On exhibit is Waldo, a flowering Amorphophallus titanium (see below). It is pollinated by dung and carrion beetles that get trapped inside the spathe. At flowering, it emits a powerful stench to attract carrion insects to carry pollen from one plant to another. The stench was horrific! Waldo came to the Conservatory on loan from the University of Washington. The plant was grown from seed sown in 1995, collected in Sumatra, Indonesia. Waldo's corm weighs 110 pounds.
Waldo
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