A couple of summers ago, I went to a plant sale put on by one of the churches in Bloomtown. I spent all of 50 cents! I bought a 3 inch, single stem, rooted cutting of a Carrion Flower.
It has grown very well, and recently it sprouted 5 flower buds. Two of them actually developed into flowers. Here is a couple of photos that I took within the last 3 weeks. The flowers just opened today. They are 8 inches across.
Why is it called the Carrion Flower? Well, if you get your nose within a couple of inches of the flowers, it smells exactly like 'road kill' ! I suppose in the wild it attracts insects for pollination.
4 comments:
peeeou,I remember the one you had at turkey knob...it sure did smell awful !!!!!!!Mom
Your green thumb can produce amazing things!
Interesting!!
Yes, I can smell it now, the nose never forgets. How long ago was that, 36 years? Remember that volunteer 'Balsam' plant that came up at Mrs. Neals? A red spiney pod that burst open and held bright red seeds?
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