Comments on: Black Lilly (aka Devil’s Tongue or Snake Palm) http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/ What's in my sketchbook and on my mind Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:39:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Bert51 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-34243 Bert51 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:02:16 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-34243 My Black Lily's have just finished flowering, yea they are beautiful and thankfully, they don't stink or small in any way. otherwise my wife would have made me dig them up and move them. I've had these rhizomes for over 30 years. My Black Lily’s have just finished flowering, yea they are beautiful and thankfully, they don’t stink or small in any way.
otherwise my wife would have made me dig them up and move them.

I’ve had these rhizomes for over 30 years.

]]> By: Tara http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-33009 Tara Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:16:36 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-33009 I forgot to add - nice painting by the way! I forgot to add - nice painting by the way!

]]> By: Tara http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-33008 Tara Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:15:02 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-33008 I know it is a late response, but I thought I would add this anyway. It is definitly not amorphophallus konjac (devils tonge) - they are much bigger and the stem is exceptionally tall (4ft and over). I have been doing my research trying to name this plance since I just bought one. All I had to go off was 'black lily'. I believe the correct name for this plant is Arum palaestinum - black calla lily. Hope this helps to any hopefuls wanting to know the identity! And yes, the smell would have been eminating from the plant. It is one of the species which uses bugs and flies to polinate so it emits a smell of something rotting. If it was the amorphophallus konjac you where sitting so close to I don't know if you would have handled it - one site details a diary of having the flower inside since it was too cold outside. It starts off being bearable and then within a couple hours they describe the stench as if someone had dug up a dead horse in their backyard. Wish me luck as I have just bought one of these also! LOL! (I hate my neighbours...) I know it is a late response, but I thought I would add this anyway. It is definitly not amorphophallus konjac (devils tonge) - they are much bigger and the stem is exceptionally tall (4ft and over). I have been doing my research trying to name this plance since I just bought one. All I had to go off was ‘black lily’. I believe the correct name for this plant is Arum palaestinum - black calla lily. Hope this helps to any hopefuls wanting to know the identity! And yes, the smell would have been eminating from the plant. It is one of the species which uses bugs and flies to polinate so it emits a smell of something rotting. If it was the amorphophallus konjac you where sitting so close to I don’t know if you would have handled it - one site details a diary of having the flower inside since it was too cold outside. It starts off being bearable and then within a couple hours they describe the stench as if someone had dug up a dead horse in their backyard. Wish me luck as I have just bought one of these also! LOL! (I hate my neighbours…)

]]> By: Bob L http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-32802 Bob L Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:14:10 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-32802 When I was a kid (over forty years ago) , we had these growing in my parent's garden (all dead and gone now, what a shame!) in a suburb called Hornsby, in Sydney Australia. The common name for these in those days was "Dead Dog Lilly." When I was a kid (over forty years ago) , we had these growing in my parent’s garden (all dead and gone now, what a shame!) in a suburb called Hornsby, in Sydney Australia. The common name for these in those days was “Dead Dog Lilly.”

]]> By: Tiger Lily http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-28473 Tiger Lily Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:11:03 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-28473 We've been looking and it might be the calla lily called Black Star... http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20040055064.html We have seeds, but these grew in a neighbor's garden and he passed away...his neighbor gave us some seeds. Will report back if the information is different. They did not have any smell that we were able to notice when we saw them in bloom. Best wishes on your hunt! We’ve been looking and it might be the calla lily called Black Star…

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20040055064.html

We have seeds, but these grew in a neighbor’s garden and he passed away…his neighbor gave us some seeds. Will report back if the information is different.

They did not have any smell that we were able to notice when we saw them in bloom.

Best wishes on your hunt!

]]> By: calin in romania http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-26240 calin in romania Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:12:44 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-26240 hello... i came across this by chance. was looking for a way to identify some plants i've got, and i searched for "stinky plants". I don't like to contradict people, but i am not sure the plants/flowers in your picture are the devil's tongue. From my searches after I saw your picture, devil's tongue is a kind of amorphophallus (not sure I spelled that right), while what you have in the picture is exactly what I have in the pot by the window, some kind of lily/calla. Oh well, your watercolor is wonderful and it really doesn't matter the name of the plant... or does it? I am just trying to find the name of MY plant. All the best, Calin :) hello…

i came across this by chance. was looking for a way to identify some plants i’ve got, and i searched for “stinky plants”.
I don’t like to contradict people, but i am not sure the plants/flowers in your picture are the devil’s tongue.
From my searches after I saw your picture, devil’s tongue is a kind of amorphophallus (not sure I spelled that right), while what you have in the picture is exactly what I have in the pot by the window, some kind of lily/calla.
Oh well, your watercolor is wonderful and it really doesn’t matter the name of the plant… or does it?
I am just trying to find the name of MY plant.
All the best,
Calin :)

]]> By: Devil's Tongue (aka Snake Palm) again « Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-11972 Devil's Tongue (aka Snake Palm) again « Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog Sun, 29 Apr 2007 06:43:41 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-11972 [...] to finish and post it today, and did, even though the photo isn’t great. I worked from a watercolor I did on site, and a bunch of photos I took of this odd stinky plant on a walk a few weeks ago. I did some [...] [...] to finish and post it today, and did, even though the photo isn’t great. I worked from a watercolor I did on site, and a bunch of photos I took of this odd stinky plant on a walk a few weeks ago. I did some [...]

]]> By: Berkeley Rose Garden « Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9628 Berkeley Rose Garden « Jana’s Journal and Sketch Blog Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:07:55 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9628 [...] I drew the stinky flowers I walked up the hill to the Berkeley Rose Garden. None of the rose are blooming but the surrounding [...] [...] I drew the stinky flowers I walked up the hill to the Berkeley Rose Garden. None of the rose are blooming but the surrounding [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9627 Rachel Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:15:33 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9627 What a creepy wonderful flower... and your initial painting really cool. can't wait to see the finished product. love the reworked camelia and your glass bowl just shines! What a creepy wonderful flower… and your initial painting really cool. can’t wait to see the finished product. love the reworked camelia and your glass bowl just shines!

]]> By: Toni http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9626 Toni Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:26:53 +0000 http://janabouc.wordpress.com/2007/03/17/black-lilly/#comment-9626 What a gorgeous flower and thanks to the comment above i now know what it is. I would have gone back also to paint it. your sketch is wonderful. What a gorgeous flower and thanks to the comment above i now know what it is. I would have gone back also to paint it. your sketch is wonderful.

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