The contrast between members of the du Pont family who settled in Wilmington, Delaware, and the surrounding Brandywine Valley at the turn of the 19th century and those who toiled in the powder mills they founded is one of numerous diversities that characterize the destination. Some members of the family lived in a 175-room mansion…
Corpse Flowers Strangely Bloom at Same Time: Coincidence or Omen?
The Amorphophallus titanumin, also known as Titan arums, is commonly called the “corpse flower,” because of the wretched smell it emits when it blooms. Its flower can stand about 10 feet tall and blooms once every six years, or sometimes less frequently. The Titan Arum plant (Amorphophallus titanum), also known as the corpse flower or stinky plant, is seen in…
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