New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Skunk cabbage |
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Pole Cat Weed |
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Pole weed |
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Swamp Cabbage |
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Collard |
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Fetid Hellebore |
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Stinking Poke |
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Polecat Cabbage |
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Skunk Weed |
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Skunk-cabbage |
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Meadow Cabbage |
| Symplocarpus foetidus | Accepted |
| Spathyema foetida | Synonym |
| Dracontium foetidum | Synonym |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Wet Mesic Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 8b |
| Plant Height: | 1 to 3' |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Malodorous |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
| Uses: | Water gardens Will Naturalize |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant are poisonous except uncurled leaves and roots. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Remove seeds from berry which contains chemicals that inhibit germination. |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Goes Dormant |
February Plants for Honey BeesFebruary is here! Hopefully the old groundhog didn't see his shadow and spring will be here sooner than later. Longer days and warmer temperatures will have the honey bees buzzing everywhere looking for food to feed their hungry babies.
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| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Jan 27, 2012 2:46 PM Honey bees get yellow pollen from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by eclayne (Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA - Zone 6a) on Feb 4, 2013 2:35 PM Growing in boggy conditions, most of the plants I see in this area are much closer to 3 feet tall than 1 foot. If I had a boggy area in my yard I'd definitely be growing Skunk Cabbage for it's lush bright green foliage. The spathe color is fairly variable and well worth a closer look. On a cold day I find it possible to feel the heat generated by the inflorescence (Thermogenesis). [ Reply to this comment | |
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