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Perry as Thanksgiving Guest?
Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) has surprised us mightily. A shoot has appeared and is growing rapidly. This follows the shortest dormant period so far – the last leaf died down this past summer, and we expected dormancy to last until spring or summer of 2014. It remains to be seen whether this shoot […]
The Leaning Tower of Perry
After a long hiatus, we’re finally seeing some rapid change in Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum). Almost exactly two years after beginning to grow, and reaching maturity about four months later, the titanic leaf is rapidly senescing. We’ve been watching what has appeared to be the onset of dormancy for many months, but just […]
Gargantuan Leaf Leaps for the Sun
Are You Ready for Some Chlorophyll?!!? Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) has exceeded all expectations with his/her leaf, and is producing a shimmering wave of deja vu within the greenhouse, as shown in the photo (click the thumbnail image for a full view). The student scale objects are Tran Tuan (Gustavus ’13) on October […]
Chlorophyllous Antenna Begins Reception
Perry the Corpse Flower’s leaf has begun to unfurl! The massive leaf shoot, growing by many inches per day for the past few weeks, has begun to open its leaflets to the sun. What follows will be Perry’s gulping of light to feed the massive corm that lies within the pot, all to power yet […]
Titanic Sprout Shoots Skyward
Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) continues to grow his/her solar antenna at an astonishing rate, as shown in the accompanying photographs – click on the thumbnails for the full photos. The photos include Tran Tuan (Gustavus ’13, current Perry student scale object), Anthony Cesnik (Gustavus ’12, returning scale object), and Alex Burum (Gustavus ’07, […]
An Exquisite Corpse Flower…Leaf
Perry the Corpse Flower’s leaf continues to grow as an increasingly astonishing rate. The exquisite sculptural beauty of the growing leaf is surreal, giving rise to the title of today’s blog post. On Monday afternoon, Tuan and I measured the height of the leaf shoot at 61 inches. On Wednesday afternoon it was 74 inches […]
Leaping Leaf – Perry the Corpse Flower Surges Again
The cycle is well under way – Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is once again growing a titanic leaf. I wrote about the awakening last month, and the photo in this post introduces a new face on the blog, Tran Tuan, the latest Gustavus student Perry scale object in what is becoming a substantial […]
A Towering Tiny Titanic Forest
I posted in June on germination of seeds of Perry the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus titanum). Further germination has occurred, and the last count of seedlings from the tray pictured is 59 (and there are more in the set of seeds being tended by Philip). The seedlings have been outside in my back yard for about […]
Titanic One-Eyed Organism Opens Eye
Perry the Corpse Flower, Amorphophallus titanum, has survived his/her seed production cycle, and is growing again. As of today, July 5, 2011, the shoot is about two inches high. We expect this growth to be a leaf, and its unfurling should be a fascinating event. Click here for the final blog post of the last […]
A Tiny Titanic Forest!
The Children of the Corm (aka the progeny of Perry the Corpse Flower) continue to appear. Their numbers grow steadily, as one after another after another after another of Perry’s self-generated seeds germinate. Can total domination of humanity by our new Vegetable Titan Overlords be far behind? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, the germinations continue… […]