One Mighty Bloom

Yesterday for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day I showed you everything that was in bloom in my garden right now.

Except I left one out. Normally this isn't such a big deal as there are lots of blooms that go unnoticed on a single trip around the garden, but this one can't be missed. It's so significant in fact that I felt that it needed its own post.

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It's my biggest Amorphophallus konjac or "voodoo lily", and although the bloom isn't fully open yet I wanted to document it before something strange happened (like a raccoon deciding to climb it, or a clumsy deer coming by).

So here's my look at the bloom which is currently about 4.5' (1.4m) tall.

The smaller voodoo lily tubers don't bloom -- I wonder how many years it takes to start blooming? This huge one came from my friend Mike last year, and I don't know how old it is.

A single photo doesn't do this huge bloom justice, as I'd have to get too far away and you'd lose the impact (there are lots of photos of people standing next to these blooms available) so I decided to let you see the whole thing up close. There's some overlap between images, but that just enhances the effect. I hope you enjoy scrolling.

I wonder if I should move this pot to the front yard so my neighbors can enjoy it too? Would it have a greater chance of getting deer damaged out there? Hmmm...

I can't promise that I won't post about this amazing bloom again next week.

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