WIU Titan #2 Time-Lapse Video

Finally downloaded the pictures from the plant cam to produce this little movie of titan #2. Here are a few highlights to look for; between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. on the 13th, you will see the spathe ever so slightly start to open and pull away from the spadix, between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. on the 14th, the spathe appears to stop moving and be fully open and then between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. on the 14th, it appears the spathe is starting to close.

325% Increase In Titans

Okay, that sounds like a pretty exorbitant claim. Today, I removed the offshoots from Titan #1 and potted them. The top picture is a "before" picture taken on 9/12/11. The bottom picture is the "after" picture showing the 13 offshoots. So, this morning we started with 4 containers of titans in the WIU Botany Greenhouse and this afternoon we ended with 17 containers of titans, a 325% increase.

Almost Black

A few pictures to show how dark the spathe is. As always, clicking on a picture will bring up the full size version.

Closing

The spathe of Titan #2 is slowly closing back up. You can see the slow closing when comparing the above two pictures. The top picture is from 8 a.m. and the bottom is from 2 p.m. today. Yes, it still is producing an odor, not constant but occasionally and not as strong as it did on Tuesday night.

Day After

Evening Pictures

A couple of pictures from this evenings opening of Titan #2. It has been taking it's time to open and is still not open fully as of 11:30 p.m. It is producing quite the odor though. It is a much stronger odor than the previous two and has been described as having a cabbage like smell to it. The inside coloration of the spathe is also much darker that the previous WIU Titans. It looks almost like black velvet.

Finally

Finally, Titan #2 has decided to open. I expect it to take until 7, 8 or 9 p.m. today to fully open. The greenhouse will be open until midnight for anyone that wants to see this first hand.