For the past 10 years, something I've never planted in my garden, appears in spring.?
Question:It increases in size every year, and dies down & disappears in the winter. It has large mid green leaves, and in June produces HUGE deep purple lilly like flowers, with a single stamen. These are spectacular to look at, but smell DISGUSTING, like rotting garbage. The flies are attracted to them. I've looked in all my books, to no avail. Anyone out these have any idea what it is. I live in S.E.England.
Answers:
Dranuculus is it's proper name, also called the Dragon Arum - it's a member of the Arum family, and also called "the mouldy meat plant". It is a spectacular plant if you can forgive it the smell and the flies! We have a large clump at work and photographers love it! Stake it early in the season before the flies arrive. This year the display has been spoiled by all this rain, which can cause the stems to rot, but the clump won't be affected for next year.
its not Tony Blair is it!! lol
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Skunk cabbage?
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No idea what it is - sounds bulbous.
It is pollinated by flies - they just LOVE that great smell!
Have a look at the RHS pages - I think they offer a plant ID service (for a small fee) but they are quite quick about it!
This could be what they call a Skunk Lily. Has calla- like flowers, dark brownish purple with a tan or yellowish spadix emerging from the center. Others are called the voodoo lily, carrion lily and devils tongue. From the Arceae family. The insects help to pollinate them. If it's not to close to your house and to stinky, just enjoy it's beauty.The bugs probably help pollinate other plants as well.
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