Dracunculus is one of the few plant names my brother knows, it having been firmly imprinted on his nasal passages at a tender age by the clump I used to have. He calls anything with a stinky flower, and many things that aren't particularly so, 'dracunculus'. John Grimshaw Dr John M. Grimshaw Garden Manager, Colesbourne Gardens Sycamore Cottage Colesbourne Nr Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL53 9NP Website: http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Waddick" <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> > > Dear Judy; > Dracunculus vulgaris to a T. > I have my sixth flower about to open. I hear it can get to 7 > ft and the odor must be amazing.