Re: Amorphophallus titanum flowering at Selby Gardens

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1999.06.03 at 16:24:00(3414) Donna, Any idea whether the pollination was successful? How long will it take for us to find out? Les +More At 03:50 PM 5/28/99 -0500, you wrote: >Les, > >The first inflorescence's smell was really undescribably potent during the >opening, but the second one was downright dainty by comparison....Both >started opening late in the afternoon, beginning at almost the same time. The >first started opening on Thursday, May 20 at about 3 PM, and continued >expanding til about midnight. The second started opening about 3:30-4 PM on >Monday, May 24 and was fully expanded by about 11 PM. We pollinated this >second inflor. late on the night of the 24th, when the females were most >receptive. > >I will send an update posting after I have had some sleep and can gather my >thoughts. We are all terribly sleep deprived here and just moved both >titanums back into the greenhouses this morning and tucked them into bed. Now >we are all going home to crash. Two Titanums flowering at the same time is >almost more than a person can endure! I guess now I know what its like to >have twins! > >More soon, >Donna > >In a message dated 99-05-21 17:27:42 EDT, you write: > ><< > Donna, I find this description of the stench interesting. The folks in >Miami & > Atlanta both described their bloom's odor to be disappointingly > mild. Do you > have any idea what accounts for the overwhelming nature of the odor in the >Selby > inflorescence? > > (Actually, I find the draw to the odor much like the Saturday Night Live > skit > that showed a family passing a jug of milk around so that all could >experience > how foul it had become.) > Les > >>

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