I've been hunting since I posted earlier to find that plant, I was asking about. I think I've finally found it, and probably decided I don't want it after all. From what I've read, even though the blooms are really big and beautiful; for about a full day, they smell like rotting meat. Yuck! The smell must have been gone from the ones I saw, because I didn't notice any odor from them.
(There are two different links here if you are interested.)
Species: Stapelia gigantea
Common name: Carrion Flower, Starfish Flower
Starfish Flower, now that's kind of appropriate for the island. :-)
The gas it uses to inflate and eventually blow open the blossom is smelly, that's why it is sometimes called "Stinky".
Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Ewww(grabbing my nose)---I don't think I need that in my garden.I have JonJ to stink up the place.
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