Big Stinky Flower!

JoemessJoemess Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
edited July 4, 2007 in Wildlife
This is a shot of me next to a Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum... Which actually translates to "giant deformed penis" if you were wondering)


Anywho, this is a rare blooing event that took place at a local university near my home. I could tell you all about it, but the folks who run the greenhouse can do it much better.

http://gardens.uncc.edu/index.htm

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No need to C+C this one, its just a gimme shot.


Andrew

p.s. I am 6'2" for scale.
“Tug at a single thing in nature, and you will find it connected to the universe.
[John Muir]

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  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    :jawdrop Now that's a big p--, I mean, flower
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    Beautiful shot Andrew thumb.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    "Phallus" because it, somehow, look like it of because it's stinky? :D

    Nice one.

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    "Phallus" because it, somehow, look like it of because it's stinky? :D

    Nice one.

    Dick.

    Someone with your name should not be talking like that! rolleyes1.gif

    Naughty! rolleyes1.gif
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    I don't remember any flowers with red shirts!wings.gif

    Interesting and humorous. thumb.gif
  • JoemessJoemess Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    I don't remember any flowers with red shirts!wings.gif

    Interesting and humorous. thumb.gif


    HEY HEY HEY blbl.gif
    “Tug at a single thing in nature, and you will find it connected to the universe.
    [John Muir]
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited July 3, 2007
    Every time I look at this I can only think of the movie, "Little Shop of Horrors." rolleyes1.gif

    Oh and isn't there a different, larger flower like this in England that stinks even worse and only blossoms like once every century or something?
  • JoemessJoemess Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Every time I look at this I can only think of the movie, "Little Shop of Horrors." rolleyes1.gif

    Oh and isn't there a different, larger flower like this in England that stinks even worse and only blossoms like once every century or something?


    Have not heard of that one. The largest flower in the world is found in indonesia and like this one, smells of rotting meat. The Rafflesia arnoldii can be about three foot across. The main difference between the one above and this one is the Titan is actually an inflorence, or cluster of flowers where the Rafflesia is a single bloom.


    That is interesting about there being a long bloom cycle flower in England. I will have to do some digging on that one.


    Andrew
    “Tug at a single thing in nature, and you will find it connected to the universe.
    [John Muir]
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Someone with your name should not be talking like that! rolleyes1.gif

    Naughty! rolleyes1.gif
    Tell me: Why did I expect this for you? rolleyes1.gif It's okay Ric (my wife comment: He will never know) mwink.gif

    thumb.gif

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Joemess wrote:
    HEY HEY HEY blbl.gif

    :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Tell me: Why did I expect this for you? rolleyes1.gif It's okay Ric (my wife comment: He will never know) mwink.gif

    thumb.gif

    Dick.
    :D
  • emmalouemmalou Registered Users Posts: 412 Major grins
    edited July 4, 2007
    Amazing sized......."bloom"bowdown.gif

    Really interesting flower.
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