Houston has another blooming corpse flower: Pewtunia on pace to open this weekend at Zoo
Read the full story at CultureMap,
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/09-12-11-houston-has-another-blooming-corpse-flower-pewtina-on-pace-to-open-this-weekend-at-zoo/
It’s happening again . . . Houston has itself another corpse flower that’s set to bloom.
Out of the blue, the Houston Zoo revealed Monday that it has its ownAmorphophallus titanum and it’s estimating that the flower will open it stinky self this upcoming weekend. Rather than sugarcoat the corpse flower’s trademark stench, which bares a remarkable similarity to rotting flesh, the zoo embraced the rare flower’s reputation, naming it Pewtunia.
You can view the flower in its current home in the zoo’s African Forest, the recently opened six-acre wooded habitat that features white rhinos, giraffes and a colony of chimpanzees. Horticultural experts will offer special talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day and field any questions guests have about the 19-pound, 35-inch Pewtunia.
Read the full story at CultureMap,
http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/09-12-11-houston-has-another-blooming-corpse-flower-pewtina-on-pace-to-open-this-weekend-at-zoo/
Tags: Corporate Housing, Corpse Flower, Houston Zoo, Mckenzie Drake, Pewtonia, Relocation, Suzanne Rivera
