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'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA]
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Although this isn't an ethnobotanical, I thought you guys might find this of interest. It would be awesome to see this beautiful flower in bloom and catch a whiff of it's fetid bouquet ...

'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms, rotting flesh smell in San Marino
June 17, 2009 - sgvtribune.com

SAN MARINO - It took its own sweet time, but Son of Stinky started to bloom Wednesday afternoon in the Huntington Library's tropical conservatory, reaching a height close to seven feet and unleashing the first wafts of rotting flesh.

After keeping botanists on tenterhooks for more than two weeks, the giant other-worldly Amorphophallus titanum had grown to 6 feet 9 inches by Wednesday morning. Around 2 p.m. botanists started to notice the petal-like outer spathe (specialized leaf or hood) beginning to pull away from the tall spadex (floral spike) of the world's largest flower.

Flies had already begun to appear, "clearly sensing something in the air," Huntington spokeswoman Lisa Blackburn said, as the plant started its seven-hour opening process.

The public will have its first chance to see - and smell - the Corpse Flower on Thursday when the Huntington opens at 10:30 a.m. The bloom usually lasts about two days.

Although Huntington officials aren't expecting crowds equal to the 76,000 who showed up for the rare flowering in 1999, Son of Stinky has already outdone its parent in height.

It took about three weeks of what Blackburn called "skyrocketing growth" to reach its full height, far bigger than its parent's two previous blooms in 1999 and 2002, which she said reached 5 foot 9 inches and 4 foot 7 inches respectively.

The plant now in bloom was propagated from seed produced by the 1999 flowering - hence the "Son of Stinky" nickname.

"The flower really kept us waiting and took its own sweet time getting down to business, but we think that may result in an even more spectacular bloom than our last two," Blackburn said. "It's an amazingly beautiful flower. You just have to get past the stench."

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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: veggie]
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I'm totally going to go, I'll post the pictures I take.


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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: veggie]
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mmmmmmm delicious!

i think they had one at kew gardens flower in the not too distant past also (i could be wrong about that though) :yesnod:


RRhoads said:
I'm totally going to go, I'll post the pictures I take.


please do! :awesome:

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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: RRhoads]
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That plant is awesome


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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: RRhoads]
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RRhoads said:
I'm totally going to go, I'll post the pictures I take.

Son of Stinky June 18, 2009 7:30am Full Bloom (Click to enlarge)

Unfortunately it is no longer in full bloom. But it should still be very interesting to see.
The Huntington Library has more information about it on it's website HERE

And here is a cool video narrated by botanist Jim Folsom:

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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: veggie]
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Do the flies lay eggs in it? :awesome:


FH

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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: felixhigh]
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So cool. I remember the one in 1999 blooming.  Not that I got to see it or anything, but I remember it being news.  Someday I'll own a greenhouse big enough to have one... er... a collection and greenhouse big enough to warrant having one.


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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: Horticulture]
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It looks all wilted now, the Huntington has a live picture of it.
http://huntington.org/thehuntington_full.aspx?id=4132

They are selling potted plants for 250$ right outside the gift shop too, my Dad saw it last week. Unfortunately he didn't take pictures, he wasn't even there to see the flower.


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Re: 'Son of Stinky' Corpse Flower blooms [CA] [Re: RRhoads]
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$250?  How big & what is it potted in?


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