What is this stinky flower?
By an edhat reader
This odd plant has sprouted up and produced a very odoriferous flower that attracts flies and smells really bad like something dead and rotten. We may have seen it once upon a time in our backyard like over 30 years ago, but would like to permanently get rid of it once and for all. Its coloration is similar to a Corpse flower but not in shape or size. Anyone have any ideas as to its identification?
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May 03, 2022 10:10 AMVoodoo Lily ((DRACUNCULUS VULGARIS)). Interesting name! More info here: https://www.gardeningchannel.com/stinky-plants-that-smell-bad/#:~:text=Stinking%20Corpse%20Lily%20(Rafflesia%20arnoldii,torso%20of%20a%20human%20body.
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May 03, 2022 10:51 AMI'd be happy to come and take any of them out of your yard, I have several and delight in their luscious purple every year.
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May 03, 2022 12:37 PMDon't get rid of it! I'm sure a number of people would be thrilled to take it off your hands. If I had a green thumb, I would...
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May 03, 2022 09:27 PMWonderful, thanks for sharing! (I think my mother the gardener had one long ago.)
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May 04, 2022 08:00 AMThe smell is to attract pollinators—it’s pollinated by flies…