Smelliest bulbs
Jane McGary (Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:13:13 PDT)
Rodger wrote,
Arum dioscorides - gross and disgusting, like a compost heap that's been
overwatered and gone into anaerobic decomposition
Fritillaria camschatcensis - skunky; a real stinker. Enter a pot of this in
flower at a show and the entire hall will be scented with its effluvium.
I find Arum dioscoridis forms I grow here to smell about like cow
manure, which is not a scent one would seek out, but not one that is
too offensive to rural dwellers. I never noticed a bad smell on
Fritillaria camschatcensis, but I've never brought it indoors, where
warm temperatures exacerbate odors. Perhaps my bad reaction to
Ferraria crispa was due to having grown it indoors.
Jane McGary