Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of

From: "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2010.07.23 at 01:42:27(21235) My experience has been that the most intense odor is during the morning of its opening. (They generally start to open in the evening and reach peak stink the morning thereafter) -----Original Message----- +More From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:01 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Nancy Greig at the Houston Museum of Natural Science told me earlier today the pheromone of their A. titanum was not yet at the maximum intensity. I have been watching this on and off much of the day and just noticed a "stink-o-meter" on the wall to the right side of the inflorescence. Be sure and take a look! She also said some were actually complaining it didn't smell bad enough yet. http://www.hmnsmedia.org/CorpseFlower/ My guess is tonight the show will much more "intense". Congratulations Nancy! Great show. Steve www.ExoticRainforest.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Nancy Greig" <ngreig at hmns.org> on 2010.07.23 at 06:25:13(21236) Bill et al. Thank you! The odor is getting stronger, and does sort of come and go, but it is certainly not anything like I've been led to expect yet. It reminds me of a Stapelia now...not a particularly potent one either. So good to know that there is more in store! People seem to be quite taken with the "Stinkometer" - and surely it must be useful for people watching the webcam... Thanks again for the good input. Now I'm going home to bed so I can come back to - I hope - a stronger odor in the morning! Nancy +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Weaver, Bill Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:42 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science My experience has been that the most intense odor is during the morning of its opening. (They generally start to open in the evening and reach peak stink the morning thereafter) -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:01 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Nancy Greig at the Houston Museum of Natural Science told me earlier today the pheromone of their A. titanum was not yet at the maximum intensity. I have been watching this on and off much of the day and just noticed a "stink-o-meter" on the wall to the right side of the inflorescence. Be sure and take a look! She also said some were actually complaining it didn't smell bad enough yet. http://www.hmnsmedia.org/CorpseFlower/ My guess is tonight the show will much more "intense". Congratulations Nancy! Great show. Steve www.ExoticRainforest.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2010.07.23 at 12:28:34(21240) Thanks Bill. This one began opening yesterday morning and was lopsided all day long. Finally about midnight it began to become more symmetrical and this morning is nicely rounded. The pheromones did not begin to fully release until well into the early morning and this morning one of the caretakers was wearing a gas mask. It must be at or near peak now. They had people paying to see it all night long! Steve +More On 7/22/2010 08:42, Weaver, Bill wrote: > My experience has been that the most intense odor is during the morning of its opening. > (They generally start to open in the evening and reach peak stink the morning thereafter) > > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:01 PM > To: Discussion of aroids > Subject: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science > > Nancy Greig at the Houston Museum of Natural Science told me earlier today the pheromone of their A. titanum was not yet at the maximum intensity. I have been watching this on and off much of the day and just noticed a "stink-o-meter" on the wall to the right side of the inflorescence. Be sure and take a look! She also said some were actually complaining it didn't smell bad enough yet. > > http://www.hmnsmedia.org/CorpseFlower/ > > My guess is tonight the show will much more "intense". > > Congratulations Nancy! Great show. > > > Steve > www.ExoticRainforest.com > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > --------------030403080408030008030208 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------030403080408030008030208--

From: "Nancy Greig" <ngreig at hmns.org> on 2010.07.24 at 01:29:24(21245) Bill - you were right about the timing of the odor - but I did not think that the intensity was all that intense (unless the peak was between 2 am and about 8 am). The masks used by a couple people were mostly an exaggeration for the benefit of the media! It was a bit funky in the room, and indeed there were stronger whiffs occasionally - but it was quite bearable...and except for the odd remnant of odor the scent is all dissapated now. Cheers, Nancy +More -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Weaver, Bill Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 8:42 PM To: 'Discussion of aroids' Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science My experience has been that the most intense odor is during the morning of its opening. (They generally start to open in the evening and reach peak stink the morning thereafter) -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ExoticRainforest Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2010 1:01 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: [Aroid-l] Amophophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Nancy Greig at the Houston Museum of Natural Science told me earlier today the pheromone of their A. titanum was not yet at the maximum intensity. I have been watching this on and off much of the day and just noticed a "stink-o-meter" on the wall to the right side of the inflorescence. Be sure and take a look! She also said some were actually complaining it didn't smell bad enough yet. http://www.hmnsmedia.org/CorpseFlower/ My guess is tonight the show will much more "intense". Congratulations Nancy! Great show. Steve www.ExoticRainforest.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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