A.titanum at Fairchild Tropical Garden

From: "Susan T. Staiger" <ststaiger at earthlink.net> on 1998.06.28 at 16:38:01(2370) The pollen was ripe Fri. evening,collected,and sent to Atlanta where another titanum is on the verge of blooming.It's purpose achieved,the Miami spadix collapsed at 8:00a.m.EDT on Sat. There were quite a few visitors to the inflorescence throughout the day and most were glad to see it ----erect or not. As the day went on one could almost see the wilting and drawing in of the remainder of the inflorescence----it won't be long before it is entirely down. It's been a fascinating process!!! Although sometimes it's difficult to explain the Amorphophallus "concept" to non- botany minded people, I think most of them have appreciated the opportunity to learn about something so unique. Susan +More ststaiger@earthlink.net

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