by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 30, 2018 | #TuesdayTidbits, BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Houseplant Profile, Public Gardens
Have you ever smelled Stapelia flowers? It isn’t pleasant. In fact, it is rotten. When I was at Matthaei Botanical Garden a few weeks ago, all the stapelias and huernias were in bloom. The huernias weren’t smelly, but boy, were the stapelias or corpse...
by Lisa Steinkopf | Oct 28, 2016 | BLOG, Cactus and Succulents, Conservatory, Houseplant Profile, Public Gardens
Have you seen a carrion flower? As Halloween approaches, it seemed only fitting to talk about a plant that is gross, but awesome at the same time. It smells like rotting flesh and attracts flies. Pretty disgusting, right? Yet, at the same time, pretty clever. Smell...
