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Stinky Stinky Stinky

14 years ago

I was trying to work in the front yard but the smell was making me gag. I was looking under the shrubbery for a dead animal when I realized that the voodoo lilies must have bloomed. They are beautiful but the smell is just horrible. This bloom is about 3' long.

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siam_cannas
14 years ago
OMG what a beautiful plant. that sound great. is it a tropical plant???
gardenpaw
14 years ago
That is pretty Karyn!
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givelittle_getlots
14 years ago
Karyn it sure must smell BAD if you were gaging. Good thing that it looks a lot better then it smells.

Usually when I work in the garden I smell a LOT worse then look. Then I think....man I don't look so bad after all lol

Oh it was funny when I was standing in line to pay at HEB a few days ago. This little boy, maybe 3 or 4 years old said..mom she is REALLY OLD. You should have seen mom. She was as red as a tomato lol. I told her it's ok. Kids that young always tell the truth lol

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karyn1
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14 years ago
This is a cold hardy variety. When I first ordered the bulbs maybe 15 years ago I had no idea that they smelled like rotting meat and planted them by the front door. They are now at the far end of the yard, near the street. I love watching the reaction of people walking by that bend down to smell the pretty flower. lol

Out of the mouths of babes. lol I've been mortified more then once when my kids said things like that. At least you were good natured about it. I wish everyone was as understanding.
threas
14 years ago
I would grow it just for the entertainment value! LOL
rosepedal
14 years ago
Love the headline... That is a neat plant..I love scented plants but not that scent..lol she is pretty though...:)
tommysmommy
14 years ago
I've never heard of this one. What a stinker (haha) you are to plant that out by the street to fool passersby!

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