Although many plants emit a strong and enchanting scent when they bloom, only a very few species act as natural perfumes that can be perceived from a distance. It is worth paying attention to this property because in a fragrant garden You can spend your time even more pleasantly. It has long been known that the smell of flowers affects well-being and health.

A garden in which the amazing aromas of flowers and greenery mix together is a dream that is easy to come true. There is a certain group of plants that emit an intense aroma that captivates not only insects, but also people. It is worth using this and choosing fragrant plants, especially since such species are at the same time extremely attractive and easy to place in gardens various types. The smell of flowers can also have a beneficial effect on health - it has an anti-stress effect and improves mood.

Fragrant plants - where to plant?

Obviously, it should be understood that not every plant emits such a strong odor to please the sense of smell while walking around a large area of ​​the garden. That's why fragrant plants It is worth planting in certain places:

• near the house on the windows (then the aroma can be felt even while in the house);
• near benches and other architectural elements such as terraces or gazebos;
• on the balcony;
• in places where it already reigns bad smell, for example, near ;
• trees and shrubs can be used as barriers from busy roads. In addition to the pleasant smell, the below-mentioned species can additionally form a dense wall, limiting pollution and noise to some extent.

What types should I use? Fragrant garden plants

Pleasant-smelling annuals and perennials

One of the most famous fragrant aromatic plants is Levkoy. Highlights amazing pleasant aroma, especially in the evening. In addition to this, several other species deserve attention.

Levkoy, or Mattiola (lat. Matthiola)

Description: usually reaches 30-40 cm in height, flowers are small from white to mauve or yellow flowers with four petals. They emit an intense odor especially in the evening and at night;

Bloom: from July to September;

Application: for any type of garden, on the balcony, on flower beds, under the window.

Sweet pea (lat. Lathyrus odoratus)

Description: climbing annual, can grow up to 2 m in height, produces small elliptical leaves. Flowers are irregular, quintuple type, may have different colors– most often bloom in white, pink and purple. It is grown for its fragrant aroma, which gives it its name.

Bloom: from June to August;

Application: fence decoration, for all types of decorative trellises, can be planted in a flower bed.

Lakfiol or Cherry's jaundice (lat. Cheiranthus cheiri)

Description: biennial plant, as a rule, reaches 50-60 cm in height. A plant with large yellow, orange, purple, velvety brown and variegated cruciferous flowers;

Bloom: from April to June;

Application: on balconies, on flower beds, for cutting flowers.

(lat. Nicotiana alata)

Description: perennial, grows to 50-80 cm in height. The leaves are elongated, small, the flowers are collected in an inflorescence - a panicle, open at night and then smell most intensely. Their color can be white, pink, cream;

Bloom: abundant from June to October;

Application: flower beds, growing in containers, decorating fences.

Fragrant, aromatic bulbous and perennial plants

And perennials generally emit a pleasant aroma, but some species stand out from others. In the group below we couldn’t ignore such favorites as hyacinth, lily of the valley and lily.

Lily (lat. Lilium)

Description: depending on the variety there may be different heights, as a rule, no more than 150 cm. The decoration is large, with bent tops, tubular or cup-shaped flowers of various colors. emit a strong, almost suffocating odor;

Bloom: mostly in summer;

Application: for flower beds, for individual parts garden

Dittany (lat. Dictamnus albus)

Description: Can grow up to 120 cm in height. The leaves are large, odd-pinnate with serrated edges. The flowers are large, collected in racemes. The entire plant emits a lemon-like aroma. On sunny hot days essential oils may ignite. A blue flame appears for a short time, but does not damage the plant.

Bloom: June – July 40-45 days;

Application: for flower beds, planting in groups, for naturalistic and rustic gardens.

(lat. Hyacinthus)

Description: The plant reaches about 20-30 cm in height. The decoration is large flowers collected at the top of the stem in the form of a brush. Their color depends on the variety (most often they bloom in white, blue, purple, pink and red). emit an intense, slightly suffocating aroma;

Bloom: from March to May;

Application: for flower beds, for pots, for decorating apartments - on the windowsill.

May lily of the valley (lat. Convallaria majalis)

Description: This low plant, about 20 cm high. The decoration consists of both small, bell-shaped white flowers forming an inflorescence and large lanceolate leaves;

Bloom: from May to June;

Application: flower beds, ground cover, cut flower, for a rustic garden.

Peony (lat. Paeonia)

Description: depending on the species, it can reach 80-120 cm in height. Produces large, feathery leaves and attractive white, pink, red flowers. The flowers can be 15-20 cm in diameter. They are also loved for their pleasant aroma;

Bloom: May June;

Application: for single or group plantings, in high flower beds, for the park, for cutting flowers.

Fragrant trees and shrubs

Trees and bushes are probably the largest group, replete with beautifully and intensely fragrant species. Plants of this group should be used for shading the garden and dividing it into parts. Some of them, even planted separately, emit a smell throughout most of the garden.

Mock orange crown (lat. Philadelphus coronarius)

Description: shrub up to 3 m in height. Produces elliptical leaves, with a pointed tip at the top. The inflorescences are large, racemose, white. They emit an intense, pleasant odor that can spread over considerable distances;

Bloom: May June;

Application: separately or in group plantings, unshaped (untrimmed) hedges, for country and English gardens, urban plantings.

English viburnum (lat. Viburnum carlcephalum)

Description: the bush reaches up to 3 m in height. The leaves are broadly ovate and shiny. White flowers are collected in spherical inflorescences, exuding a pleasant, strong aroma;

Bloom: most often in May;

Application: single or group plantings, goes well with other shrubs, on unshaped hedges, for the park, for English and country gardens.

Coastal or fragrant grapes (lat. Vitis riparia)

Description: The vine can grow up to 10 m and grows vigorously (1-2 m per year). Produces ovoid, three-lobed, bright green leaves and small, inconspicuous but pleasantly scented flowers. This plant is dioecious. When planted side by side with male and female specimens, it produces fruits that are not very tasty, but visually attractive;

Bloom: from April to July;

Application: decoration of gazebos, balconies, for urban plantings - can cover large surfaces.

Lilac (lat. Syringa vulgaris)

Description: the bush reaches 5-8 m in height. The decoration consists of both wide ovate leaves and intensely fragrant flowers, forming large pyramidal 15-20 cm panicles of white, purple or pink color.

Bloom: May;

Application: in naturalistic and rustic gardens, on unshaped hedges, highlighting individual elements of the garden, for cutting flowers.

Robinia pseudoacacia (lat. Robinia pseudoacácia)

Description: The tree can even grow up to 20-25 m in height. Produces attractive odd pinnate bright green leaves. The inflorescence is a multi-flowered raceme. They are characterized by White color and a rich, honey aroma. Robinia tolerates haircuts well.

Bloom: May June;

Application: for gardens, for alleys, in single and group plantings, urban plantings, for strengthening slopes and slopes on the site.

Linden (lat. Tilia)

Description: a tree, depending on the species, can reach from 15 ( Crimean) up to 35 m ( broadleaf). Produces heart-shaped leaves and flowers, white or yellow color, with a strong honey smell;

Bloom: usually June – July (10-15 days);

Application: free-standing, in groups - to form an alley, in parks. Due to their size, linden trees are usually recommended to be planted in large gardens.

Roses

Description: roses can differ significantly in appearance (cut, size and color of flowers). In particular, various climbing, park roses, with a large number of buds and large-flowered ones stand out. Most of them emit a strong aroma, although the feature is specific;

Bloom: depends on the variety;

Application: flower beds, decoration of terraces, gazebos and pergolas (climbing), urban plantings (parks), for cutting flowers.

Lavender (lat. Lavandula)

Description: As a rule, it reaches a height of 50-90 cm, has lanceolate leaves directed upwards, silver-green in color. The flowers are small, purple, collected in inflorescences. Lavender gives off a strong scent, especially on sunny days;

Bloom: usually from July to August;

Application: flower beds, for growing in pots, for English, classical and Mediterranean gardens.

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Approaching the site, we already begin to smell the aroma of roses, honeysuckle, mock orange or simply mown grass.

We feel the aromas of plants both late in the evening and at night, when darkness absorbs all shapes and colors. They pour into the open windows of the room.

And early in the morning we go out into the garden and, closing our eyes from the bright sun, deeply inhale all the smells and only then pay attention to appearance plants.

Right at the gate we are greeted by bushes of lilac, mock orange or park roses. At correct selection varieties blooming in different time, the aroma of these plants can be enjoyed from late May to mid-summer, and some varieties and types of roses and rose hips - until late autumn.

When creating various compositions this time, the main selection criterion will be aroma, which, along with the shape and color of plants, is business card siege.

Mixborder along the path

The main flowering time in this mixborder is in August. The picture shows exactly this moment in time.

Along the path leading to the house, among other perennials, peonies are planted, fragrant flowers which bloom in June, and paniculate phlox, which fill the garden with aroma in August - September.

In the foreground of the flower garden are Turkish carnations, ageratums and lobularia.

Fragrant mini-flower beds around trees

The picture shows flower beds at the time of flowering - in the month of May.

In the picture of the flower garden the numbers indicate: 1 - (Daphne mezereum), 2 - (Convallaria majalis), 3 - Narcissus hybrid(Narcissus x hybr.), 4 - (Viola odorata).

IN orchard clumps of lilies of the valley will look good near tree trunks, fragrant violets and small “semi-wild” white daffodils. There is also a place for small bushes of daphne (wolfberry).

In spring, the aroma of these plants will merge with the aroma blooming garden.

Flower garden next to the house

This bright flowerbed of annuals is located near the house. The figure shows plants without taking into account flowering time.

The flower garden diagram shows in numbers: 1 - (Datura metel), 2 - (Tagetes tenuifolia), 3 - (Ageratum houstonianum), 4 - (Matthiola incana), 5 - (Lobularia maritime).

Datura metel (Datura metel) serves as an accent in the center or background of the garden. Its huge snow-white gramophone flowers are amazingly beautiful and have a very subtle, pleasant aroma. True, they do not live long, but one flowers are replaced by others throughout almost the entire summer.

In the spring, after the bulbs have flowered, the vacated space can be filled with fragrant annuals: ageratum, lobularia, gillyflowers, marigolds. The aroma of the latter is very unique, and it is different for each type. Fine-leaved marigolds probably smell especially pleasant.

Fragrant flower bed to decorate the gazebo

The picture shows a flower garden during its flowering - in June

The gazebo in the depths of the site can be woven with honeysuckle honeysuckle, which exudes a very strong, pleasant aroma in June, and with climbing roses that bloom in July - August.

And along the path leading to it, you can plant bushes of fragrant roses, various varieties peonies, lilies, especially the amazingly fragrant and beautiful royal lily.

Flower garden by the pond

The picture shows what a flower garden looks like in June.

It smells fresh near the pond. Flowers aquatic plants, as a rule, do not have a strong odor.

But the spectrum of aromas of coastal plants is very diverse - from the delicate willows and bathworts to the strong sweetness of cornflowers and meadowsweet.

The marsh calamus, which grows in shallow waters, has a special smell. Its leaves smell exceptionally pleasant when rubbed, which is why in the old days they covered floors in living quarters.

Mixborder along the fence

The flower garden in the figure is shown at the time of maximum flowering - in July.

The path goes around the house and goes along a semi-shaded area along the hedge.

Here are bushes of lilac, black elderberry, covered in May with caps of white fragrant flowers, as well as silvery oleaster bushes. The flowers of this plant are almost invisible, they are so inconspicuous, but the delicate honey aroma spreading through the garden in late May - June immediately attracts attention.

Of the perennials in this area will come in handy different kinds and varieties of meadowsweet, valerian, which will replace each other throughout the summer. In the foreground of such a mixborder you can plant Turkish cloves. Among the annuals, suitable tobaccos are forest and winged (fragrant).

Just be careful, use for fragrant garden exactly fragrant varieties tobacco, for example, the “Evening” variety, because modern hybrids With bright flowers(Sander tobacco) have virtually no odor.

Fragrant alpine slide

The flower garden is depicted without taking into account the flowering time of the plants.

Plants have a very special smell. alpine slide.

In spring, rock alyssum and Canadian phlox exude a honey aroma. On a hot summer afternoon they are replaced by bitter steppe aromas of thyme, wormwood, rue, cloves, lavender and resinous odors dwarf varieties mountain pine.

Photos of flowers and shrubs that were used in fragrant flower bed designs

There are beautiful flowers. And there are fragrant ones. As a rule, these two properties are rarely combined in one flower. Even roses have a scent that is not as intense as, for example, the inconspicuous mignonette. Russian front gardens were famous for their fragrant flowers. What kind?

Mignonette

Now mignonette has been completely forgotten. But in vain. In the evening it exudes a wonderful aroma. Mignonette is not famous for its flowers, so you can plant it among representative beauties. Breeders, however, tried to improve the quality of small flowers, obtaining terry varieties and diversifying the palette of yellow-red shades. But it’s better to focus on the smell. Mignonette is also good because it blooms for a long time - from mid-summer to frost. The most fragrant and oldest variety is fragrant mignonette.

Not demanding on soil. Loves the sun. Small in height: from 20 to 40 centimeters (depending on conditions and variety).

Heliotrope

Heliotrope is good both in smell and color. You can call him an aristocrat in a village flower garden. Among the beautiful, clearly veined leaves at the beginning of summer, caps of purple or blue flowers. Heliotrope blooms until frost.

There are tall varieties that are grown in large pots in greenhouses. Heliotrope takes excellent cuttings. Therefore, at the end of summer you can start “supplying” for next spring. Rooted cuttings are stored in a warm, bright room. In the garden, heliotrope prefers a sunny position.

Monarda

They say that Stalin once stopped at flower bed. “What kind of flower is this?” - He pointed his hand at the monarda. They answered him. “Very beautiful flower. And it smells good,” he said. Monarda smells really strong. Mint. The smell is not so much in the flowers as in the leaves. The flower is unusual: one-, two- and even three-story.

A short stem grows from the middle of the flower, on which another flower blooms. Monarda flowers are white, pink, red. They bloom in July-August. Monarda is a perennial. It can be propagated by dividing the rhizomes. Demanding about watering.

Levkoy (Matiola)

Perhaps the leftover never went out of fashion. The aroma is wonderful. Especially at night. People call it “night beauty” (Matiola bicorn variety). There are many varieties of gillyflowers. There are small, inconspicuous ones, and there are others with luxurious, tall peduncles.

There are early flowering (first half of summer) and late flowering. Some varieties look great cut. Levkoy is also good because it comes in a wide range of colors. Annual (except for " night beauties"). Each season it is grown through seedlings.

Sweet pea

Sweet peas have been very popular lately. Moreover, many varieties have been bred with a great variety of shades. The flower has become more significant, larger, the stem is longer. Therefore, a vase with a bouquet of sweet peas is a real chic.

But in order for a pea bush to grow luxuriously, you need to prepare “fat”, rich soil in advance. When the young stem reaches 10-15 centimeters, the crown is pinched, after which it produces many side shoots. Support is required. The height of most pea varieties reaches 2 - 3 meters. To ensure abundant flowering, faded flowers are regularly removed. Loves sun and watering.

Fragrant tobacco

In our country fragrant tobacco fell in love recently. There is a reason. At good conditions tobacco leaves grow large and beautiful. The flowers are delicate and very fragrant. Aromatic tobacco should be planted in a group, this enhances the aroma.

Different shades: light, pink, burgundy, greenish. Eat low-growing varieties, but most varieties reach 80-100 centimeters. Blooms from mid-summer to October.

Marigold thin-leaved

Marigolds are a very popular flower in our country. They are affectionately called “marigolds”. They love it for its unpretentiousness, abundance and duration of flowering, for its brightness and beauty.

Recently, many varieties of marigolds have been developed with small flowers that decorate compact, spherical bushes. If the bush is disturbed, accidentally touched with a watering can or stroked with your hand, a spicy aroma will immediately spread. Annual. Not picky about soil. Blooms until frost.

Meadowsweet

In the wild, we can find meadowsweet on the edges of the forest. The foliage is attractive: palmate or feathery, slightly rough (like raspberries). Numerous white flowers are collected in paniculate, long and fluffy inflorescences.

They smell like honey, which attracts bees. Meadowsweet is unpretentious. Several were displayed cultivars, causing the “caps” of flowers to become more magnificent and colored in pinkish and yellowish tones. When cut, meadowsweet quickly fades. It blooms for about a month. Prefers light shade.

Phlox

Phlox is a luxurious and beloved perennial. Handsome. Unpretentious. Fragrant. Decorates the garden from mid-summer to late autumn.

In autumn, the stems of a faded phlox bush are cut off, leaving a small “stump”. To prevent the roots from being exposed in the spring, phloxes are mulched (sprinkled with a little earth, peat and sand). In hot summers, watering is required. Phlox reproduces by spring or autumn root division. In spring it takes cuttings well.

Peony

The beauty and pride of Russian gardens. We loved and love peonies. Recently, flower growers have developed an indomitable passion for new varieties. Despite the fact that peonies fade imperceptibly quickly. Simple, double, semi-double, anemone - all beautiful and fragrant.

Planted in autumn. Peonies prefer light shade. They do not like stagnant moisture in the soil.

Gardeners in Russia and neighboring countries grow cabbage with pleasure and quite successfully. But the “set”, as a rule, is limited to varieties white cabbage different periods ripening, broccoli and cauliflower. Meanwhile, we already have popular types of cabbage that ripen earlier and bring less hassle when growing. In this article, we bring to your attention 5 types of cabbage that you may not have heard of yet, but which are definitely worth growing.

The famous morning glory purple, blooming with purple “gramophones”, has proven itself to be an excellent annual vine. It is successfully used for landscaping fences, gazebos and balconies. This morning glory is so unpretentious that it sometimes becomes a weed, since its seeds can be stored under the snow and sprout in the spring. Popularly, this plant, often simply called “convolvulus,” is so well known that it needs no introduction at all.

The long-awaited April does not always bring pleasant surprises with the weather. But sooner or later, all work in ornamental garden will start in April. From simple household chores and clearing plant debris, cutting dry clumps and mulching the soil to planting new flower beds, you will have to take care of a lot. Planting comes to the fore in April. It is better to plant bushes, trees, and vines this month. But don’t forget about caring for seedlings.

Among the variety of tomato varieties, as a rule, only two groups are distinguished: indeterminate and determinate. But the tomato world is divided into more diverse “clans”, knowing about which is not only interesting, but also useful. Tomatoes are divided according to the method of cultivation, according to ripening time, according to leaf shape, according to fruit shape, according to size, according to color... Today I would like to talk about varieties that form the most colorful group under beautiful name"Bi-Colour".

Enchanting April with its delicate blossoms and the first dazzling greenery is a very capricious and changeable month. Sometimes it unpleasantly surprises with its winter atmosphere, and sometimes it pleases with unexpected warmth. In April, work begins on the beds, and a full season begins in the greenhouse. Sowing and planting in open ground should not interfere with caring for seedlings, because the quality of the harvest depends on its quality. Moon calendar useful plants especially favorable at the beginning of the month.

Those who love to cook probably often add rosemary to various first and second courses as a spice. Its tart and slightly bitter taste and aroma go best with fatty meats and fish. In my opinion, baked lamb without rosemary is “typical not that.” They sell it both dried and as greens in large supermarkets. In addition to adding flavor to dishes, the rosemary plant has some medicinal properties.

Frozen vegetable soup - Mexican corn and bean soup for every day, made from simple and affordable ingredients. This soup can be prepared with meat or chicken broth, and on days of fasting, cooked in spring water - you will get a tasty and nutritious soup without animal products, rich in vegetable protein. Frozen vegetable mixtures are a lifesaver for housewives who don’t have time to cook a complex first course; it’s not every day that they manage to cook borscht.

Spring sanitary pruning allows you to form a beautiful crown, stimulates the formation of a high yield. Trees easily tolerate it, recovery occurs very quickly, wounds heal well. The main goal is to form the crown and remove branches that are broken and dried out during the winter. Winter pruning is especially necessary in the first four years after planting, when skeletal branches are formed. Optimal time spring pruning- from the beginning of winter to the beginning of spring.

Extreme sensitivity to low temperatures makes zinnias annual plants, which are usually grown through seedlings. But there is nothing complicated about sowing and growing young zinnias. It is hardy and does not require special care plants that are easy to grow from seeds. And if you also collect own seeds, then you will get one of the most “economical” flyers in your collection. Bright baskets of inflorescences color the garden with a special cheerful canvas.

The domestic market offers a wide range of cucumber hybrid seeds. Which varieties to choose to get maximum yield? We defined best hybrids, according to buyers of Agrosuccess seeds. They were “Merengue”, “Zozulya”, “Masha” and “Director”. In this article we will tell you about their advantages. Since absolutely all cucumber hybrids have no disadvantages: they do not turn yellow, have many ovaries, the fruits are not large, and are resistant to diseases.

Eggplants are tall, erect plants with wide, dark green leaves and large fruits- create a special mood in the garden beds. And in the kitchen they are a popular product for a wide variety of dishes: eggplants are fried, stewed and canned. Of course, grow decent harvest V middle lane and further north is not an easy task. But subject to agrotechnical cultivation rules, it is quite accessible even to beginners. Especially if you grow eggplants in a greenhouse.

Lenten charlotte with apples and cinnamon on vegetable cream is a simple pie that is suitable for fasting people; this pastry can also be included in a vegetarian menu. There are situations when dairy products need to be replaced with vegetable ones, then vegetable cream prepared on the basis of vegetable fats comes to the aid of housewives. The taste of cream goes well with apples and cinnamon, baking powder makes the dough fluffy and airy, the pie turns out simply delicious.

Buying a blooming orchid, lovers exotic plants They are wondering whether it will bloom just as well at home and should we expect it to bloom again? Everything will be - and grow, and bloom, and delight for many years, but under one condition. As for any indoor plants, for an orchid, you must initially try to create conditions acceptable for growth and development. Sufficient lighting, humidity and air temperature, special substrate - the main points.

Noble lush greenery, unpretentiousness, the ability to clean the air from dust and pathogens make nephrolepis one of the most popular indoor ferns. There are many types of nephrolepis, but any of them can become a real decoration for a room, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s an apartment, a country house or an office. But only healthy, well-groomed plants can decorate a room, so creating suitable conditions and proper care- the main task of flower growers.

Correct herring under a fur coat - layers in turn, the order of which determines the taste of the dish. It is important not only to put fish and vegetables in a certain sequence. Product preparation is also of great importance. Never cook vegetables for this appetizer the day before; overnight in the refrigerator they will lose some of their flavor and become bland. Cook the vegetables 2-3 hours before cooking and cool them until room temperature. You can also bake carrots, beets and potatoes in the oven in foil.

Perhaps, flowers are associated with femininity, a delicate sweet aroma and summer for everyone. But Mother Nature, along with evolution, created something directly opposite to our ideas about the world of flowers. And that rotten, stinking flower that you haven’t watered for a month after you went on vacation will seem like a heavenly creature with a wonderful aroma, in comparison with the winners of our selection.

Firstly, the plants discussed below emit a very unpleasant odor of decomposition, rotting or excrement. The target "audience" of these flowers are flies, dung beetles and other insects with a perverted sense of beauty.

Secondly, this smell is only a bait, and not at all a weapon, which everyone who heard it thought of, because some of the plants are predators. Some of the “exhibits” below are also the largest on the planet.

A fleshy and succulent plant that resembles a cactus. It has no stems, but the flowers are covered with fibers, spots and look like an inhabitant of the deep sea. This is probably why its other names are star cactus, starfish, large toad flower, etc. In Stapelia gigantea, flowers reach about 40 cm in diameter, and the greater the stench they emit - the smell of decaying flesh is so popular with flies, larvae and beetles that they crawl right into the center of the plant, where the reproductive organs are located.

This plant is native to South Africa, but many people grow this stinking flower in their stone gardens or as a landscape decoration.

Gidnora with a fleshy crown grows from sandy soil in the deserts of South Africa.

While spreading the suffocating smell of death around itself, it attracts small pollinators. The beetle crawls into the very epicenter of the “aroma” through the cracks between the petals, pollinates the plant, looks for food or lays eggs.

Meanwhile, the plant itself feeds from the roots, which go deep into the soil, clinging to other people's roots. The ground part of this plant can be conditionally called a flower; in fact, it is a calyx with a rough, sand-colored outer surface. Inside, the surface of the gidnora is more delicate and changes color from white to blood-red, which also attracts various insects, but mainly carrion beetles. Also, this stinking flower is very similar to the worm from the movie Tremors.

The pale and tough integumentary tissues of the lily are covered with dark, dense hairs, which resembles peeling fur on a dead animal. The flower exudes the smell of rotting, which attracts corpse flies and blow flies.

On the first day of flowering, the stigmas of the pistils open, that is, the female stigmas, the flies bathe in nectar and lay offspring. The next day, the stigmas of the pistils close, the stamens open, the sticky bodies of the insects become dirty in male pollen, the smell of which encourages the insects to flee, that is, to another stinking flower. This is how cross-pollination occurs.

On cloudy days, when there are practically no insects, Helicodiceros is able to raise the temperature so that its smell spreads much further, attracting other flies. It grows in the northwestern part of the Mediterranean region.

The largest stinking flower in the world, also known as the Voodoo lily.

Grows in flat areas, preferring the tropics and subtropics of southern and western Africa, China, Madagascar, India, Nepal, etc.
It blooms once every 10 years, perhaps accumulating all its strength just for this flowering. At the age of five years, a bud begins to form; a cob-shaped inflorescence of dark burgundy color appears on the surface of the stem, which consists of male and female flowers, covered with a dense hood on top. The height of the cob is about 70 cm. Some sources claim that Amorphophallus titanum can grow up to 4 meters in height. Outside are located male flowers, and below, hidden, are female.

Polite Englishmen call the aroma emanating from plants “bad fish,” but in reality it is simply impossible to describe it in words. However, this is the smell that is needed in order to attract the insects necessary for pollination. At this time, the cob itself warms up to 40 C from the inside, this is also necessary to attract pollinators and more. Usually, the ceremonial flowering of the giant occurs in front of a crowd of tourists coming from all over the globe. The lifespan of Amorphophallus is about 40 years, but it blooms only 3-4 times in its life.

Pale yellow flowers that grow mainly around ponds and lakes. This smelly flower smells like a scared skunk. This quality is responsible for attracting pollinating insects. Another famous name for this flower is skunk cabbage.

Lysichiton is also able to raise the temperature in order to survive in frosts, so that the snow around the flower melts.
Habitat: swampy areas, banks of rivers and reservoirs in North America. North American Indians used this flower for food, boiling it several times, because... When eaten fresh, the plant causes acute pain in the stomach. They also used it to treat various ailments.

Habitat: China, Japan, North America and Russia - on Far East. Prefers damp and damp places, flooded meadows, river banks and swamps.

The appearance of simplocarpus is very exotic, especially against the backdrop of barely melted snow. It is a burgundy, dense and leathery hood with a pointed end that hangs over a round yellow cob. It is characterized by a pungent odor that can be described as carrion with garlic, so attractive to pollinating insects.

A climbing plant with dense greenery, oval leaves and stinking flower. Large-flowered Aristolochia has flowers about 20 cm in diameter and 50-60 cm long, exuding a strong carrion smell, which insects really like. The flowers themselves “have a secret”: when a fly decides to get out of a flower, having eaten nectar, the fibers covering the surface of the calyx prevent them from getting out. The insect flounders for a long time until it pollinates the aristocholia. The villi wither under the influence of pollen, and the fly moves on. The flowers themselves look very impressive against the background of dark green foliage - regular heart-shaped and dark burgundy color with white veins, so the plant often serves as a landscape decoration.

Blooming tree plant. During flowering, it emits the smell of organic decomposition. Pollinated by flies attracted by the smell.
The radius of the scent varies depending on the species. The flowers of Sarpanthus Palanga smell like long-dead animals, have a dark purple color and a harmless appearance.

stinking flower of this plant emits such an unpleasant odor that among the ancient Romans he was the god of manure, and the name of a whole species of plants with a very unpleasant odor is dedicated to him. Stinking Sterculia (Sterculia foetida) blooms only in its natural environment, spreading the smell of excrement. Flowers appear first, attracting pollinators with their scent, and only then leaves appear.

This is a mushroom that would be suitable as a setting for an alien movie.
Before the lobes open, it looks like a large egg with a heterogeneous bumpy surface, off-white in color with brown and pink spots at the base. Later, when its blades open (3-8 pieces), it takes the form of a red star-shaped flower, the petals of which look like slippery tentacles. The inside of the plant is spongy, lumpy, and covered with brown mucus. It emits a corpse-like odor that attracts insects that spread its spores.

Another mushroom whose smell can be confused with rotten meat. Popularly called a mushroom starfish. Literally translated "disgusting redness." The rotten smell attracts insects that carry its spores. Widely distributed in Australia.