1 May 2010 @ 20:03, by Max Sandor
What looks a bit strange, if not obscene, then opens with a strong fragrance, makes a popping sound in the evening, and finally falls down to Earth?
Don't know it yet?
OK, it's attracting all kinds of strange birds that are fighting over it and it has a name that is as glorious and superlativistic like itself!
Aahh.. you got it!ù
It's..
the incredible weired Pseudobombax ellipticum.
Surrounding the Sandorian Grove, it's that time of year where the lawn is covered with their flowers in less than an hour after having raked it clean.
Oh well, it's of many uses, for sure, none of which are known to me. For example, the natives make an aphrodisiac from their flowers but won't tell anyone just how it's done.
It's one of those plants that don't talk a lot, so it's been difficult to squeeze out any information from them directly. Hmmm....
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