Dracunculus vulgaris 11 March 2007 Growth Pictures.

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11 March 2007 Zone 5. Three dracunculus vulgaris bulbs were ordered last fall. Two in the pictures were planted on 4 October 2006. One bulb was planted in the outdoor garden and heavily mulched to see if it will survive the winter in Zone 5. It appears the two in the pots are doing well. It is my hope that I will have blooms this year. This is the first year for this plant. It is always fun to have a new rather exotic plant year year. The growth pictures will be updated when something epochal occurs.

I transplanted once to this larger pot on the 25 February 2007 , and observed that the root system is extensive almost filling the smaller pot. It is a warm day so I put them out into the sun even though there is snow on the ground.


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23 March 2007 Dracunulus vulgaris aka Arum dracunulus has survived outdoor planting in Zone 5. I removed the mulch about a week ago and found the shoot up about 3 inches today.

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10 April 2007
This is about six months growth from the time of planting the bulb.

The dracunulus vulgaris is in bloom. When the greenhouse door was opened this morning there was strong odour similar to the odor of shell fish cooking. It permeated the greenhouse, hence the association with the name.

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Durgan.

 

I'm not sure I'd want to eat shellfish that smelled like carrion. In addition to the large, carcass-imitating inflorescence the fruits are a hoot, looking something like a kind of synthetic orange corncob.

 

I went into the greenhouse today with a friend, and he suggested the odour was similar to the odour of the sea shells he collected in Florida. I must say I had to agree. I will carefully check it over the next few days. The odour certainly is over-powering.

Durgan.