...or Amorphophallus Titanum
Here's the scoop:
THE GIANT STINK BOMB RETURNS Rare, smelly flower set to bloom in SoCal. Associated PressSAN MARINO -- In this wealthy town of trim lawns and rose-filled gardens, the world's largest and stinkiest plant is ready to bloom.The Amorphophallus titanum, known to Indonesians as the "corpse flower," exudes an odor that some have compared to garbage or rotting flesh.The exotic, 41/2-foot-tall plant is expected to bloom by Tuesday at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens.Its unusual scent attracts pollinating, carrion-eating beetles in its native Sumatra.The plant has been seen in bloom only about 15 times since its first U.S. display in New York in 1937. About 76,000 people flocked to the Huntington when the flower bloomed there in 1999.While normally closed Mondays, the museum will remain open in case the flower should bloom.San Marino is 17 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.
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flower baby  ·  ayasophia  ·  10/21/2002, 4:56 AM
Re: flower baby  ·  Emily K  ·  10/23/2002, 6:59 AM
wrong board  ·  Emily  ·  10/21/2002, 10:30 AM
Re: flower baby  ·  Anneza  ·  10/21/2002, 8:54 AM
Re: flower baby  ·  raindancing  ·  10/21/2002, 6:20 AM
Re: flower baby  ·  Barb  ·  10/23/2002, 6:06 PM
Tansy Ragwort is poison to livestock *smile innocently* n/t  ·  Yahalome  ·  10/21/2002, 1:15 PM
i do like magnolia (maggie for short!), laurel, heather, and holly  ·  Emily  ·  10/21/2002, 10:32 AM
How about "Stinkweed"?  ·  Nanaea  ·  10/21/2002, 5:50 AM
...or Amorphophallus Titanum  ·  Pavlos  ·  10/21/2002, 6:18 AM
Let's hope "east" is downwind...  ·  Daividh  ·  10/24/2002, 8:28 PM
Skunk Cabbage ('My Little Cabbage' nn) n/t  ·  Yahalome  ·  10/21/2002, 1:13 PM