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Orbea variegata

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By Chloris


Orbea variegata

Succulent with very smelly flowers...more like somethings rotten!



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Crikey Chloris......haven't seen one of these before....amazing flower...does it attract insects and eat them?

13 Feb, 2009

 

I once took one of these into the office where I worked . It stunk the place out but everyone wanted a cutting of it.

13 Feb, 2009

 

Don't grow this one in the house cos flies love it they are the pollinators, someones got to do it! But unfortunately it doesn't eat 'em....

13 Feb, 2009

 

It is beautiful though.

14 Feb, 2009

 

As you say Bernieh, beautiful,and as Blodyn points out everyone is fascinated by them, despite the smell.

14 Feb, 2009

 

Chloris, Ask Jan about the ride home from the Lostwithiel farmers market & me with one of these on my lap?. At the time we didn't realize where the smell was coming from!!!

18 Feb, 2009

 

Pamd, I can just imagine the thoughts going through Jans head...I bet the car windows were down!

18 Feb, 2009



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