LeafVibe

So if there was every any doubt about my A.konjac blooming, today was the day that you couldn’t hide it. I thought yesterday was bad, and I was proven very wrong unfortunately.

This morning I was awoken by my mother. What did she have to tell me that was so important at around eight in the morning? She had just come home and was hit by a wall of smell; a fact I confirmed when I walked to the front of the house. There was a barrier of smell like a wall that once you hit engulfed you.

You see the Plant Room (aptly named after one of the spare bedrooms was convirted to a semi-greenhouse) is right next to the front door. The flower had secreted its smell all night long, and with the air off in the morning, it settled around the foyer with no place to go. My unfortunately mother happened to walk in and face the full monty of stale, stench-filled air. Of course, this was much to my amusement as she told me to do something about it. Fact of the matter is, I couldn’t do anything and jus had to let the smell wear off whenever it could be.

Problem was that yesterday, it didn’t smell that bad. It was manageable. For some reason it really wanted to drop a bombshell of a smell. It was easily ten times worse than yesterday, and in fact my  eyes actually watered from the stench. I don’t think I’ve eaten anything today.

Just a little while ago I gathered the strength to take some pictures of the monster. You can take a glance at them below. To be completely honest, I really hope we can get the real greenhouse set up. The last thing I need is any of my larger species to bloom while in the house. Lesson learned.

Tags: amorphophallus, konjac
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