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It's opening! It's opening! The big stinky flower returns!

Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:32 pm
by owlice
A friend and I were there today and thought it was starting to open, and I jokingly said it was going to open up just after closing, which was at 5 PM. Sure enough, the corpse flower is opening:
Titan Arum starting to bloom
Titan Arum starting to bloom
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More here: http://www.usbg.gov/return-titan
And here: http://www.usbg.gov

(And I'm missing it.... :cry: )

Re: It's opening! It's opening! The big stinky flower return

Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 10:52 pm
by geckzilla
I guess I wouldn't mind seeing one of these in person but I'm fairly sensitive to the smell of death so I'm not sure whether it would send me running away gagging or not. Sorry you missed it, even if it does smell putrid! At least your conservatory is free. The NY Botanical garden is fairly expensive. It costs $20 to get in.

Re: It's opening! It's opening! The big stinky flower return

Posted: Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:10 pm
by neufer
geckzilla wrote:
I guess I wouldn't mind seeing one of these in person but I'm fairly sensitive to the smell of death so I'm not sure whether it would send me running away gagging or not. Sorry you missed it, even if it does smell putrid!
P.S.
<<Garden officials expect the flower to hit "Peak Smell" early Monday, and remain open for one or two days.>>

Re: It's opening! It's opening! The big stinky flower return

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:53 pm
by stephen63
Don't forget to bring along a limburger cheese sandwich for lunch :wink:

Re: It's opening! It's opening! The big stinky flower return

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:44 pm
by owlice
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