hey all i thought you might like this one its a amorphophallus konjac i have lots of theese but this one was brians from the spring.
verry cool
this was my biggest one of the season but i hate to say it rotted but i have many nice still growing
Awesome! How'd it smell?
really bad it will make youre eyes water
Too cool! But there is something not quite nice about the way those blossoms look.
LOL I have six kids. Let me tell you, I have smelled some stuff.
yes the acent people were scared of them and thought the smell was people that the plant ate lol
Oh my, I almost believe that one myself.
Maybe I DO need one to keep the kids and neighbor's kids in line.
Really awesome, carlab68.
ROTFLOL I think I will stand one in the kitchen and tell the kids, that is where the first six went. LOL
*LOL* ya'll are bad!! nice specimen.. but you wouldn't find me that close to it in bloom..
Hysterical, Chele.
I am about to wet my pants!!!
What a stroke of genius!
C'mon MzMunchkin....think of the possibilties here...lol.
yes but there is something evil looking about them and the burn calories to heat up really hott that what makes the smell strong and heat rises so better for the beetles flying by.
ive red somewhere that they raise there temps well over 100 degrees
Wow, I did not know that.
This still leaves many distinct possibilties for use in the home, besides decorative. (No, I am kidding.)
But seriously, I am off to do more genuine research. Thanks for the photos, they are incredible. Were you able to feel heat?
they are warm to the touch but it dissipates fast so not really. they are verry cool just dont let them bloom in the house or youre family may call the police on you for the ded guy under the house lol
lol!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kaleem
thank you gumlla i hope things are good for you and you're family and that you are safe
Man!
So THAT'S where that smell came from this Spring!
Jerry that's real guts you're showing (and probably smelling) there!
Ric
well the secret is when it bloomed in the picture it was bad but the next day you could not stand with it lol
LOL!
So there WAS a catch!
Hope you don't have many close neighbors!
Hmmmm on second thought............lol
well the good news is that they ony stink for a couple of days or untill you polinate them so thats good
So impressive!! I love the leaf stalk too.
Is it these or something else that smells like rancid meat, which attracts flies that pollenate them? I remember reading that somewhere.
Besides children under the age of 3?
Whoops sorry I didn't see the "pollinates them" line.
Carrion Plants do that too Chele.
I just happen to have............................lol
Ric
LOL You aren't right!
After 15 years you're just realizing that? LOL
Ric
16 years, but who is counting? LOL I was 21 when I moved out here. :)
this is courtesy oh the international aroid link it is amorphophallus titanum the biggest flower in the world. ill have a few real soon just saving the money since they are rather expencive.
this is another of titanum when not in bloom
Carlab68 you can actually buy the seed of Amorphophallus Titanum from one or two websites and it is much cheaper than buying a plant. A cool site to look around Is www.Sumatraflora.com. They have great species descriptions and other fun stuff. There is also www.worldwidetropicals.com They have titanum bulbs and seeds. These guys are very very easy to germinate( if I can do it anyone can) and cheaper to buy from seed.
Though I hope you have a greenhouse or a really warm humid house with a nice south facing window ... Titanum likes it hot and humid.
Do you have any other amorph species ?
Chris
What a neat plant!
:) Donna
i only have konjac and peonifolious but after the aroid show i will have a few more i want gigas and titanum
Im in the cold and Rainy Seattle ... Il be jelous if you can grow those two... Cant grow more than Konjac and a few others..
Chris
well gigas and titanum do better in greenhouses because the seem to need more of a rainforest but i will see i i can keep from killing them
I killed mine heh ... Deader than a doornail ..
But I can reccomend a few easy .. but smaller species ...
A. Henryi
A. Dunni
A.Albus
A.Bulbifer
A.Napalensis
And a few more
Chris
cool ill check them out
That's amazing.