Complete overhype. UC Berkeley has already had 9 blooms in the last decade On Jul 20, 2016 2:37 PM, "Judy Glattstein" <jgglatt@gmail.com> wrote: > Here's their news release - > > > > > For the first time in nearly 80 years, one of the largest and most iconic > flowers on Earth—the titan-arum—makes a rare public appearance at The New > York Botanical Garden for a fleeting spectacle of size, color, and odor > unlike any other in the plant kingdom. > > The bloom of our /Amorphophallus titanum/, known to many as the corpse > flower, is a horticultural jewel 10 years in the making. Each day of > careful tending and feeding has led up to this moment: a brief (up to 36 > hours) yet glorious window in which the enormous plant (up to eight feet > high) will unfurl, displaying the striking red interior and uncanny scent > to which it owes its name. Whenever the titan-arum blooms, it causes a > sensation. > > This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience what can only > be described as a botanical phenomenon—don’t miss it! The /Amorphophallus > titanum/ is on display in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and ready to open > any day now. This unique plant is unpredictable and may be in flower for > only one or two days, so check nybg.org < > http://nybg.convio.net/site/R/…> and follow us on > Facebook <http://nybg.convio.net/site/R/…>, > Twitter <http://nybg.convio.net/site/R/…>, and > Instagram <http://nybg.convio.net/site/R/…> for > the latest updates. Get more information and tickets < > http://nybg.convio.net/site/R/…>. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/