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 06/07/2005 11:15:09 AM · #1
this is a flower my mother in law found at an old burned down house and decided to dig up. we have no idea what it is...please help me get on my mother-in-laws good side! any one know?
photo 1
photo 2 this one is to show the size of the flower

P.S~ mother in law forgot to water it so it looks a little wilted

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 11:15:55.
 06/07/2005 11:18:14 AM · #2
i get page cannot be displayed on each picture..
06/07/2005 11:21:22 AM · #3

links work now~~try again

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 11:23:23.
 06/07/2005 11:21:28 AM · #4
working now - does it smell? I mean like is it a stinky flower as in not a pleasant odor?

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 11:23:26.
 06/07/2005 11:23:55 AM · #5
Based on a thread from last week it might be one of those stink flowers. You won't know until it opens.
 06/07/2005 11:24:37 AM · #6
Originally posted by Alienyst:
working now - does it smell? I mean like is it a stinky flower as in not a pleasant odor?


no smell(good or bad)that i noticed..the stem that is leaning was standing straight up.
 06/07/2005 11:26:05 AM · #7
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Based on a thread from last week it might be one of those stink flowers. You won't know until it opens.


i thought it could have been that same flower for a minute but it doesnt have the ruffled flower to it and the outside of the flower isnt green like that one was
 06/07/2005 11:38:50 AM · #8
grandmother(in-law) seems to think it might be some kind of african lilly. it has opened up....i need to get her photos of it before she let it wilt
 06/07/2005 11:50:48 AM · #9
To me it looks like some kind of cala lily
was there leaves?
06/07/2005 11:51:53 AM · #10
It surely must be some kind of arum. Lilies are in this family. So is the Titan Arum which is the world's largest flower. One is about to bloom in Wisconsin and they are hoping to break the world record for size. Not all arums are stinky but many are. Here is a photo of an arum we have growing in our garden. We got it from a man at our local farmers' market who gave it to us free if we promised to plant it. We did and each year it gets another flower. This year there are three coming up. Here's a picture from last year. It stinks so it attracts flies.

Here is a back view.

Here's more about the Titan Arum in Wisconsin.

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 12:02:28.
 06/07/2005 12:01:53 PM · #11
Originally posted by di53:
To me it looks like some kind of cala lily
was there leaves?


nope...no leaves at all...she said theres 3 bulbs but only the one has come up and bloomed.
 06/07/2005 12:05:17 PM · #12
I've been looking for this. The stink flower is an "aroid" or "arum" as mentioned above. On this aroid society website, there are some that look a lot like it. I'm sure they would be interested in your image.

Once identified, you could get some great stock images of it.

Good luck. I'm very curious to find out what it is, and if it belongs in Kentucky.
//www.aroid.org/

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 12:09:18.
 06/07/2005 12:15:10 PM · #13
Originally posted by greatandsmall:
I've been looking for this. The stink flower is an "aroid" or "arum" as mentioned above. On this aroid society website, there are some that look a lot like it. I'm sure they would be interested in your image.

Once identified, you could get some great stock images of it.

Good luck. I'm very curious to find out what it is, and if it belongs in Kentucky.
//www.aroid.org/


thank you for the link...i found out what it is! it is part of the aroid family called a amorphophallus konjac here what it looks like it all its glory( not wilted)
amorphophallus konjac

i also found this site(more info about the flower) and wanted to share it too.story of the flower

Message edited by author 2005-06-07 12:19:15.
 06/07/2005 12:45:48 PM · #14
That's really cool!

Glad you found out what it is.

My only suggestion is that if you really want to get on your mother-in-law's good side; definitely DO NOT send her one of those for her Birthday;)
 06/07/2005 12:51:43 PM · #15
Originally posted by greatandsmall:
That's really cool!

Glad you found out what it is.

My only suggestion is that if you really want to get on your mother-in-law's good side; definitely DO NOT send her one of those for her Birthday;)


lmao...i cant wait till she figures out that that "pretty flower" she dug up is a real stinker! this is going to be way too much fun( and am i gonna be in a world or trouble when i laugh at her for it);o)
 06/07/2005 12:52:06 PM · #16
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Based on a thread from last week it might be one of those stink flowers. You won't know until it opens.


//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=218269
 06/08/2005 02:56:19 AM · #17
Thanks to this thread I now know what our arum is called. It is a Dracunculus vulgaris. I didn't know before what kind it was. Ann
 06/08/2005 05:09:06 AM · #18
Sure it's not a Triffid ? Make sure you kill it quick if it ever starts to move around.
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