Lois, the Amorphophallus titanum at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, should be fully opening today. You can see it on a live webcam from the HMNS. Go to the link below for more details and discussion.
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1114285/
The attached picture is for reference only and not the actual bloom in Houston.
Thanks Steve. I've been watching it quite a bit today. This info just came from Nancy Greig at the site, Their server was so jammed with viewers this morning it took 20 minutes for me to finally be able to see it!
"Hurray! Glad you can finally see it. The inside of the spathe is
incredibly dark, almost black. We have had lots of complaints that the
backdrop should be changed from black to something lighter, and we are
working on that (to gray).
It doesn't smell yet!!! Well, we get whiffs once in a while, but the
real "funk" has not set in yet. This plant has been totally weird.
I do hope that the pheromone sets in soon - we have lots of people
waiting on it!"
She is oh so right! This is one weird plant. My guess is tonight the sterile male flowers will finally release all those pheromones but we shall see.
Steve
