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
javawizard wrote in news:1185643918.467076.146130 @d30g2000prg.googlegroups.com:
And if you'd like to see a similar plant with a garbage-like odor, take a look at:
It's a Voodoo Lily. It grows here in central Indiana (Zone 5b) and it
*reeks* when in bloom. Cool flower, though.On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:52:13 +0000 (UTC), FragileWarrior look at:
We have Skunk Cabbage in New York-- To me it smells more like cat urine than skunk-- But the flower sure is pretty. And the latin name just rolls off the tongue; Symplocarpus foetidus
Jim
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