This has been a good year for my stinky Stapelia gigantea.
Feather-light blossoms open to reveal zebra-striped, hairy flowers. Apparently, to carrion eating insects, these tiny soft white hairs resemble mold growing on rotting meat — a disgusting thought!
And, to complete the putrid package, the flowers smell like rotten meat.
An odious odor only a green bottle fly could love.
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View From Casita Colibrí 
Funky! Beauty is definitely in the eyes of the beholder.
It really is beautiful in its own funky smelly way. However, I’ve got to move it away from the seating area!
If only it were carnivorous!
I know. I’d love to see those petals snap shut or the flies get stuck on something like an enzyme enriched petal fly paper. Yikes, that sounds cruel!