This speciman grows in back yard along a creek at 3,000 feet elevation in the southern Sierra Nevada's in California.
by damnerd May 10, 2002 2:31 PM
June 10, 2002 dracuncula vulgaris with 32" spathe
by haighr Jun 10, 2002 10:54 AM
This is the voodoo lily that came up in my garden this year in Upstate NY.
by delhi Jun 13, 2002 2:00 PM
Dragon Flower. My first one, absolutely amazing!
by Chevymom Jun 16, 2002 10:48 PM
see how tall it gets, but it also falls over from it's own weight.
by Robinl8291 Jul 1, 2002 4:53 PM
Drac seed pod left on the plant to dry. Lots and lots of seeds probably in August. Covered with stocking after pic to ward off bugs.
by haighr Jul 16, 2002 9:57 AM
This is a tall palnt with a 10" arum with black color and no smell. They grow wild in Crete and flower in April, always in the shade.
by dpmichael Oct 3, 2002 4:54 PM
The first of the dracs coming up on March 24, 2003. Yesterday there were five more that I found.
by haighr Apr 4, 2003 12:38 PM
Photo from April 5 of lots peeking up from the mulch.
by haighr Apr 14, 2003 10:46 AM
I have this plant in a flower pot and it stays in the greenhouse. It did bloom in the yard at one time, but does better now. It has a couple of new "babies" this year.
by razmataz May 17, 2003 9:29 PM
Voo Doo Lily Grown in Central Texas Hill Country
by AspiringArtist Jun 1, 2003 9:52 AM
Dragon Flower, Portland OR June 8, 3003
by bobbix Jun 21, 2003 12:38 PM
Dragon Flower in Indiana! from Mandyncat
by mandyncat Jun 22, 2003 2:47 PM
Dragon Flower Portland OR June 2003
by bobbix Jun 26, 2003 9:07 PM
I was given my Dracunculus Vulgaris by a friend without a description of what it's flower was like. This is a better photo than many I have seen. I planted it on the North side of my house in Seattle where it is overhung by trees and never gets direct sunlight, and gets very dry in July, August and September. It grew seemingly well for 4 years with much neglect, but never bloomed. I was away when it did, but had someone else take a picture, which is attached. The colored part of the bloom is 10-1/2 inches high. The bloom faded, but was still very interesting when I returned over a week later. I love it! Jim Wright
by jpeterwright Jul 6, 2003 1:33 PM
Dragon Flower shoots growing from round tubers,
with white roots. They grow from seed, too.
by pdxJules Nov 15, 2003 7:29 AM
When "ripe" this flower draws a great variety of insects. Here there are ants and beetles competing to share is this flowers lovely aroma.
by PotEmUp Apr 29, 2004 3:58 PM
We didn't know what this was so I did some research - here is the vulgaris!
by zoprano Jun 4, 2004 8:51 AM
very unique plant
by zoprano Jun 6, 2004 8:30 AM
Our first time to "capture" our yearly visitor in full bloom. Fantastic!
by gbennett54 Jun 8, 2004 8:13 AM
Look close, flower and foliage with pollinators.
by mgarr Jan 22, 2005 5:19 PM
Mature flower bud one day prior to unfolding to reveal the spadix and deep maroon spathe
by JaxFlaGardener May 8, 2005 10:56 PM
Fully opened flower with swarm of flies
by JaxFlaGardener May 10, 2005 9:39 PM
Taken 20th June in zone 8a-b UK, colour is true, smell like rotting fish
by wallaby1 Nov 28, 2005 10:11 PM
The flower and tongue are huge, and have a velvety sheen
by wallaby1 Nov 28, 2005 10:11 PM
Dracunulus vulgaris, large purple flower, smells bad
by daengle Jun 5, 2006 10:24 PM
Here is what a virus-infected Dracunculus looks like in flower and leaf.
by ineedacupoftea Jun 16, 2006 7:30 PM
The Corm. Note that roots appear from the top only, growing outwards sideways (and even up) more than downward.
by ineedacupoftea Jun 17, 2006 11:05 PM
The plant is actually frozen solid in this picture; suprisingly hardy- as a tulip.
by ineedacupoftea Jun 10, 2006 11:03 PM
Cross sections of flower and stem. Predominant spadix is filled with an airy cotton-like tissue. Male flowers are above female, as normal in aroids.
by ineedacupoftea Jun 11, 2006 10:06 PM
When I walked into the garden my nose picked it up before I could see it. Advise you plant it downwind.
by gonedutch Jun 20, 2006 11:10 PM
Note the flies pollinating the inflorescences on its shiny spathe. It's the plant's scent like rotting meat that attracts them.
by gonedutch Jun 19, 2006 9:47 PM
Taken 24th June. Spathe dying back showing the new seeds covered in a fluffy mould, possibly necessary for development. I was in doubt so rubbed some of it off.
by wallaby1 Jun 26, 2006 10:23 PM
I know this as Arum Dracunculus
by cloudia Sep 9, 2006 11:25 PM
Flower is over 2 feet! Beautiful but smells like a sewer.
by docdragon Apr 9, 2007 1:15 AM
The day before the bloom opened.
by Windy May 12, 2007 3:47 AM
This is my first try at these beauty's, very anxious for the first bloom, kind of bummed I didn't gag on first whiff. Maybe they get better with age! Utah zone 5
by UTAHKENNY Jun 25, 2007 10:43 PM
Out in time for the Melbourne Cup. First Tuesday in November...
by Laura_Order Nov 10, 2007 3:34 PM
Matures in late Spring...
by Laura_Order Nov 10, 2007 3:32 PM
Bloomed out of the blue in my back yard 2007...waiting for bloom again this year...and hopefully seeds.
by SantaCruzMary Jun 17, 2008 1:01 AM
Seeds maturing.
by kwanjin Aug 25, 2008 1:23 PM
Freshly dug October 26, 2008
by Oct 27, 2008 3:05 PM
Freshly dug October 26, 2008. Top view
by Oct 27, 2008 3:05 PM
The stem.
by kwanjin Dec 6, 2008 4:22 AM
Whole plant.
by kwanjin Dec 6, 2008 4:22 AM
Leaf.
by kwanjin Dec 6, 2008 4:22 AM
Lovely light lines on leaves of a several year old plant soon to flower.
by May 30, 2009 2:41 AM
Absolutely gorgeous but smells like a sewer. Found it growing at the base of a lilac tree.
by Gourdbeader Jun 19, 2009 4:02 AM
flower-close up (wear a gas mask)
by azulivines Nov 7, 2009 8:30 PM
Dragon Lily Photographed 5/25/2010. My hand is in the picture to provide scale.
by Type_o_ May 27, 2010 5:59 PM
Dragon Lily Photographed 5/25/2010. Picture doesn't reveal the velvety richness of the bloom. Smell was not so bad this year
by Type_o_ May 27, 2010 5:59 PM
Ripe Seeds
by Type_o_ May 28, 2010 2:12 PM
Our Voodoo lily, blooms in May only for about a week....So exotic
by jazijill Jul 30, 2010 6:56 PM
A bit like corn on the cob. Each kernel round seeds that are about 3/8".
by PotEmUp Oct 11, 2010 11:41 AM
I finally found out the name of this plant growing in my garden but the photos I have seen didn't have the same trunk colours. Flower is magenta
by holidays Oct 22, 2010 10:38 AM
In Australia, this voodoo lily is called the "blowfly" lily! Now that it has flowered I know why! A revolting smell but I am captivated by it!
by holidays Oct 22, 2010 10:38 AM
Voodoo lily, Sydney, Australia, October 2008
by boomboer Mar 18, 2011 2:45 AM
Dracunculua Vulgaris - Black Lily, Dragon Lily
by gloriousconfusion Mar 25, 2011 4:47 AM
I discovered mine in a shady corner of my garden. It's 2.5 metres high and has 5 blooms.
by f8vnz May 16, 2011 4:23 AM
July 7th 2012....this beauty (Zone 7a) just opened up today and the air is filled with fly perfume
by DesertTreeLady Jul 7, 2012 4:50 PM
Thirty-year-old voodoo lilies. Have been informed that these are actually Dracunculus Vulgaris. Whoops!
by HeidiKHandmade Mar 4, 2013 4:29 PM
Dragon Lily popped up in my front yard in Cherry Valley, CA
by Betzlow Mar 23, 2013 4:43 PM
Black Lily in Suzanne's November Garden in Waihi, New Zealand
by RosinaBloom Nov 17, 2013 5:31 AM
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Greece. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com
by Kell Mar 31, 2017 3:44 PM
Greece. Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a San Diego, California Landscape Designer.
by Kell Apr 8, 2018 1:00 PM
Crete. Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell Apr 16, 2019 5:50 PM
Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Oct 16, 2019 11:06 PM
Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Oct 16, 2019 11:06 PM
Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Copyright of Rogier van Vugt, the Head Gardener at the greenhouses at Leiden University and at Hortus botanicus Leiden, from Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
by Kell Oct 16, 2019 11:07 PM
Crete. Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell Apr 15, 2020 10:58 AM
UT Gardens Knoxville. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell May 27, 2020 10:19 PM
