Amorphophallus konjac (aka Devil's tongue) ... close up
By Tommymoo
22 Jul, 2010
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My parents' garden. It stinks though :)
22 Jul, 2010
great photo...
22 Jul, 2010
it is a good picture, great colour
22 Jul, 2010
Thank you ladies :)
22 Jul, 2010
I like that!!!
I have some juvenile Draconulus Vulgaris which are similar to this and truly stink too.
My Latin isn't great, but isn't its name a little rude?!?!
22 Jul, 2010
My A. bulbifer should have a faint smell of rotting flesh once it finally blooms. I suppose a whole bunch of them could keep the neighbor kids out of the yard.
23 Jul, 2010
Meanie, I checked out your photos but I couldn't find "juvenile D.V." I googled it and one guy said, "It smells like dead rats or something." LOL :) Maybe that's part of the reason why it has THE name?!
LOL Lauram! A smelly plant a garden keeps the kids away?!?!?!
23 Jul, 2010
I'm sorry, I don't have a digital photo of it. Hopefully they will flower next year though! Dead rats doesn't even come close to describing the stench!!!!
23 Jul, 2010
Yours didn't flower this year, Meanie. What a pity.
Look forward to seeing one (no, loads!) next year :)
If dead rats doesn't describe the deadly smell, what would be the closest, I wonder. I can't think of anything :D
23 Jul, 2010
Is that in your garden? Lovely....
22 Jul, 2010