Re: A Not-So-Titan Arum

Hello,
    Thanks for the gardening tale. Have to keep an eye on the neighborhood dogs
that run through here on occasion. Would not want them to dig up my Devil's Arum.
    Why have them? Pure fascination with something different, unusual, exotic in
appearance. Not only exotic, but a touch of strange eroticism in appearance and
odor. There is also a bit of humor build in and I enjoy humor in life. Not
everyone walks the same path when gardening.
    Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <Pavlacky@cs.com>
Subject: Re: A Not-So-Titan Arum


> GENE,
>
>     Your post took me back to a humorous incident when my husband and I first
> moved into our current home.  The place had been completely razed and so
> there was no plant life at all, except for what was underground and dormant
> when the Cat. went over everything (which ended up being "ditch lilies",
> millions of wood hyancinths and the following).  Come June or so, up came
> these outrageous looking tropical stems with leaves that unfurled and showed
> the most intriguing flower . . .except for the FLIES that it attracted and
> the STENCH it emitted!  It took us a couple of days to realize that we didn't
> have a dead animal somewhere!
> Alas, that plant didn't last long.  We soon let the dogs (large) out of the
> kennel when we got the fence up, and they dug that plant up and then down a
> foot until it was no more.  Apparently they thought there was a dead animal
> in there too!
> Why on earth do you grow this plant!? :)
> Thanks for listening to my story!
> SP


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