#corpse flower...

[wachinyeya]

Pair of Endangered Corpse Flowers Defy Odds to Bloom at Same Time–Now Bearing 700 Seeds https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/pair-of-endangered-corpse-flowers-defy-odds-to-bloom-at-same-time-now-bearing-700-seeds/

[sincerelya-stories]

I AINT SEE NO ONE TALKIN ABOUT HIS GODDAMN DESIGN

Mayhaps I missed it from early discussions, but they made this man a goddamn corpse flower...

His designers deserve so many kisses on the forehead for this especially since he would have been a botanist if he wasn't a necromancer

[amnhnyc]

Do you think Valentine’s Day stinks? Then we’ve got the perfect flower for you! The largest flower in the world, the stinking corpse lily (Rafflesia arnoldi), may look beautiful—but it smells like rotten flesh. The pungent aroma is meant to attract carrion flies, which spread its pollen from flower to flower and help this South Asian rainforest plant reproduce. The parasitic corpse flower has no stem, leaves, or roots. Instead of using energy from the Sun to make nutrients, it draws all of its nourishment from its host, a species of vine in the grape family.

Photo: Maizal Chaniago, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

[dmitrimolotov]

The Sydney Royal Botanic Garden's Corpse Flower "Putricia" is about to bloom and you can watch a livestream of it.

[olessan]

I've been dropping in on the Sydney Botanic Gardens' titan arum (corpse flower) live stream and it gets less hinged by the hour, especially now that Putricia (the flower is named Putricia) has begun to bloom

At time of posting (5:30pm), she smells like wet socks and dead mice:

Other highlights:

People in the greenhouse are taking selfies with the plant but also the livestream camera

There is a discord server, apparently mostly comprised of the people who've been in the chat for 3 days straight

Aformentioned people formed a community of like 50-200 chatters until Putricia started blooming and the viewers and chat exploded to like 9k people ⠀

There are what appear to be Prayers to Putricia™, consisting of: WWTF (we watch the flower), BBTF (blessed be the bloom), WDNRP (we do not rush Putricia), WDNEP (we do not eat Putricia), and now WSTF (we smell the flower)

Faithfuls frequently post these to spread the word of Putricia

They have dubbed themselves the Children of the Corm:

Yesterday someone asked if Putricia's petals had started to open/bloom yet, and without fail 50% of chat immediately made innuendo jokes about their """""petals""""" opening, but that it depended on their personal humidity, who was touching the petals, and if the time was right for petal opening ⠀

Every 3rd time someone stands dead centre in front of the camera's FOV sufficient to block the view, chat starts 1: speculating on how tall they are (one guy was erroneously thought to be 7ft tall), and 2: immediately switch priorities to telling them to duck ⠀

a lot of people are waving at the camera and goofing off in the 3 minutes they have in the greenhouse with Putricia

A guy and his kid signed in AUSLAN at the camera ⠀

loads of fart jokes now that Putricia is starting to dutch oven everyone

[eunnuiphyte]

Today Putricia finally bloomed! So lucky so happy I got to see her 💖

Blessed Be The Bloom

Plant ID: Amorphophallus titanum (Titan Arum, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai)

[alizera62quartz]

A Blue Ghost in a Black Rose Dress~

👻🖤🥀

[weirdlookindog]

Major Felten (1904–1975) - Joyful Corpse

from Charles Baudelaire's 'The Flowers of Evil', 1931

[strangegutz]

haven’t had much to show yall lately. Here’s a Heartbreak Gulch AU where Lily gets caught and put away forever

[lorddoodle]

my sister and i, they dropped our living husks into tanks and stole our bodies, silenced our cries and claimed it was for the greater good.

bonus line art because i like it :]

[thunderstruck9]

Rhiannon Salisbury (British, 1984), Corpse Flower, 2022. Acrylic on cotton stretched canvas, 80 x 100 cm.

[carp303]

art trade for my oomf @crabcasino ^_^ vaush the corpse flower

[dproof]

first i lol'ed then i serious'ed

[j0celynh0rr0r]

Nature is my peace

[morbidology]

Though visually striking, the "corpse flower" lacks appeal in the scent department. Aptly titled, this flower comes from the rainforests of Sumatra, Indonesia, and it emits a putrid scent. This foul odor serves a purpose, drawing insects that thrive on carrion to aid in pollination. It takes 7-10 years for the plant to reach its inaugural bloom. Descriptions of its scent liken it to a blend of limburger cheese, rotting fish, sweaty socks, human feces, and a hint of sweet floral notes.

[alizera62quartz]

...the Bloody Groom in Red...

🥀🪓👻

(TW: This Ghost is a Bloody mess.)