Corpse Flower - Wee Stinky

Having a quick read on www.stuff.co.nz today,

 I saw with great interest a story about the

Auckland Winter Garden corpse flower.

The giant flower that smells like a corpse, flowers unpredictably, and always draws a large crowd.

1000's have been visiting the gardens to view the rare flower.....I understand the interest, I am one of those whom would want the experience..

Living in Ithaca, and having Cornell University on my door step

 offers up a lot interesting experiences. 

One experience offered last November I am delighted to say, 

was to visit Ithaca's own corpse flower - #WeeStinky 

Entering the glass house, passing the clean-up station

watching Wee Stinky in 30 seconds

                   reading information boards - there were a lot of scientific measurements,
                 most interesting was the high internal temperature the tip of the flower reached overnight.

                                     then getting up close and personal with Wee Stinky

                         Wee Stinky had opened fully overnight and was quickly withering -

                     

                                    Your nose had to be very close to the plant before
                                                    detecting any trace of the corpse odor.

Once the flower dies back it enters a dormant stage, 

The university has several varieties in the dormant stage. 

leaving Wee Stinky, we stop to view other interesting plants.

Another experience on offer was to head over the road

 to the dairy bar for a Wee Stinky Latte!