Titan Watch 5/13/2001

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2001.05.14 at 00:15:36(6435) Titan Watch 5/13/2001: At 9 AM the Titan had reached 78" or 6' 6" tall. By 6 P.M. it had measured 79". This morning the Miami Herald sent a reporter to do an extensive interview and a really great photographer, Annie Etheridge, to take pictures. She took tons, with me, without me, with visitors, on a ladder, she was really into it. She really hadn't expected the Titan to be so impressive. I hope I get to see some of the pictures. The article should be in tomorrows paper (I hope). I was gone from the Garden during the afternoon, and when I got back at 5PM I could see the first major difference in several days. The spathe is beginning to loosen up in earnest. The red color on the reverse hasn't reached full color yet, so it isn't quite ready to open. It does appear that the spathe is swelling a bit in the middle, producing tension in the ribs so that it can open relatively quickly when the time is right. Suzanne and I have worked some of the problems out of the web cam we installed, but we are going to try a new camera this evening to see if it will be clearer. It will be moved a little closer to the plant. There should be a link from the 2001 Titan blooming page, but just in case, here is the address to view the page. http://www.ftg.org/blooms/webcam/pic/image.jpg Happy Titan watching. Craig M. Allen +More Conservatory Manager Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables(Miami), Florida, USA 33156-4296 Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 Fax 305-661-8953 e-mail callen@fairchildgarden.org web: www.fairchildgarden.org

From: Denis denis at skg.com> on 2001.05.15 at 15:29:18(6464) Dear Aroiders: It was an excellent article and Picture in the Miami Herald Yesterday. And not only the local newspaper but all the localTV newscasters have now picked up the story of the Titan Arum at Fairchild that has bloomed two years in a row. They all talk about how bad it smells when it opens....It is a welcome change from all the murder and mayhem they normally salivate over when they do a news broadcast. Craig you're doing a great job. Keep it up. Denis Rotolante +More President IAS 2001 Craig Allen wrote: > > Titan Watch 5/13/2001: At 9 AM the Titan had reached 78" or 6' 6" tall. By 6 > P.M. it had measured 79". This morning the Miami Herald sent a reporter to > do an extensive interview and a really great photographer, Annie Etheridge, > to take pictures. She took tons, with me, without me, with visitors, on a > ladder, she was really into it. She really hadn't expected the Titan to be > so impressive. I hope I get to see some of the pictures. The article should > be in tomorrows paper (I hope). > > I was gone from the Garden during the afternoon, and when I got back at 5PM > I could see the first major difference in several days. The spathe is > beginning to loosen up in earnest. The red color on the reverse hasn't > reached full color yet, so it isn't quite ready to open. It does appear that > the spathe is swelling a bit in the middle, producing tension in the ribs so > that it can open relatively quickly when the time is right. > > Suzanne and I have worked some of the problems out of the web cam we > installed, but we are going to try a new camera this evening to see if it > will be clearer. It will be moved a little closer to the plant. There should > be a link from the 2001 Titan blooming page, but just in case, here is the > address to view the page. > > http://www.ftg.org/blooms/webcam/pic/image.jpg > > Happy Titan watching. > > Craig M. Allen > Conservatory Manager > Fairchild Tropical Garden > 10901 Old Cutler Road > Coral Gables(Miami), Florida, USA 33156-4296 > Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 > Fax 305-661-8953 > e-mail callen@fairchildgarden.org > web: www.fairchildgarden.org

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2001.05.16 at 15:10:36(6468) there was a short tape of the unfurled monster in the tv news last night here in nyc in one of the stations. however, it was probably from the OLD flowering, as they didn't bother to get footage of this week's blooming. the local brooklyn botanic garden got a small plant of titanum (i assume it's a young one, although not sure how old it really is). i wonder how long it' ll take to stink up all of brooklyn. a few weeks ago, their bulbifer bloomed, two of them. tsuh yang in nyc

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2001.05.17 at 04:28:33(6474) We have had people tell us that we were on the news in Scandinavia and France. I have done interviews for media in Colombia, United Kingdom, and in the USA for Boston, Atlanta, Kansas, Orlando, Fl. I even am getting recognized in the grocery store. I ready for this to be over, as good as it is for the Garden. Craig Allen, Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, Florida +More ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Titan Watch 5/13/2001 > Dear Aroiders: > > It was an excellent article and Picture in the Miami Herald Yesterday. > And not only the local newspaper but all the localTV newscasters have > now picked up the story of the Titan Arum at Fairchild that has bloomed > two years in a row. They all talk about how bad it smells when it > opens....It is a welcome change from all the murder and mayhem they > normally salivate over when they do a news broadcast. > > Craig you're doing a great job. Keep it up. > > Denis Rotolante > President IAS 2001 > > > > > Craig Allen wrote: > > > > Titan Watch 5/13/2001: At 9 AM the Titan had reached 78" or 6' 6" tall. By 6 > > P.M. it had measured 79". This morning the Miami Herald sent a reporter to > > do an extensive interview and a really great photographer, Annie Etheridge, > > to take pictures. She took tons, with me, without me, with visitors, on a > > ladder, she was really into it. She really hadn't expected the Titan to be > > so impressive. I hope I get to see some of the pictures. The article should > > be in tomorrows paper (I hope). > > > > I was gone from the Garden during the afternoon, and when I got back at 5PM > > I could see the first major difference in several days. The spathe is > > beginning to loosen up in earnest. The red color on the reverse hasn't > > reached full color yet, so it isn't quite ready to open. It does appear that > > the spathe is swelling a bit in the middle, producing tension in the ribs so > > that it can open relatively quickly when the time is right. > > > > Suzanne and I have worked some of the problems out of the web cam we > > installed, but we are going to try a new camera this evening to see if it > > will be clearer. It will be moved a little closer to the plant. There should > > be a link from the 2001 Titan blooming page, but just in case, here is the > > address to view the page. > > > > http://www.ftg.org/blooms/webcam/pic/image.jpg > > > > Happy Titan watching. > > > > Craig M. Allen > > Conservatory Manager > > Fairchild Tropical Garden > > 10901 Old Cutler Road > > Coral Gables(Miami), Florida, USA 33156-4296 > > Tel. 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 > > Fax 305-661-8953 > > e-mail callen@fairchildgarden.org > > web: www.fairchildgarden.org >

From: Jmh98law at aol.com on 2001.05.17 at 04:39:46(6479) I was really surprised to find an AP report of the Big Stinky in our local newspaper last night. Mind you, we live in a small town of some 50,000 people more or less in Zone 4 to 5 (depending on how close to Lake Michigan one is located). The 45th parallel is just three miles north of our house! The incredible interest generated by the A. titan is wonderful, and a good testimonial to the efforts of people like Craig Allen. The coverage from Fairchild and the coverage last year from Selby has been really wonderful. Jeanne Hannah +More Traverse City, Michigan USDA Zone 5b "In spite of illness, in spite of our arch enemy sorrow, one can remain alive long after the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways." Edith Wharton

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