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Virginia Tech "Corpse Plant" To Bloom On August 4th

Posted by timothy on from the naughty-bits-are-in-latin-so-it's-ok dept.

Radical Rad writes "Virginia Tech has a second Amorphophallus titanum, or 'corpse plant,' ready to bloom and emit its intensely powerful stench. The plant only blooms once every 4 to 20 years and lasts only 2-3 days. Its stench attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies to pollinate it. See this link for photos of the bloom." Instant road-trip excuse.

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  1. This weekend at UC Davis by JabberWokky · · Score: 3, Interesting
    There's one named Tabitha blooming this weekend at UC Davis (in California). My SO and I have made a date to go take a look.

    A rose is a rose is rose, but nothing says geek love like Amorphophallus titanum...

    --
    Evan "her lab is on campus; she's home today because they ran out of liquid helium for the EPR machine"

    --
    "$30 for the One True Ring. $10 each additional ring!" -- JRR "Bob" Tolkien
  2. Photos on my Blog by waldoj · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I visited this afternoon and wrote it up, along with a half dozen photos, on my blog. As of 3:30pm, it had only just started to bloom. I plan to return tomorrow, by which time it ought to be in its full...er...glory, and take some more photos. You know where to find them.

    -Waldo Jaquith