The Corpse Plant flower will start deteriorating soon, so we enthusiastically (maybeFrankie was not so keen!) went to the “Gardens” for another close-up view today, and we’ll probably come back tomorrow. The phenomenal event has captured my imagination and I will not miss the next stage of the ‘flower’s short existence …
Yes Frankie! we’re in the queue again …
Yes Frankie! we’re nearly there
Yes Frankie! we’re inside and I can see the ‘flower’
Yes Frankie! we’re here, and the “Corpes Flower” is ours for few moments
Yes Frankie! the ‘Flower’ was big news in the newspaper today
Built in the 1960s, the Conservatory houses a collection of weird and wonderful plants from around the world. The displays change constantly, so there is always something new to see.
The ‘Mango Tree’ and the ‘Jacobean Lily’ were impressive
The Lily Pond was the centrepiece of the Conservatory
The Greenhouse/Conservatory was full of intriguing and colourful plants.
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend’s Challenge is the word ‘Method’. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here. 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”
Again, the wind is howling Even the old owls are hiding The magpies are wisely staying grounded And at the fallen crossroad lights The traffic is totally discombobulated Again, the world is easily dumbfounded
Hello, dear readers and followers. I write for Coffee House Writers magazine (USA) fortnightly, and my poem “MoonDreaming” is in this week’s edition. … To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the article, at Coffee House Writers Magazine. >> https://coffeehousewriters.com/moon-dreaming/
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