strange garden flower

Wow is this the Titan Arum, known as the ' corpse flower' because it stinks of dead flesh !!!! They grow them at Kew.

My goodness, is this growing outside and now? This is very unusual, I thought it was a tropical plant and grow indoors.

You are right Michaella, they are tropical and grown under glass, they exibit them at the Eden project as well.

Think, it's Dracunculus vulgaris. It has leaves and flowers simultaneously. Also it has a stem.
And the Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) has leaves and flowers not at the same time, doesn't have stem...
Welcome to GoY! :)

Uma= you have got it, the stink lily, same family as the Titan then. I thought it unusual that the Titan was growing outdoors also it only flowers once in it's lifetime, i think!

I know Rusty and he doesnt come on the pc very often, but all I know is that he bought this bulb at a show for a bit of fun, and I dont think he knew what it was. But it was grown outdoors and it did stink. The picture was taken 2 years ago. It did come up last year but didnt flower. Quite impressive isnt it.