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Voodoo Lily
estelle beninson
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We bought a voodoo lily by post in the 60's. It grew to a six or seven inch lily plant without soil, then we put it in a plantpot and it grew very rapidly, sometimes an inch a day in a warm spot hear the radiator, to become a crown of leaves about three foot high. I think the stems had a red speckle pattern. i tried buying it recently but I didnt know exactly which voodoo lily it was, and the one I got was bigger, more exotic, but it didnt germinate at all. This was very easy to grow. Anyone remember it?
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Voodoo seems to include anything with a purple spathe doesn't it
I've heard it applied to Dracunculus vulgaris and some of the arisaemas but I'm sure there are loads more
In the sticks near Peterborough
Sounds like Sauromatum venosum. There are a few hardy varieties but I would say Sauromatum venosum is the hardiest for me. Apparently the flower smells like rotten flesh for 24 hours during flowering - I havve never detected a smell yet from them.
Not like the dracunculus Blairs. The first time that came my way I went looking for the dead cat.
In the sticks near Peterborough