A titan is also ready to bloom at the UC Botanical Garden in Berkeley. This one has an interesting history. It come from Symon's mid-90's seed collection in Sumatra. It was raised nearby by Bill Weaver who named it Trudy, and was among the first to bloom in the Bay Area, in 2005. The current bloom is 'her' 4th (2005-2009-2012-2015). Pollen from the first bloom was used on a second plant that bloomed here in 2007; these are the tubers we now offer for sale (one has already bloomed). If you are in the area to see it, I'm updating it's condition on our facebook (https://www.facebook.com/UCBotanicalGarden/). I'm predicting that it will open later this week (but bear in mind that my predictions have been off for the previous 8 blooms we've had). Paul UC Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ -- Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 7:38 AM, Judy Glattstein <jgglatt@gmail.com> wrote: > Tiny Titan flowers at botanic garden, said to smell like "dead donkey" > (different from a dead ass? said she, hiding a grin) > > http://bbc.com/news/… > > Judy in hot and humid New Jersey > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >