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Vic ๐ŸŒฎ
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3x dad, 6.2x runner, 10x plant killer, principal engineer at Twilio, violinist. I make indie saas for preschools, beer festivals, and marketers. ๐Ÿ“ Raleigh, NC ๐Ÿ”— vicvijayakumar.com/links | twitter.com/VicVijayakumar
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Elle, c'est juste Ken.

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How many of you are following me here because you: a) are building a new startup, b) want to build a startup someday, c) are currently running a startup? ๐Ÿ™ Please hit reply and let me know which category you're in.

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If you replace startup with app, Iโ€™d say Iโ€™m in categories a and c.

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Itโ€™s because there are so many flowers that you have to do something to stand out to the pollinators.

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anyway- it's fun. if you get to go see one, I highly recommend it the experience. they pollinated this one with a flower that bloomed the week before (also in raleigh). it doesn't smell half as bad as my street on trash day.

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yeah, it's a big sucker

How big can this plant get?

There are reports of titan arums growing 10 to 12 feet tall with a bloom diameter of up to 5 feet in their native Sumatra. However, in cultivation, you can expect to see titan arums reaching 6 to 8 feet in height, with a diameter closer to 3 feet. While it looks like a giant flower, the bloom is technically a large unbranched inflorescence (flower-bearing part of the plant). In its vegetative form, its leaves can reach 15 feet tall.
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you'd get banned on bird site for this reply

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vic for scale

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hey I just saw (smelled) one bloom last week in Raleigh!

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For decades Iโ€™ve cultivated a loyal Instagram following with wholesome pictures of food, cocktails, plants, and family. This week I introduce them to shitposting.

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Vic ๐ŸŒฎ
@vicvijayakumar.com
3x dad, 6.2x runner, 10x plant killer, principal engineer at Twilio, violinist. I make indie saas for preschools, beer festivals, and marketers. ๐Ÿ“ Raleigh, NC ๐Ÿ”— vicvijayakumar.com/links | twitter.com/VicVijayakumar
879 followers482 following1k posts