How to Grow and Care for Dragon Lily Plants
Dracunculus vulgaris is known by many names, Dragon Lily, Voodoo Lily, Viagra Lily and the "tell it like it is" name of Stink Lily.

The "Stink" that eminates from the flower on the day it opens smells somewhat like rotting meat and attracts flies as the chief pollinator, an attribute that needs consideration when you decide where to plant this flower. Luckily the odor dissipates after the first day, allowing you to enjoy the exotic beauty of this unusual plant!

The 10-12 inch flowers range in color from deep marroon to nearly black and last for 7-10 days. The ornate green foliage appears in March but the flowers wait until early to make their appearance.

Dragon Lilies are native to the eastern Mediterranean region. They are hardy in USDA zones 5-8, provided they are adequately mulched in the winter.

Dragon Lilies are tough and easy to care for. They can be grown in full sun to partial shade. Provide good drainage and water well during the growing season. When the plant begins to die back after blooming, you should decrease watering.

The plants benefit from a top dressing of compost and bone meal in early Spring.

Dragon Lilies can be propagated from seed or offset bulbs.

Dragon Lily (Dracunculus vulgaris)







These are a Cedar Hill flowers!

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Heyyyyyyyyyy, I remember that plant!!!!

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Weezie

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done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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Cool Weezie, where about are you planting it????? Hopefully not under a window.....

That's too funny, I didn't expect you to actually say yes, that it was under a window...it's a pretty cool looking plant!

Where'd you buy it from?

WOW!! That is WONDERFUL!! Enjoy! Bonnie

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I'm still tryin' to figure out my
Arum's, which are in the same family sorta..

*the same way a seed gets made, I guess..*
the stalk puts up a flower, then pollenated,
then small berries up and down the stem...
then the stem lays down and supposedly the seeds
come out of the berries when it's ready????
Not sure, but seems like my clump have gotten bigger, but the growths give it the appearance of bulbs growing more at the base???

So, I am still trying to figure out how they
multiply? By the bulbs or the seeds???

I am hoping Dragon Lily survives,
didn't get a chance to throw any chopped
leaves on them like I usually do, ~~behind~~ but, with this freaky weather we're having... we've gotten one and a half foot of snow, and by Monday now, I just heard it's supposed to rain and be up to 60*'s for that one day...

Of course, smellin' this puppy may be a whole different story too... we'll see if beauty can out way the smell..

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Weezie

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done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
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Wow, even though this is an old thread. I really like this flower!.. I never heard of it, but I'll tell ya it looks so darn amazing! Something I never seen before looks so unquie!.. Wow!

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Where can I buy one of these are there different colors? I want one of these in my gardens for sure! Is it a perennial, annual? I was really amazed by this flower. I wish you all the luck weezie13! I wish you all my luck that the flower is going to live!! ...Keep your fingers cross and mark your calendars!..

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Hmm....
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Thanks for the warning. I guess I will not want this, It will scare off everyone off my garden. All my friends are pretty simple when it comes to them coming in my garden, but this will scare them greatly.
Thank you Weezie!!

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If I'm not mistaken I've seen the bulbs for these at walmart...but that was last year so I'm not sure if they have them this year but I'll keep my eyes out though!

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I'm ready to plant my bulbs but I'm not sure if planting them right now OR early Spring next year would do any good for the blooming season.
My USDA Zone is 6b; and I don't know why there's a note in the package: "To lift them in Fall". So, I'm kinda hesitant and confused if I have to plant them right now.
Most likely, I just have to mulch it well in the winter, as Bill mentioned in this thread.
I got them at www.Brecksbulbs.ca by the way.

My zone is 6B; Mississauga, Ontario. Should I plant it now? OR wait for early Spring..? Why would they tell me to lift them in Fall then..? if they're (bulbs)perennial...according to the plant details, it's a zone 7-9 so, I should probably wait.

http://brecksbulbs.ca/item_disp.asp?pn=67302

Thanks for sharing... for sure I'll keep this thread up to date when the time comes.

The weather up here seems to be several degrees lower than usual. I still need to plant some bulbs. By next week, it'll be back to double digit...(crossing finger.)

they have these in the michigan bulb catalog!

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