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Category Archives: Flowers and plants

Kenilworth Aquatic Garden

On a gloomy and drizzling day – none of the usual dragonflies and butterflies out, but the lotus are amazing.

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Posted bypickeringJuly 22, 2018Posted inFlowers and plantsLeave a comment on Kenilworth Aquatic Garden

Corpse flowers

In a rare event, the U.S. Botanic Garden had three corpse flowers in bloom this year, following a single one last year. The rarest one had a purple stem, and was the first to bloom The other two had the more common green stems. Here they are before blooming: And here’s the third one in […]

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Posted bypickeringAugust 30, 2017Posted inFlowers and plantsLeave a comment on Corpse flowers

The Corpse Flower

Titan Arum, aka the corpse flower, blooms seldom and unpredictably, storing up energy in its large bulb until it is ready to go. I saw (and smelled!) the last time the U.S. Botanic Garden had a blooming corpse flower in 2013, and was eager to see it again. It didn’t disappoint. Here it is a […]

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Posted bypickeringAugust 3, 2016August 6, 2016Posted inFlowers and plants1 Comment on The Corpse Flower

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