Visit Mann Library’s tumblr page for some historical context of Titan arum blooms under cultivation, including vintage botanical illustrations from Curtis’s Botanical Magazine documenting what was likely the very first time a titan arum ...
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Cornell Chronicle : Carolus, one of Cornell’s two Titan arum plants, also known as “corpse flowers,” will again unleash its fetid odor in the Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory on Tower Road in the coming ...
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Carolus – one of a pair of Cornell Titan arums – will again unleash its fetid odor in the Liberty Hyde Bailey Conservatory on Tower Road in the coming days. “The flowering is brief ...
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Watch Amorphophallus titanum ‘Wee Stinky’ grows its new leaf from July 7 to August 8, 2019 in 30 seconds.
In addition to our normal weekday hours, the Conservatory will be open to the public 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m on Saturday, June 8. Many plants are in flower now. Explore the palm house, ...
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Louis XVI (Ed Cobb) and Marie Antoinette (Karen St. Clair) entertained more than 90 Ithaca High School students who visited the Conservatory Tuesday. The royalty helped the students make connections between their study of ...
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Marla Coppolino, a frequent visitor to the Conservatory, has penned a follow-up to her An Ode to a Titan Arum: Wee Stinky: You did it! You delivered! You didn’t let us down Your blossom ...
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Wee Stinky’s spadix tipped over around 3 p.m. December 19. This is normal and expected and marks the unofficial end of the plant’s fourth bloom. The conservatory is open regular hours (10 a.m. ...
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If you missed the bloom — or just want to relive it — watch the short timelapse video …
If you missed out on the full-on olfactory assault Wee Stinky put on last night, you can still stop by for a whiff of the leftovers. Wee Stinky still looks pretty good to, considering ...
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