The Green Man: Ted The Titan Is Losing His Erection

The Green Man June 19, 2003

Ted The Titan Is Losing His Erection

No this is not a porn related entry! Ted the Titan is actually a Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) and he has been flowering for the last week at the University of California Davis campus.

Here is a picture of him in fully erect state

At 43 inches he was somewhat smaller than usual, the record of 9 feet being held by his relation in Bonn, Germany. "We may not have had the largest flower, but we're the longest lasting," said conservatory curator Ernesto Sandoval.

Apart from their size the flowers are distinguished by their aroma of putrid rotting flesh, used to attract flies to pollinate them.

And don't go thinking this allusion to the male genital organ is my idea. His name means large shapeless penis after all. Read more about Ted here

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