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dave
Jacksonville, TX
(Zone 8a)
 May 19, 2008
5:50 AM Post #4972451
| There are a total of 372 votes:
| Amorphophallus titanum
(180 votes, 48%) |  |
| Dahlia
(21 votes, 5%) | |
| Helianthus annuus 'Russian Mammoth'
(47 votes, 12%) | |
| Rafflesia arnoldii
(79 votes, 21%) | |
| Grammatophyllum speciosum
(45 votes, 12%) | |
|
Previous Pollsand the answer is...Rafflesia, with blossoms up to nearly 1 meter in diameter! |
notmartha
Bay City, MI
(Zone 6a)
May 19, 2008
6:39 AM Post #4972506
| wow i was first! i picked rafflesia
Rafflesia smells so awful they say!!!! |
jojoringer
Joey in Conroe, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 19, 2008
7:45 AM Post #4972698
| I picked rafflessia too. Knew those hours of Jeopardy would come in handy! |
staceysmom
(GayLynn) Appleton, WI
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2008
9:51 AM Post #4973175
| Oopsi, saw the word mammoth and it fooled me. Guess I need to study up. |
Pamgarden
Central, VA
(Zone 7b)
May 19, 2008
9:53 AM Post #4973190
| Well see that, the titanum fooled me. Isn't that Latin for humongus? |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 19, 2008
9:58 AM Post #4973216
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| Quoted: | | Well see that, the titanum fooled me. Isn't that Latin for humongus? |
Yep, but it is an inflorescence, made up of thousands of small flowers, not one huge one.
Resin
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cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2008
11:22 AM Post #4973583
| I had no clue so I cheated. Rough morning here. |
Hyblaean
Niles, IL
(Zone 5b)
May 19, 2008
1:26 PM Post #4974198
| [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com]
Amorphophallus titanum
It wasn't the one I picked (I'm so naive that I thought sunflowers were the biggest ;), but wow!
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DonnaA2Z
Jacksonville, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 19, 2008
1:59 PM Post #4974333
| I actually just read this somewhere... I can't remember where. DG News letter possibly.
Donna |
Dulcigarden
Lowell, MA
(Zone 6a)
May 19, 2008
2:13 PM Post #4974375
| Can anyone post a pic of one of the flowers? I will google it now. |
cececoogan
Waukesha, WI
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2008
2:22 PM Post #4974406
| thanx for the link That is one HUGE flower!!!!!!!! |
got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
May 19, 2008
2:35 PM Post #4974456
| I guessed...
wrong. |
jojoringer
Joey in Conroe, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 19, 2008
3:07 PM Post #4974539
| Here's some good pictures of the Rafflesia [HYPERLINK@www.parasiticplants.siu.edu]
Edited to add**
After looking at some of those pictures, I'm not sure I would put my head that near that thing LOL it's kinda scary looking!
This message was edited May 19, 2008 1:09 PM |
Rusty56
Jasper Co., MO
(Zone 6a)
May 19, 2008
3:43 PM Post #4974675
| I pick for Amorphophallus titanum guess I am wrong and I didn't know about Rafflesia is bigger flower that I never see like this plant before at all in my life! |
redheadedwonder11
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
May 19, 2008
6:29 PM Post #4975337
| I knew the titanum and mammoth would be tricks! I figured dahlias were probably not the biggest either. Still got it wrong though...Down to two guesses and picked the wrong one :( Oh well. Learn something new every day! |
Sashagirl
by the Muddy Miss., IA
(Zone 5a)
May 19, 2008
7:19 PM Post #4975501
| I got it wrong!!
But, what an experience. WOW!! Thank you so much jojo, for that wonderful link.
What an amazing flower!
Sasha |
passiflora07
Chuluota, FL
(Zone 9b)
May 19, 2008
7:39 PM Post #4975588
| Yay! I got it right! :) :) :) |
seachell
Whangarei
(New Zealand)
May 19, 2008
9:42 PM Post #4976281
| I knew it was the large very smelly rafflessia but didn't know its name so guessed titanium.
if there had been a photo i would have got it right. |
Sofonisba
Putnam County, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 19, 2008
9:55 PM Post #4976367
| Aargh! I got it wrong. I picked the Amorphophallus. I had no idea it was an inflorescence. |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
May 19, 2008
10:28 PM Post #4976563
| I got it wrong and just had to google to see what this flower looks like. No photo's in PF but I googled and found these photo's ... WOW. Check it out:
[HYPERLINK@images.google.com]
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KaylyRed
Watertown, WI
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2008
1:53 AM Post #4977178
| I picked Amorphophallus titanum. I just happened to see a blog featuring photos of the world's oddest plants and this one was huge! |
OldNed
Merritt Island, FL
(Zone 10a)
May 20, 2008
8:24 AM Post #4977629
| Here's a Rafflesia I saw in Borneo last summer: Rafflesia keithii . It's just a little smaller than the one in the quiz. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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OldNed
Merritt Island, FL
(Zone 10a)
May 20, 2008
8:26 AM Post #4977637
| This is a Rafflesia keithii bud...about human-head sized and cabbage-shaped. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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GranvilleSouth
(Zone 10a)
May 20, 2008
12:29 PM Post #4978616
| Its a parasitic epiphyte I think. Relies on one particular species of vine & uses rats to disperse seeds. |
marieortiz
Tolleson, AZ
(Zone 9a)
May 20, 2008
2:18 PM Post #4979103
| Wow i got it wrong too but love the lesson about the Rafflesia arnoldii. I picked the titanum. |
Colquhoun
Champaign, IL
(Zone 5b)
May 20, 2008
3:45 PM Post #4979525
| Wow! I actually knew one of these for a change :) |
hellnzn11
Rosamond, CA
(Zone 8b)
May 20, 2008
4:17 PM Post #4979658
| I guessed and it was wrong. Oh well now I will know. |
Pinger42
Mooresville, NC
(Zone 7b)
May 20, 2008
8:50 PM Post #4980841
| I guessed and got it right!
Do you think we could grow one here in the states? |
McCool
Millbury, MA
(Zone 5a)
May 20, 2008
8:52 PM Post #4980852
| Ick! I wouldn't even want to get anywhere near the two biggest ones. Uuuuugggllyy! |
Pinger42
Mooresville, NC
(Zone 7b)
May 20, 2008
9:22 PM Post #4981057
| I think they are totally awesome! Sign me up! |
GranvilleSouth
(Zone 10a)
May 20, 2008
10:21 PM Post #4981409
| The thing about growing them is you need the vine it grows on Pinger. I can't remember its name but the arnoldii depends on it. Scientists are trying to figure how it manages to get seeds to other vines via rats. Its seems like a one in a million but it works. |
Cosmobetty
Wichita, KS
May 20, 2008
11:41 PM Post #4981780
| I dont want these in my garden. Are they flesh eaters? |
jojoringer
Joey in Conroe, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 21, 2008
12:16 AM Post #4981930
| LOL I don't think so, but they are supposed to smell like it! They do look like they have teeth don't they! |
Lynnie6868
(Zone 5b)
May 21, 2008
9:11 PM Post #4985757
| ugh! they look creepy! and they use rats? blech! |
gardenmart
Saugus, MA
(Zone 6b)
May 21, 2008
9:28 PM Post #4985834
| yep, Rafflesia. I have seen stinky plant, or amorphophallus titanum and you are right about the little bitty flowers down inside. Though the infloresence gets huge. Four years ago, I went down to UConn to see theirs just as it had bloomed. They had a webcam on it. Boy was it stinky! and this was the day after it bloomed. you could still smell it.
Martha
I did a post on this. |
birder17
Jackson, MO
(Zone 6b)
May 22, 2008
10:58 AM Post #4987986
| I guessed -wrong-just so I could see the answer. I don't think I like that flower. |
heavenscape
JayeVille, NC
(Zone 8a)
May 23, 2008
12:42 AM Post #4991344
| This was easy for me. In native Indonesian, it's called Bunga Bangkai or Corpse Flower.
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NWGordon
Snohomish, WA
May 23, 2008
10:28 PM Post #4995525
| I have a. titanum and can't wait till it gets old enough to bloom. Now I have to find me a Rafflesia!! |
jojoringer
Joey in Conroe, TX
(Zone 8b)
May 23, 2008
11:37 PM Post #4995801
| Is it going in the bathtub Gordon? LOL
edited cuz i cant type
This message was edited May 23, 2008 9:38 PM |
NWGordon
Snohomish, WA
May 23, 2008
11:52 PM Post #4995864
| Maybe the kitchen sink! |
gardenmart
Saugus, MA
(Zone 6b)
May 24, 2008
12:01 PM Post #4997224
| Where do you keep your stinky plant? think it will be 6-8 feet at bloom time?
Martha |
gessiegail
Taft, TX
(Zone 9a)
May 24, 2008
6:55 PM Post #4998488
| I didn't even try and guess! Now I have learned something new. |
AnalogDog
Mountlake Terrace, WA
(Zone 8a)
May 26, 2008
2:40 AM Post #5003974
| I got to see a Amorphophallus titanium in flower back around 1986 or so.
1. The flower was huge, like 3 feet tall.
2. The flower stinks and makes a skunk smell good.
3. The darn thing makes me want to own one, but up here, they are green house plants.
4. A DGer buddy bought A. konjac, and gave me one. Now there are 2 Dracunculus vulgaris in the garden along with it.
5. Now I want a Rafflesia arnoldii, too!
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