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Special Event!
Please note... This event has ended.
Ted blooms again - This will be his third blooming since June 2003. Ted is Amorphophallus titanum, "The Corpse Flower". Click image on right for a large view.
May 9, 2007 6 PM: Ted's blooming has finished. Watch a Quicktime movie of Ted's blooming.
May 8, 2007 2PM: Ted has passed peak bloom. The spathe is begining to shrivel and the odor has declined. We will be open today until 6PM. Our web camera will continue until Wedesday afternoon. See many pictures at the photographic timeline.
May 7, 2007 1PM: Ted has started to open. He accomplished peak bloom in the evening. The stink is astounding. I had to breath through my mouth! |
What is a "Corpse Flower"? |
Donations for web camera costs gladly accepted by mailing a check to: Botanical Conservatory, UCD Plant Biology, 1 Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616. Payable to: UC Regents.
Web camera has been discontinued.
We had 20,000 visitors use the web cam! Streamed 1.6 TB of video.
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Ernesto and Ted the Titan, May 7, 2007. |
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