Sydney botanical gardens corpse flower

[happypalms]

An amazing flower is about to bloom in the Sydney botanical gardens. Most likely in the next couple of days, you can watch it on you tube or go to the Sydney botanical gardens website to watch a very rare flower bloom.

[gyuseppe]

This species is also found in the botanical garden of Firenze

[WagnerMX]

I'm growing Amorphophallus muellerii, a piece of cake really. I think it likes my climate. I grew it as food but was so impressed by its beautiful petioles that I couldn't sacrifice the plants. The titan is next on my list, now that I know it's relatively uncomplicated.

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5 hours ago, WagnerMX said:

I'm growing Amorphophallus muellerii, a piece of cake really. I think it likes my climate. I grew it as food but was so impressed by its beautiful petioles that I couldn't sacrifice the plants. The titan is next on my list, now that I know it's relatively uncomplicated.

Being a tropical jungle plant I won’t be able to grow one unless it’s in a heated hothouse. I was talking with the curator of Coffs Harbour botanical gardens yesterday and he said he has been offered one to grow in their hothouse do I have some hope of obtaining one in the future, when and if time will tell. Interesting you grew your armorphophsllus as a good source what part are you eating?

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On 1/22/2025 at 3:29 PM, gyuseppe said:

This species is also found in the botanical garden of Firenze

Iam quite sure a few gardens around the world have them now. Once Kew gardens cracked how to grow them in cultivation every one wanted them.

[WagnerMX]

8 hours ago, happypalms said:

Being a tropical jungle plant I won’t be able to grow one unless it’s in a heated hothouse. I was talking with the curator of Coffs Harbour botanical gardens yesterday and he said he has been offered one to grow in their hothouse do I have some hope of obtaining one in the future, when and if time will tell. Interesting you grew your armorphophsllus as a good source what part are you eating?

 

The corm of some species is edible. I've seen a fragment of an Australian gardening show on YT that claimed the petiole of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius was edible as well.

 

Edit: I found the video. Amorphophallus begins around 3:30.

 

Edited January 23 by WagnerMX
Added video

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5 hours ago, WagnerMX said:

 

The corm of some species is edible. I've seen a fragment of an Australian gardening show on YT that claimed the petiole of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius was edible as well.

 

Edit: I found the video. Amorphophallus begins around 3:30.

 

Oh ok gardening Australia tv series been around for years. A bit like dahlias a potato substitute. I guess just because it’s ornamental doesn’t mean you can’t eat it. A lot of plants in my garden are fruit trees I use as ornamental plants, citrus trees for attracting butterflies is one such plant.