Jim and all, When the Dracunculus vulgaris bloom, usually the first week of June here in NW Arkansas, we often see Turkey Vultures, which are common here year-round, floating above them. We've never seen one actually land. They don't seem interested when the Amorphophallus konjac flower, usually in mid- to late April, but then there are always fewer inflorescences of that. Or in any of the other hardy stinky aroids we grow. Of course they also ignored the presumably rabid skunk that chose to expire in our yard a few days ago too, so maybe we just have very particular Turkey Vultures. Steve On 3/27/2021 2:45 PM, James Waddick via pbs wrote: > Friends, > > For years I grew the Dead Horse Arum ( Helicodicerous musciverous) at the far end of the garden - a couple hundred feet away from the house until a severe winter killed all the bulbs. It lives up to its name and smells.. let’s say ‘intensely’. One warm summer day when the Arum was in full bloom we noticed a couple turkey vultures over head and one actually landed in the yard a few feet from the Arum. No damage and nothing to eat. It flew off. > > I just got a couple new bulbs to try again. The flowers and foliage are very interesting and unlike any other ’semi-hardy' bulb in the garden, but you do need a strong nose or a deep garden. Best Jim > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>