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Roots, Shoots & Fruits - The Incredible Edible Garden Opens June 17!
Coming this summer is a new exhibit, the Incedible Edible Garden! The structure that used to house the butterflies last summer will now be filled with edible fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers....
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Hold your noses, the Corpse Flower is about to BLOOM!
It has been three years since this blog was started. And the event that was used to launch the blog was the blooming of a Corpse Flower, Amorphophallustitanum, that we called BOB. Well, guess what????...
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The Corpse Flower is in the Parlor!
We moved our Corpse Flower from our behind the scenes growing house to the Parlor in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory today!! It is not blooming yet and we do not have an exact date for the big...
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Corpse Flower - June 22 update
The Corpse Flower is in the Parlor and it continues to grow well! Three inches of height and 2" of girth were added in the last 24 hours! There is also a hint of maroon at the very tip of the spathe...
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There is a change coming...
64" tall today and 36 3/4" around the widest part of the bud! The upward growth is now slowing and the girth measurements are starting to increase. We are still on track for a bloom soon! How soon is...
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It is a cool and cloudy Saturday
Yesterday's warmer and brighter weather made a difference in the growth curve for this plant!! There was an idea that maybe, just maybe, the upward growth had slowed down and we were going to see the...
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While we wait....
OK. This is the time that many horticulturists anticipate when growing the Corpse Flower .......there is little visible change and the bud is looking so ready to open at anytime. The only question that...
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The Corpse Flower has been moved off display
This morning, after a great 2 weeks out in our Parlor here at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, BOB,too the Corpse Flower was moved back to the support greenhouse. The inflorescence is still partially...
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Edible Garden Featured on FOX-9
You'll find it at the Como Park Zoo And Conservatory in Saint Paul. It's an 8,000 square foot garden that looks more like the produce section of the grocery store than a garden. Garden Guy Dale K....
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Blooming Corpse Flower Follow up!
As we were looking over the Gardener Blog from the great blooming Corpse Flower event in June 2011, we happened to notice that there were not any photos of the fully opened inflorescence (flower). So,...
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Possible seeds?? Big tuber!!
We discovered these seed looking structures this week on our corpse flower, BOB,too. After the initial excitement, it was determined that these were not viable seed and the reddish orange fruits were...
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Only A Few Days Left To See The Summer Flower Show!
Summer Still in Bloom for the Garden Guy: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com
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Harvesting in the Edible Garden
The Edible Garden has been closed to the public since Labor Day weekend, but the staff here at Como have been maintaining the remaining plants throughout the fall season. This is because all of the...
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What Is It?
This is a photo taken of the underside of a Victoria Water Lily crown. All of the Victoria Water Lilies have been removed from the pools at the Visitor Center Entrance. The center of the picture shows...
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A blooming Voodoo Lily, Amorphophallus Konjac
When we came in to water the plants in this small greenhouse this morning, there was the familiar smell of dead mice lingering in the air! It is not that we have dead mice in the greenhouses all the...
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Dale K of Fox-9 Stops out for a Sneak Peek of the Winter Carnival Orchid Show
Winter Carnival Orchid Show Preview: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com
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Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Full Bloom...As seen on FOX-9!
The winter flower show is happening right now at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory. Fox-9's Garden Guy Dale K. is there with more. Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Full Bloom at Como Park:...
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