We’ve Been Hoodooed by Our Voodoo Lily!

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We’ve been Hoodooed by our Voodoo Lily!

One of the things I love the most about the weird and wonderful world of plants is that they never cease to surprise (and delight) me!

Case in point- our Voodoo Lily has pulled a fast one and what I thought was the start of a bloom morphed into a pile of leaves overnight!

Voodoo plant with spreading branches.

It has been so much fun to watch this plant grow, and the texture on its stem is out of this world! Even though we won’t have the opportunity to smell an exceedingly stinky bloom this year.

Life cycle of a voodoo plant.

You can still come and see and touch this neat plant at our Scotland County Extension office July 16th from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

After that, it will be repotted into a larger container and we will begin the 12-month countdown to see if we can get an actual bloom in 2025…stay tuned…

Voodoo plant growth as of July 11, 2024.

Here are a few fun voodoo lily facts to hold you over until next year:

There are over 170 species of voodoo lily throughout the world. The massive ones you find in museums are Amorphophallus titanium. Our slightly smaller lily is Amorphophallus paeonifolius, also known as Elephant Foot Yam.

Large corpse plant in a garden.

Voodoo lilies are commonly called corpse flowers because of their smell, which is similar to rotting flesh and attracts flies and carrion beetles for pollination.

A carrion beetle and larva.

If you have ever gone on a low carb diet you may have tried “carb-free” noodles or rice from the grocery store. (Sometimes labeled konjac or Shirataki noodles.) These are made from the root of a voodoo lily! How can something that smells so bad taste so good?!Shirataki Noodles.

Weird & Wonderful… that’s for sure!

If you’re interested to learn more, visit our Extension Master Gardener Plant Toolbox– several other varieties are highlighted there as well!

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Ashley Grubb, N.C. Cooperative ExtensionAshley GrubbArea Agent, Agriculture - Horticulture Call Ashley Email Ashley N.C. Cooperative Extension, Hoke County Center
Updated on Jul 12, 2024
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