Today (Friday) was the sixth day of our visits to the Geelong Botanical Gardens Conservatory to view the “Corpse Plant’s Flower” bloom, then quickly deteriorate.
The images below represent the “Flowers” phenomenal six-day journey.
After leaving the conservatory, we had a picnic lunch in the shade of an American Sweet Gum and photographed some interesting and colourful plants.
We hope you have enjoyed being introduced to the incredible “Corpse Plant” and our walks around the magnificent “Geelong Botanical Gardens”
Today (Thursday), I observed that the “Flower’s” central spike (the Spadix) had begun to bend and lean over, and the “Corpse Plant’s Flower” was noticeably deteriorating.
After viewing the “Plant,” we went to the Botanical Gardens Cafe for Coffee and Cake, located, in a delightful open verandah area.
In the bottom right photo, Frankie is looking at a mosquito that has landed on his nose
Then we visited the Gardens’ renowned “Tree Fern” precinct …
Below Photos have their name tags inserted … click on the individual images to read the plants’ name …
Today (Wednesday), the “Corpse Plant’s” Flower had begun wilting and closing up. I think the next stage of the flower’s demise will be the collapse/folding over of the central spike (the Spadix). Yes! … I’m coming back tomorrow.
Because there were no queues today! we had time to explore and discovered some interesting displays in the Botanical Gardens.
Frankie in the dog house at the old Customs House
Wow … it’s nearly midnight … these pictorial articles/posts are taking me a long time to prepare and put together! … now, to find a suitable song …
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
Ivor.Plumber/Poet 