Death in the hosta garden

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » Jun 24, 2008 6:07 pm

Well, it SMELLED like death in the hosta garden. This giant bloomed today. The first one was half the size a couple weeks ago. Pretty cool.

JaneG · Post by **JaneG** » Jun 24, 2008 6:14 pm

That's just . . . . . . Bizarre!

renaldo75 · Post by **renaldo75** » Jun 24, 2008 8:36 pm

My mom had a plant similar to this when I was growing up. She got hers from one of her club friends I think & it was called Sacred Lily of India. Beautiful foliage, but the smell of rotting flesh up close & personal was enough to make me never want one of my own.

pauhaus · Post by **pauhaus** » Jun 24, 2008 8:42 pm

Looks very cool, but glad the smell doesn't travel over the internet...I bet it was covered in flies doing their thing. Thanks for the pic.

got the hosta bug · Post by **got the hosta bug** » Jun 25, 2008 2:18 am

Here in Canada we call that a "voodoo" Lily. And yes they stink like hell !!! Great flower however....one no normal florist will ever use in an arrangement.

They smell like they do to attract flies (instead of bees) that will pollinate them.

hagranger · Post by **hagranger** » Jun 25, 2008 7:03 am

I can only imagine what your hosta were saying!

There are several similar plants out there. Although I find them fascinating I'm just glad I don't have them in my garden!
I have to deal with The Tree of Heaven that is seeded into this new garden ... I think was originally called "The Tree That STINKS to High Heaven!"
I've been digging it out since we moved here in March
That's enough for one garden!
Helen

mcplant · Post by **mcplant** » Jun 25, 2008 7:59 am

That's definitely cool. How long do the "flowers" last? Will it produce more than one?

Dennis

HostaDesigner · Post by **HostaDesigner** » Jun 25, 2008 8:23 am

The last one flowered for about 5 days before showing signs of fatigue. After that, they fade pretty quickly. They are kind of like a big, stinky jack-in-the-pulpit. Just one flower for the season.

flowerchild59 · Post by **flowerchild59** » Jun 25, 2008 10:41 am

I have seen a bloom on one once, and it was so intruiging, but lordy, it was odorous.
Helen, When I was growing up, My neighbor had a "tree of heaven" and my mom and I would sneak over and pour boiling water with a pound of salt around the tree to kill it. It took many pounds to eventually kill it but it was such a disgusting tree we had to banish it. Of course, we would only do this when my neighbor traveled........he was gone weeks at a time investigating airline crashes.
Yep, you guessed it, he figured out what killed his precious tree. I can still see the look on my moms face when she was confronted by him ..........with him licking his fingers and saying it tasted like salt to him.

thy · Post by **thy** » Jun 27, 2008 6:03 pm

They are geaorgeous... but best on pics

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Jul 03, 2008 11:09 pm

Where's a good place to get one? I want. (If it'll do z5a)

Hallson Gardens

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