{"id":1036,"date":"2022-01-20T07:10:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetcrum.com\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2022-01-20T07:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T14:10:08","slug":"skunk-cabbage-lysichiton-americanus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/2022\/01\/20\/skunk-cabbage-lysichiton-americanus\/","title":{"rendered":"Skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amorphophallus_titanum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/janetalcorn.com\/staging\/1364\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/p1020043.jpg?resize=577%2C769&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Skunk cabbage blossoms, Portland, OR\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" width=\"577\" height=\"769\"\/><\/a><figcaption>A few nights ago, my husband and I were talking about skunk cabbage. I have no idea why. Our conversations get pretty random, mostly because we&#8217;ve been together for 35 years and can usually follow each other&#8217;s topic jumps. Plus, after that many years, we have to get into some pretty esoteric stuff to find something new to talk about. <br><br>Anyway, for those who haven&#8217;t spent time in the swampy parts of the Pacific Northwest, this is a skunk cabbage. They are lovely bog plants that look something like a large bird&#8217;s nest fern. In the spring, they send up exotic-looking yellow flowers that look something like calla lilies. And smell something like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amorphophallus_titanum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corpse flowers<\/a>.<br><br>OK, I&#8217;ve never actually smelled a corpse flower&#8211;seeing (not smelling) one is on my gardening bucket list&#8211;but the skunk cabbage, like the corpse flower, is pollinated by flies and therefore smells like rotting meat. 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