LeafVibe

Ah, I’m starting to get used to the aromas that permeate throughout house every couple of weeks. It never seems to get boring with each little waft that comes from under and above the door. This week, of course, was no exception.

My A.koratensis bloomed today. It wasn’t as potent as my bulbifer, but it made its presence known. Not really much to say about this one, but there are pics attached of course. One thing to note here is that the bulbifer really opened up; I’m guessing it’s to better allow insects to come and go and to ensure pollen is released as best as possible? The konjac is also trudging along. Nothing to report on it yet other than: It’s still growing.

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So this morning I awoke to a funny smell in the house. It was familiar, but for a moment I wasn’t quite sure what it was. That was until it dawned on me that it had to be something in the plant room. A moment later, I had my answer.

My Amorphophallus bulbifer had bloomed. Outside of the plant room, there was a scent of rotten eggs, but once in the room, the smell hit you like a wall. I can only really describe it (at the time of writing) as what happens when you find really old uncooked eggs next to a glass of rotten milk, and it’s slowly getting worse. I don’t expect it to get too bad though, at least I hope not. I just checked and my eyes felt a little burning. Potent little bugger!

Also getting ready for a debut, at least if things go well, are my A.konjac and A.koratensis. Pics of all three are below.

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A couple of months ago I mentioned the growth of my newly-acquired Amorphophallus dactylifer. The great news was that it was a flower as I had suspected, but the bad news was that it never bloomed for a reason I don’t know. The only theory I have is perhaps it just didn’t have enough resources to finish the “project.”

Below is the progress over the course of December through the first week of February. I documented the growth and death of the flower, including some pictures from when I cut the spathe open to see how far it had gotten. The tuber is fine, so hopefully in a few weeks I’ll see the leaf, and try again next year or whenever it feels like trying to bloom again. At least right now I am looking forward to the blooms A.bulbifer, A.konjac, and one of my A.koratensis, the first of which (A.bulbifer) should bloom next week (I should seriously consider practicing my bloom predictions better).

The pictures are below, chronologically ordered:

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