I'm getting really weirded out by seeing pictures of myself when I come to Blogger, so here's a random post.
Via Garden Rant, there's a cool time-lapse video of a Titan Arum blooming here. Also via Garden Rant, I've learned that the scientific name for Titan Arum is Amorphophallus titanum. From the Greek, amorphos, "misshapen" + phallos, "penis", and titan, giant. So it's a giant misshapen penis flower.
I must say, this is an endorsement of the Renegade Gardener's insistence that you should know the proper names of plants.
Fortunately I don't need to covet this plant, because it also apparently reeks like rotting meat when it blooms. It's then pollinated by flesh-eating beetles and flies. Nature is weird and awesome.
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I believe they have one at the arboretum here.
And, I would say the flower is appropriately named.
You just know there was some crazy botany geek snickering and giggling when he got to name that one.
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