This flower is originally from Greece and goes by various names.Things such as:
Dragon Arum, the Black Arum, the Voodoo Lily, the Snake Lily, the Stink Lily, the Black Dragon, the Black Lily, Dragonwort, and Ragons. The Greek thought it resembled a dragon hiding in the spathe. The plant can be 2 m high. This plant is known for it's striking beauty but it has a nasty smell of rotting meat is designed to attract flies for pollination. Fortunately the smell usually lasts for only one day. It is a poisonous plant that animals do not approach.
It is very pretty. It is amazing that a plant has evolved a way to smell like rotting meat. I guess that would be an advantage if it attracts pollinators. Plants are amazing.
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