HONOLULU (AP) - An unusual plant is starting to make a big stink at a Honolulu botanical garden. Officials say a "corpse flower" that has been growing at Foster Botanical Garden for 10 years was in bloom Wednesday morning. The plant's allure is the foul “We have 66 judges coming, some from as far away as Honolulu,” said co-chair Nancy Dorr of Evanston. Dorr said that they love holding the show at the Chicago Botanic Garden. “One of the purposes of the show is education,” she explained. “We want Honolulu’s Foster Botanical Garden announces that its Amorphophallus titanum, an endangered species native to Sumatra Indonesia, is expected to bloom on Thursday, May 17, 2012. This short lived flower only blooms once every 3 to 5 years. The plant is at Ayya Vimala, a Honolulu-area Buddhist nun After her death, the estate became the Foster Botanical Garden. On the evening of Sept. 23, there will be refreshments and entertainment, including taiko-drum performances by Pacific Buddhist Academy and One of five botanical gardens located in Honolulu featuring different ecological settings, Foster showcases plants that thrive in a subtropical environment. These include a hybrid orchid display, primitive plants from around the globe as well as 26 trees It is unusual to see one of these endangered titans bloom in its native Indonesia, much less in captivity, and two are putting on a show within days of each other at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida. The creamy yellow flower - actually a .
Earlier this spring, Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu, Hawaii, also expected multiple blooms in rapid succession. Lara said the appearance of a signature corpse bloom is to gardening aficionados as exciting as the periodic lunar eclipse. In Florida Earlier this spring, Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu, Hawaii, also expected multiple blooms in rapid succession. Lara said the appearance of a signature corpse bloom is to gardening aficionados as exciting as the periodic lunar eclipse. In Florida For many people they symbolize life and hope while summoning legendary seafaring stories swathed in romance. The honolulu botanical gardens are not just one but five unique gardens that celebrate nature’s hand at creating beauty. At its 14-acre site in Earlier this spring, Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu, Hawaii, also expected multiple blooms in rapid succession. Lara said the appearance of a signature corpse bloom is to gardening aficionados as exciting as the periodic lunar eclipse. In Florida .
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