plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

- h

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

An answer to the cat problem at last!

In article , Peter Crosland
writes

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

An answer to the cat problem at last!


I/we wish :-((((((((((

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I/we wish :-((((((((((

*please*, can we make this a cat-free thread?

I want to know is what this awful-smelling plant is called. Anyone got any
ideas?

- h

In article , H
writes
I/we wish :-((((((((((

*please*, can we make this a cat-free thread?

Until such times as cat owners take responsibility of their vermin, then
you don't stand a 'wax cat's chance' in hell.

Mike


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The message
from "H" contains these words:

I/we wish :-((((((((((

*please*, can we make this a cat-free thread?

I think you just have...

I want to know is what this awful-smelling plant is called. Anyone got any
ideas?

I could make a few suggestions - but they'd be libellous. There's
something which is probably even smellier which was described on a Radio
4 programme a long time ago: it looked like a vast flower growing on the
jungle floor, and smelly like a very ripe cadaver.

Try googling on 'bulb' 'smell' (or 'stench'?) and any other keywords
which spring to mind.

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H wrote in message
...
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks
ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out
shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer
layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

Sounds a bit like voodoo lily.

They stop smelling when they've finished flowering.

Liz

could be a flatilarraly or something like that

"Liz & Andy" wrote in message
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H wrote in message
...
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks
ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out
shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer
layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets
extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

Sounds a bit like voodoo lily.

They stop smelling when they've finished flowering.

Liz

"H" wrote in message
...
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few
weeks ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and
out shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the
outer layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they
are in my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets
extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any
more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!
- h

It's probably a "Amorphophallus" or Voodoo Lily - check pictures at:
http://naturalselections.safeshopper.com/36/75.htm?746
http://www.plantdelights.com/Catalog/Current/page4.html

I put mine out in the garden because of the stench, and they grew and
multiplied. they have nice stripy leaves when the flowers are over and
look rather tropical during summer :~))

Jenny

"Liz & Andy" wrote in message
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H wrote in message
...
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few
weeks
ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out
shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer
layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are
in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets
extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

Sounds a bit like voodoo lily.

They stop smelling when they've finished flowering.

Liz



Tony & Debbs wrote in message
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could be a flatilarraly or something like that

Is that a Fritillary with a wind problem or just one that's been run over??


Liz

"Mike" wrote in message
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: In article , H
: writes
: I/we wish :-((((((((((
:
: *please*, can we make this a cat-free thread?
:
: Until such times as cat owners take responsibility of their vermin, then
: you don't stand a 'wax cat's chance' in hell.
:
: Mike
:
:
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: British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th
: Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th.
: R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more

You're generalising a teensie weensie bit again aren't you Mike. Or could
it possibly be that you are trying to stir it. I don't much like it when
dogs bark or yelp for hours on end, but I don't really get obsessed about it
and, although I'm not particularly a dog lover I certainly wouldn't refer to
them as vermin or suggest that their owners are all tarred with the same
brush, and I'm sure you and your dog(s) would be an exception anyway......

K

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In a fit of excitement K uttered:


"Mike" wrote in message
...
: In article , H
: writes
: I/we wish :-((((((((((
:
:*please*, can we make this a cat-free thread?
:
: Until such times as cat owners take responsibility of their vermin, then
: you don't stand a 'wax cat's chance' in hell.
:
: Mike
:
:
: --------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
: Forthcoming reunions. H.M.S.Collingwood Association Chatham May 30th -
June 2nd
: British Pacific Fleet Hayling Island Sept 5th - 8th
: Castle Class Corvettes Assn. Isle of Wight. Oct 3rd - 6th.
: R.N. Trafalgar Weekend Leamington Spa. Oct 10th - 13th. Plus many more

You're generalising a teensie weensie bit again aren't you Mike. Or could
it possibly be that you are trying to stir it. I don't much like it when
dogs bark or yelp for hours on end, but I don't really get obsessed about it
and, although I'm not particularly a dog lover I certainly wouldn't refer to
them as vermin or suggest that their owners are all tarred with the same
brush, and I'm sure you and your dog(s) would be an exception anyway......

K

I doubt it. He's generalising because he knows no facts. I tend to believe
that those who shout about something all the time are trying to divert
attention from their own failures and weakness's...
Ignore him when he trolls a cat thread, then he will stop.
plonk
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Hi Helen,

Your smelly plant sounds very much like an Arum. Arum dioscoridis. I have
three in my garden and they are very smelly. Known as "The Dead Horse Arum",
they are certainly not for the feint hearted gardener. Type Arum dioscoridis
into your browser and get all the pictures and info.

Bill Brewer
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"H" wrote in message
...
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks
ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out
shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer
layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

H wrote:

plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

- h

Possibly some kind of arum? Most of them smell a tad.
Anita

"Liz & Andy" wrote in message after

H wrote in message
plant in the world! I bought 3 bulbs at a local garden show a few weeks
ago.
Couldn't remember what they were called. Popped them in a pot, and out
shot
these very narrow spikes. When one got to about 30 cm tall, the outer
layer
of the 'spike' peeled back. Inside was dark green with bright orange
spots.
Very nice.

However, the smell it produce is outrageous .. especially as they are in
my
conservatory which is stuffed full of plants right now and gets
extremely
hot and humid during the day. Even the cats don't go in there any more
because of the smell!

And so far, only one has 'peeled' so I've got the other 2 to exhibit
themselves!

Sounds a bit like voodoo lily.

They stop smelling when they've finished flowering.

Yes, that's what I thought.
Aren't they in the Arum family the same as that huge Titan arum at Kew with
the biggest (and smelliest) flower in the world?

I had in a previous garden and after it flowered indoors I planted it
outside in a sunny and moist spot and it multiplied over the few years into
a clump, the original "bulb" making up into a huge lump, but I can never
remember it flowering again, suppose it must have and I just missed it.

--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.