Re: plant identification
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: plant identification
- From: c*@uswest.net
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 16:46:46 -0700
- References: <a74b2148.35421449@aol.com>
Dracunculus vulgaris?(Dragon Arum)
T84443 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am hoping that someone can help me identify a plant. I moved to a new house
> last summer and have a neighbor that has a plant that I know, but can not
> remember the name of.
>
> It is a perennial, getting to about 4 feet tall when mature, has thick stems
> that are mottled simular to an arisema, glossy dark green foliage and a flower
> like a Calla Lily which has a very foul odor. In the Pacific NW the few times
> I have seen it, it is in dry shade conditions. Once established it is very
> hard to kill, but does not really spread itself around enough to be considered
> a weed. I have heard some people do grow it, but cut off the flowers. I can
> not find it in any of the books that I have on weeds or ornamental perennials,
> I guess it is a tweeny.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Terry / Seattle
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