A morbid curiosity: Smelly voodoo lily in bloom at Summit Sprouts in Hayden
HAYDEN — Inside the hot, humid greenhouse at Summit Sprouts, Sarah Dormer leaned in close to the blooming amorphophallus konjac, took a deep breath and recoiled, gagging.
Amorphophallus konjac is also called voodoo lily, devil’s tongue and snake palm. The plant is a relative of the titan arum, better known as the corpse flower, and though the voodoo lily is smaller than its cousin, the plants share other qualities — including an overpowering stench of decay while in bloom.
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