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Frederick woman celebrates rare blooming of death-smelling plant

Apr. 24—It's been about 30 years since Barbara Stalesen first planted voodoo lily bulbs and a little more than two weeks since one of them started shooting up from the soil. Now, that plant is taller than Stalesen. It's opened up — a rare and exciting occurrence for cultivators — and smells so strongly of rotting meat that it's been moved outside her home. The voodoo lily's scientific name is .

One of the Smelliest Flowers in the World Growing in Fort Collins

It s hard to imagine that a flower as pretty as the Voodoo Lily can put off an odor so revolting that it s compared to smelling like rotting meat and death but that s totally normal for this unique plant. Those wanting to get a whiff of one of the smelliest flowers in the world will soon have the chance because there s a Voodoo lily currently growing at the Gardens on Spring Creek. Get our free mobile app Kelly Kellow/Gardens on Spring Creek Also known as the Konjac, the Voodoo lily is recognized for its massive purple flower, and of course, horrendous stench, when in bloom. The reason that the flower produces such an awful odor, is to attract its only pollinator, the Carrion fly. These flies are typically the first insects to arrive when an animal or human has died, but in this case, the Voodoo lily tricks the flies into thinking it s something dead so that they land inside and proceed to pollinate.

One of the Smelliest Flowers in the World Growing in Fort Collins

One of the Smelliest Flowers in the World Growing in Fort Collins
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