



Some flowers smell delightfull, but bloom for just a day

While others linger on and on and smell of flesh decayed





Carrion Flowers (also commonly called Stink Flowers or Rotting Meat Flowers) are flowers that carry a distinct odour, as their name implies, of rotting flesh. The undiscerning gardener may at first think 'what is the point of a flower smelling like rotten meat', but the reason behind it is actually quite ingenious. They use their scent to attract pollinators, which in their case are the various scavenging flies and beetles that are normally attracted to dead animals on which they lay their eggs. It is a diverse group, some species of carrion flower are quite strange and seem almost alien in origin while others are record holders and grow to a great size. Without further ado, lets hold our breath and take a deeper look at some of these stinky flowers.



