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‘Wee Stinky’ matches personal best
‘Wee Stinky’ early Saturday morning. Saturday morning, ‘Wee Stinky’ measured 76 inches tall — matching its maximum height just before blooming in November 2014. That flowering was from a 50-pound corm....
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Cornell Chronicle: Bigger than ever, Cornell corpse flower poised to bloom
Paul Cooper, head grower for the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, measures Wee Stinky with the help of Bill Crepet, professor and chair in the Plant Biology Section of the School of...
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‘Wee Stinky’ still poised
‘Wee Stinky’ measured 84.5 inches this morning. Growth of the spadix continues to slow, which based on previous flowerings is a good sign that flowering could come any day now. When exactly? That’s...
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Livestream running
Via CornellCast: If you can’t be in the Conservatory, the next best thing is to keep tabs on ‘Wee Stinky’ via webcam. We’ll be watching the plant carefully this afternoon for signs that it might flower...
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Friday morning measurement
‘Wee Stinky’ at 87 inches Friday morning. Growth continues to slow. ‘Wee Stinky’ put on just one inch to reach 87 inches tall this morning. We’ll be watching the plant carefully this afternoon for...
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Flowering tonight! Conservatory hours extended to 9 p.m.
‘Wee Stinky’ has finally decided that tonight is the night to unfurl its spathe, heat up its spadix and release its odors. We have extended visitor hours until 9 p.m. tonight so that you can come and...
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Still ‘Stinky’– Conservatory open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
While not as pungent as last night,’Wee Stinky’ still stinks, and looks good this morning. If you’d like to see (or smell) for yourself, the Conservatory is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. ‘Wee...
View ArticleThanks to all who attended Wee Stinky’s third flowering
The Conservatory is closed on Sunday. But normal weekday hours (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) resume on Monday. If you’d like us to keep you posted on happenings in the Conservatory (when the Victoria lily or...
View ArticleTime lapse videos of Wee Stinky’s 2016 flowering
If you visited during the latest flowering, you only saw a snapshot. These videos will help you take in the whole process: ‘Wee Stinky’ first night – October 14, 2016. Approximately 10 hours compressed...
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