Titanum in conservatory

From: Dana <dana at homecom.com> on 1998.07.06 at 19:31:52(2430) > Actually the titanum *was* in the conservatory.. They've always kept > the amorphs in there, in pots on the walkways.. It would have been > really cool to see it in a more natural setting, although i can > imagine with the ABG's narrow walkways, I imagine they were trying to > avoid serious traffic congestion. Also, as someone else pointed out, > there's boatloads of little quail scurrying around the ground up > there. +More It's amazing how short-lived the flower is, even yesterday the edges of the spathe were starting to look a little wilted, although, as we can all see the pictures, it's not really all that noticable in them (although I showed up at at about 5:30 pm, I'm sure the pics were taken earlier) I've heard several people now mention this particular flower hasn't smelled as bas as some of the other Amorphs. This is the first Amorph blossom I've seen in person, but I'd have to agree it wasn't too bad. Actually I wouldn't describe it as smelling *that* much like a rotting carcass, but rather like a pair of old sneakers or something

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