walking amongst titans...
urban melodies. day 005d for one image a day group. meyer optik trioplan 100/2.8 with focal reducer. two images taken in the hothouse of the royal botanic gardens, melbourne. the first is of the Titan Arum flowering and the second of a person admiring the plant. shot raw processed with nik analog pro efex 2, cut and blended in photoshop.
This Titan Arum tuber weighed 35 kgs when planted in december 2014. it is a native of Sumatra and may flower only every 3-10 years. it is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. when the RBG was given the tuber in 2006 it only weighed 1kg! the tuber usually produces a single leaf up to 3 metres tall each growing season (12-18 months). it can grow up to 10cm a day. it was predicted to flower between 10 and 13 of march 2015. looks like they were correct :)
walking amongst titans...
urban melodies. day 005d for one image a day group. meyer optik trioplan 100/2.8 with focal reducer. two images taken in the hothouse of the royal botanic gardens, melbourne. the first is of the Titan Arum flowering and the second of a person admiring the plant. shot raw processed with nik analog pro efex 2, cut and blended in photoshop.
This Titan Arum tuber weighed 35 kgs when planted in december 2014. it is a native of Sumatra and may flower only every 3-10 years. it is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. when the RBG was given the tuber in 2006 it only weighed 1kg! the tuber usually produces a single leaf up to 3 metres tall each growing season (12-18 months). it can grow up to 10cm a day. it was predicted to flower between 10 and 13 of march 2015. looks like they were correct :)