Visiting the “Corpse Plant”

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There was a ‘Method’ in our madness of visiting a “Corpse” today …

The “Corpse Plant” getting ready to bloom, and Frankie is watching closely






Visiting the “Corpse Plant”

Today we went to Geelong’s glorious Botanical Gardens
Our main objective was to see, the “Corpse Plant” flowering
Also named the Titan Arum
This extraordinary plant
Is renowned for the powerful smell
It releases when it blooms
A scent likened to rotting flesh
Hence its nickname, the “corpse plant.”

Alas, “Not today Josephine”
But “We’ll be Back”, tomorrow and the next day
To capture a live viewing of the flower in full bloom
As it only blooms unpredictably, just once every ten years
The corpse plant bloom itself lasts only 24 to 48 hours
So we’ll need to visit quickly to catch this unique sight



The video below is a live YouTube broadcast of the “Corpse” plant. Hopefully, you’ll be able to view the unusual flower as it blooms.



And here is a “Time Lapse” video from Dunedin City Council, New Zealand …






I had a difficult time trying to choose an appropriate music/video for today’s post, and I eventually selected this one by “Of Monsters and Men”









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Ivor Steven (c) November 2024

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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

34 thoughts on “Visiting the “Corpse Plant””

  12. This is a wonderful posting, Ivor!
    So interesting, unique, and beautiful! Thank you to you and Frankie for sharing this with us!
    Let us know what happens!
    Did Sir Frankie say, “Phew! What’s that smell?” Ha! 😀
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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