our
asses
off.
Having a
hell of a lot
of fun.
Spectacular. Vague sexual confusion? I don’t know. But sexual SOMETHING.
The botanical name is:
Amorphophallus titanum
Greek amorphos (misshapen)
+ phallos (“penis”)
“titan” is rather obvious.
This is the “huge misshapen penis flower.”
And something else too.
Hmmmnn.
Thanks for putting this up. I’d like to see one in person, but I’m NOT anxious to smell one.
That’s a big one all right! Verrrry interesting.
I felt some wonder at the volume of people passing by during the time-lapse. It’s cool to see that much interest in a plant.
Henry Mitchell wrote about this plant long ago, and thanks to Amy I’ve now seen one. Wish Henry could have stuck around long enough for YouTube.
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
This is such an incredible flower. Cheers for including this link – great to see.
Although it’s supposed to be pretty difficult to do, the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden managed to pollinate “Titania the Titan” and now she’s fruiting.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spidra/1436177080/in/set-72157602138176023/