Corpses in Minnesota

[hellziggy]

The content of this post is mostly ripped off from WickedgroovyThe big news in the Mankato area is the celebrity plant at Gustavus Adolphus College just north of here where her hubby works. There is a gigantor plant called the Titan Arum - the Corpse Flower

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[scubagrrl]

Cool! I'll have to log on during the day when I can see something.

[boliviafang]

I have to admit, that is Wicked Groovy.

I took botany in college (hey, science got me out of math) and we studied a plant called, I think, the carrion flower. It's a small weed that grows on the UofM St. Paul campus. And it really did stink.

Anyway. Nothing like Perry. Is this one of those plants that blooms once after fifty years and then dies?

[genevra]

I'm rather fond of its latin name: Amorphophallus titanum (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", and titan, "giant") Giant Misshapen Penis plant!

[scubagrrl]

I thought that was pretty funny, too!

[wickedgroovy]

I love the icon you put up for this! braaaaains!
hehe...I'm looking forward to seeing this monster plant this weekend. Hope it is stinky! :)