Amorphophallus bulbifer

[jk]

It's just A. bulbifer, but it's my first Amorph that's going to bloom. I originally got it for the foliage, but now I can't wait to see the flower. Hope the slugs don't get it.

[neps]

Very cool!

Enjoy the bouquet! I had one of these bloom in my greenhouse last month. When I entered, my first thought was that I had a dead cat in there! Fortunately, that was not the case, but for a few minutes it seemed certain. Enjoy!

[jk]

It finally bloomed. Neps is right; the scent is something like perfume of dead cat, which was apparently strong enough to keep even the slugs away.

[frogsintn2]

very nice..i wish i could grow more species here..i couldn't grow them in my greenhouse..its in the basement..but i do grow a couple of species outside..i would think jk that you would grow yours outside??slugs..i have plenty here in tn..i use slug pellets to kill them before they have a chance to get on my plants..i have started growing chinese pulpits here..they have cool blooms also..and they don't stink..heres a few plant photos..
Sauromatum venosum


Amorphophallus konjac


Amorphophallus Dracunculus


these guys even stay outside year round..

[illustrator]

I never forget the experience of painting a Amorphophallus konjac in bloom. It does not stink at all the first day, so once it is open, don't eat, don't sleep and just paint until finished! Then just move it outdoor as the 2nd and 3rd day, the flower starts to smell like dead fish, unbearable, unfortunately, I still have to paint the disection and count the individual little flowers and I left it in my bedroom!
Big Mistake!
Anyway, I spent the afternoon holding my nose, painting the plant, and spraying perfume in the air!
Illustrator

[paolofuentes]

frogsintn2 I love this plants you have,

the first 2 pics are typhonium venosum, the socend yes its a amorphophallus konjac and the rest are Dracuncullus vulgaris

[walterg]

I heard somewhere that the taxonomists changed Typhonium venosum back to Sauromatum venosum recently. Is that right?

[theplantconnoisseur]

what does "painting" mean?