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Look inside the Conservatory
Ted the Titan "Corpse Flower"- First bloom June 2003.
Tabatha the "Corpse Flower"
Volunteer night
Plant Faire Sale

Fenestraria aurantiaca

Family: Aizoaceae

Known as 'Baby Toes'
 
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.

   
Ernesto and Ted the Titan, May 7, 2007.
       
Founded in 1959, the 3,600 square-foot Botanical Conservatory complex north of Storer Hall serves the University and public communities as an educational facility, research resource and genetic diversity preserve. It houses over 3,000 plant species in more than 150 families, including examples from most of the world's climatic regions.    
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