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Post by timv on Jun 1, 2008 16:59:19 GMT
Patrick Star? These things stink up your whole greenhouse. Depending on the species, they smell like rotting meat or various kinds of animal droppings. Flies are tricked by them so much then actually lay eggs on the flowers.
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Post by chelmuth on Jun 1, 2008 18:32:32 GMT
I've heard of carrion plants before, but I haven;t seen these before. They look cool =)
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Post by timv on Jun 7, 2008 0:19:37 GMT
Here's a cool one. Smells like steer manure; not so stomach wrenching as some stapeliads. The frilly things on the bottom move at the slightest breeze.
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Post by chelmuth on Jun 7, 2008 0:33:07 GMT
Wow, thats a fancy-looking one. Where do you see/grow these?
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Post by BarryRice on Jun 9, 2008 18:30:40 GMT
Here's a few more stinkies: Huernia confusaStapelia leedertzae
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Post by timv on Jun 15, 2008 22:38:54 GMT
They grow OK on the central coast of California. Here's a couple more. The frillies on Stapelia scheerii var. Angolensis are metallic, and may look like flies buzzing around dead meat to other flies, so the plant's got looks, smell and motion going for it when it comes to attracting pollinators And Huernia reticulata, a nice looking flower
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Post by timv on Aug 21, 2008 1:56:37 GMT
How's this for strange! Orbea namaquensis. Camouflaged, as there's only 4 inches of rain or so per year, and it doesn't want to draw attention to itself. I almost didn't see it when it opened today. Gets pollinated by attracting insects through scent rather than by visual stimulus.
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Post by ieatflys on Nov 7, 2008 23:07:40 GMT
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