As I turned my car into the driveway a black vulture flew up from the ground and perched on a low branch. "Aha!" I thought to myself and walked over. Sure enough, the Dracunculus vulgaris is in perfect bloom. The vulture is interesting because A) never had vultures investigating it previously, that I'm aware of, and B) neighborhood dogs seem immune to its olfactory lure. Since camera was in the car (I consider it like an American Express card, if you remember the commercials - don't leave home without it) we paused for photo op before continuing up the driveway. As I put the car back into drive gear my husband quietly commented, "I'm really glad you did not plant it near the house." Judy in overcast and comfortably temperate New Jersey -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2021-06_Dracunculus vulgaris.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 166913 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
