Dracunculus vulgaris
Viagra Lily
Item #: 2821
Zones: 5b to 8b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 36" tall
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: Bare Root / 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Hold the phone...hold your nose...cover your eyes...the dazzling Dracunculus vulgaris (aka: Viagra lily or dragon arum) is ready to flower. This amorphophallus cousin from the Mediterranean is equally as bizarre but much more winter hardy. After cold weather ends, the 3' stalk of Dracunculus vulgaris, clothed with pedate leaves, emerges from the giant tuber and, in late May (NC), is topped with the 18" flower. Picture a fleshy, purple, ruffled vase, from the center of which emerges a fleshy appendage resembling an upside-down purple carrot...call the botanical artists in your neighborhood for this special treat. Just tell them to hold their noses for the first day.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Dracunculus
Flower Color: Black , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Green , Variegated
Bloom Time: Spring
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Edimentals , Cut Flower Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants Named After Animals , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Patterned Foliage