The Absolute Worst Flower for Your Garden
 

The world's largest flower is also one of the worst smelling flowers.
Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost
an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because
it smells like a rotting animal. The flower is attempting to attract
flies for pollination. - from www.odd-info.com

The Absolute Worst Flower for Your Garden
 

Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost
an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because
it smells like a rotting animal.

Has anyone grown it in a garden? Not as far as I know (it is an
obligate parasite of certain specific plants).

The Titan Arum, on the other hand, another large carrion flower, is
grown in captivity, with increasing success in recent years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum

The Absolute Worst Flower for Your Garden
 

Jim Kingdon wrote in
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost
an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because
it smells like a rotting animal.

Has anyone grown it in a garden? Not as far as I know (it is an
obligate parasite of certain specific plants).

The Titan Arum, on the other hand, another large carrion flower, is
grown in captivity, with increasing success in recent years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum


My friends grew a Voodoo Lily in their front yard in central Indiana. It
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeked but it was pretty cool, nonetheless. :)

Photo he
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...65994325GDUtRa

The Absolute Worst Flower for Your Garden
 

"javawizard" wrote in message
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The world's largest flower is also one of the worst smelling flowers.
Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost
an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because
it smells like a rotting animal. The flower is attempting to attract
flies for pollination. - from www.odd-info.com

The common stapelia which is in bloom now also stinks like rotting meat. I
leave them outside until frost threatens, cut off any remaining flowers or
buds and bring them inside.

The Absolute Worst Flower for Your Garden
 

"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
...
Jim Kingdon wrote in
:

Rafflesia Arnoldii is often over 3 feet wide and its petals are almost
an inch thick. You wouldn't want it in your garden, however, because
it smells like a rotting animal.

Has anyone grown it in a garden? Not as far as I know (it is an
obligate parasite of certain specific plants).

The Titan Arum, on the other hand, another large carrion flower, is
grown in captivity, with increasing success in recent years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_arum


My friends grew a Voodoo Lily in their front yard in central Indiana. It
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeked but it was pretty cool, nonetheless. :)


There is a native shrub that's popular in these parts which is one of the
murrayas. The smell makes me want to toss my lunch. It isn't like rotten
flesh, more like really cheap public toilet air "freshener" but
concentrated.

David

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In article , David Hare-Scott
writes

There is a native shrub that's popular in these parts which is one of the
murrayas. The smell makes me want to toss my lunch. It isn't like rotten
flesh, more like really cheap public toilet air "freshener" but
concentrated.

David




Similar to Salvia Turkestanica then. It's supposed to be reminiscent of
a typing pool in summer!

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk