Oh no. It just means I bought it already in bloom, then the flowers wilted, and then some time later it bloomed again. So really I’m just bragging that I managed to make it bloom again.

Surprisingly, I didn’t smell anything, even though it is supposed to smell.

Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/08/13/de-grootste-ooit-deurwaarder-meet-penisplant-van-plantentuin/

Why is the first picture a Paphiopedilum? (It’s an orchid)

Oh yeah thanks, that’s what it reminded me of.
And btw, I didn’t know those were moved.

The view is nice, but I think if I lived there I’d go once and then not again because it’s expensive

Thanks! It’s a pet peeve of mine when people use an abbreviated genus name without having written the full genus name first.

It tasted good, but I don’t think I would have been able to distinguish the taste from a “golden” kiwi

It tasted pretty much like a yellow kiwifruit, nice and sweet and better to me than the green ones. I was disappointed however that it was still mostly green inside.

That’s it, Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur

Nope

I guess that (1) there are enough other roots in the ground, and (2) the root in the air may be able to extract humidity the air, and also water directly when it rains. Not sure what species this is but in some trees roots also have the function to help with stability, like extra stems.

Hätte ich mir denken können

Thanks for the ID ; I had no idea

Can’t confirm what grows in front of that cathedral, but probably not, because those irises grow along lakes and rivers. (Insert comment about how many lakes and rivers in Brussels have been asphalted over making the city’s emblematic flower a rare sight.)