Ah, the smell of carrion is in the air and the Arum Dracunculus is in bloom!
I love weird plants and this is possibly the weirdest in my garden -- a spathe the color of raw liver, an aroma that attracts flies rather than bees or butterflies as pollinators . . .
And a spadix that is, well, alarming ...
This interesting member of the arum family is called by many names -- Voodoo Lily, Black Arum, Snake Lily, Dragon Arum Stink Lily -- but around here, it's known (rather inelegantly) as the Dog Dick Plant.
Isn't Nature wonderful?
6 comments:
well there is a bit of a resemblence...and if it smells like death and looks like a dick...why is it in your garden? ha
Well, there's a talking point, Vicki!
Brian, that's a question my husband has asked more than once. As I said, I like weird plants...
Oh Vicki! That's showing your sense of (humor!)
Remind him it's just a small specimen. After all, you could be nurturing a full-out Titan Arum back there!--Mario R.
I got nothing to add to this conversation but that it is a butt ugly plant. It's your garden Vicki so plant what you please.
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