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Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2006 10:43 am**

The RBG are expecting the Titan Arum to flower over the next 2 weekends. (they have 2 plants)

This is quite a spectacular and distinctive plant known for its incredible size and foul smell. :oops:

Might be worth a visit. Watch the evening news for details.
Given the size of the flower, a wide angle rather than a macro lens might be more in order

Details here
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/conservati ... titan_arum

Ray

Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:05 am**

Time for another weekend micro-meet

Where about exactly in the RBG are these flowers do you know?

Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:53 am**

Most probably in the Sydney Tropical Centre - Glass pyramid building

Posted: **Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:34 pm**

Yi-P wrote:Time for another weekend micro-meet

Where about exactly in the RBG are these flowers do you know?

Expressing interest!! I need some break from exam studying. Hopefully it doesn't smell too bad.

Posted: **Wed Nov 01, 2006 10:17 am**

Is that special tropical area which we have to pay an entrance fee??

Btw, who is going?

Posted: **Wed Nov 01, 2006 11:54 am**

Would be fantastic to see!!!!
Apparantly smells like a really really ripe corpse - that's been sitting in the sun just to add to its lovely aroma !

Be warned

Posted: **Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:59 pm**

Is that special tropical area which we have to pay an entrance fee??

Yep

Btw, who is going?

Need to make sure its happening first. If it is, it will be publised on the TV news

Posted: **Thu Nov 02, 2006 12:28 pm**

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/blo ... 18476.html

Opening details from SMH

Posted: **Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:02 pm**

No way you can call this a mini meet

The last time a titan arum flowered in the gardens, in October 2004, 16,000 people queued for a look.

Count me out.

Posted: **Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:33 pm**

two "huge deformed penises" are about to burst open

Ouch

Posted: **Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:48 pm**

http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/bloo ... 65565.html

It's out

Posted: **Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:27 pm**

Went there this afternoon only to realise that I've forgotten to put the battery back in from the charger

Anyway turned out to be no big loss. The flower has basically almost closed by now, the keeper has even started to cut hole on one of its side to collect some pollens. The stench is also barely sniffable, though they said that it was alot stronger during the full bloom. Most dissapointing though was the size. Their specimens are only around 1m tall, nowhere near the max 2.9m advertised.

I might try again when the second one blooms, which the keeper said is expected to be around wednesday.

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Royal Botanic Gardens - Titan Arum Flowering expected

Royal Botanic Gardens - Titan Arum Flowering expected