Full bloom and what a magnificent bouquet it is- the total number of flowers has been estimated as ten million!! I can see busy honeybees dancing from flower to flower in pure nectar bliss.
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A Talipot Palm in Full Flower. Up to 60 million cream-white flowers are produced.
I feel so tiny standing right under Telly!
A close-up of the leaf petiole. Notice the sharp "teeth" along the edges...it looks like a saw-blade.
The view from underneath a giant Talipot leaf (10' diameter).
Telly's nephews! In front of Telly are baby Talipot palms. These are from Telly's sibling who flowered two years ago.
A 10-year-old Talipot palm.