By the time I arrived there was no evidence of the stench from its giant flower (technically an inflorescence, a cluster of many tiny flowers borne on a stalk) for which the titan arum is most notorious, an odor said to resemble a decomposing corpse. The horticulturists-in-charge, or perhaps the titan arum’s ‘handlers,’ had deliberately placed the titan on a floral throne decorated with lesser plants in the same family (Araceae)-its jealous and more familiar potted cousins, the Anthurium and the Phyllodendron-kneeling below it at the base. When I visited the titan arum on exhibit, I joined a crowd milling around this all-star among aroids, many asking to be photographed next to it. You are not logged in."Corpse Flower" on Display at US Botanic Garden, Washington DC (cc) William Angel out the live webcam here. Please be patient when signing up as approval could take several days or more. Please also note that all IP addresses are recorded when items are posted and could be traced and used by the authorities. The message board shall not be liable for any content submitted by a site member or visitor and will remove or edit any content posted at any time and for any reason. You must not post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous, or indecent language or images. You must not: Defame, abuse, harass or threaten others or make any bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive statements. Individual posters agree not to post any defamatory or libellous posts and will accept full responsibility for the items they post. Any problems should be reported to The ChairmanĪll posts on this message board are posted by individuals acting in their own right and do not necessarily reflect the views of the message board administrator in any way. To avoid multiple sign-ups only one poster will be allowed per IP address and posters are limited to three new threads per 24 hours. Other forms of abuse on this board will result in similar consequences and no correspondence will be entered into regarding warnings or banned posters. Abusive language, text based messages or messages not written in the King's English will be removed and posters will be warned or banned depending on the severity. Please mark any off-topic posts as O/T in the subject box. This forum is for topics related to Oldham Athletic AFC.
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