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Ramkat
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We have this plant in our garden that flowers annually - it is peculiar in that when it flowers it emits the stench of rotting flesh to attract its pollinators - my African Gardner tells me its used to mark graves in his county Malawi.


IMG_3038.jpg by Boskat/Ramkat, on Flickr




Jan 20, 2013 at 01:51 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Interesting flower

Thanks for sharing

Lil



Jan 20, 2013 at 02:43 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Very cool plant Dennis.

Rob



Jan 20, 2013 at 03:54 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Very interesting!

Birdie



Jan 20, 2013 at 04:19 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Very nice with bug

Morris



Jan 20, 2013 at 04:50 PM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


And you have a plant that stinks because?? Nice shot Dennis ~ Ron


Jan 20, 2013 at 07:57 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


interesting looking flower Dennis


Jan 21, 2013 at 04:12 AM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


It is cactus family



Jan 21, 2013 at 05:41 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


I have several of these Stapelia, too, in coastal Southern California, where they can go for years without blooming. The rotten meat smell isn't too strong, and the flowers are incredible. Some flowers have much more purple and look like velvet--providing much more contrast with the shiny blue-bottle carrion flies. Thanks Ramkat for sharing the photo and information.
---John



Jan 22, 2013 at 01:26 AM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Interesting Dennis....a plant that brings back memories of rotting loved ones Malawi just made my top 10 list of places not to die.

Jim



Jan 22, 2013 at 09:26 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Stapelia gigantea - Cadaver Flower


Jim more like - what is that smell ? - Oh it must be that cadaver plant over there it could not possibly be my loved one....


Jan 23, 2013 at 06:11 AM
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Cool


Jan 23, 2013 at 05:41 PM





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