strange exotic plant in my garden

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Juliamar
Juliamar

strange exotic plant in my garden

Asked on 6 Jun, 2008

This is my first summer in this house and I have a strange, exotic plant growing in the garden. It is about 2ft tall, stinks of rotting flesh and attracts flies. Can you identify it please? Thanks, Julia

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irish
Irish

6 Jun, 2008

 

it looks like a titan arum,, they smell of rotten flesh

Owdboggy
Owdboggy

6 Jun, 2008

 

Think it is actually Sauromatum venosum rather than the Titan Arum. For a start the titan arum is extremely large and rather rare. It could be Arum purpurescens, but I would need to see the leaves to be more positive.

ilovelillies
Ilovelillies

6 Jun, 2008

 

i dont know what it is but i think its wonderful

irish
Irish

6 Jun, 2008

 

i googled titan arum lol,,, seems you can buy seeds from nurseries, there are some small varieties aswell as the larger ones. dont know anything about sauromatum venosum... does it stink like the arum?

AndrewR
Andrewr

6 Jun, 2008

 

I think it is dranunculus vulgaris (Dragon Arum), a tuberous perennial, native to the Mediterranean region and fairly readily available in the UK

irish
Irish

6 Jun, 2008

 

aye it looks like the dragon one alright andrew, plus that gives off a putrid smell too

Missflitterbug
Missflitter..

9 Jun, 2008

 

Silly me , but why would anyone want such a distastful smelling "flower?" in their garden. We have enuf flies in Texas without growing plants that attract them!!! I would dig it up and hand carry it to the dump (wrapped in a burlap bag of course so as not to get any on me!!! LOLOL

Miss Flitterbug

stickyrice007
Stickyrice007

2 Dec, 2008

 

It is Dragon Arum. I go to google and saw this same flower. Do some web search. Do not throw this away. A lot of biologist or collectors would like to see it. You can show this plant in the Garden show, har har may be you can make some money. This is a rare plant as per Google.

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