Dutchman's pipe

[practicallyostensible]

This is Aristolochia gigantea aka "Giant Pelican Flower". I bought it as a tiny vine less then two months back, and despite it only being a few feet tall it already produced a flower. I'm hoping that as it ages, the size of the flower will increase. Oh, and it smells like rotting meat (awesome). Apparently, the vines attract flies to trap them overnight as a method of pollination.

 

[NYEric]

very cool, thanx for posting

 

[cdub]

neato.

 

[goldenrose]

well the rotting meat smell isn't so cool ...... but .......I sure do like it!

 

[Marco]

those things are pretty cool i saw one at the new york botanical garden when i went to visit with eorchids

 

[kentuckiense]

That's pretty awesome! The showy part of the calyx looks almost like a big purple and white fractal.