Comments on: Six Cool Plants I Would Find A Way To Kill

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:00:45 +0000

I am very relieved to see that there are other people who share my propensity for “Black Thumb Syndrome” and have also killed cacti and aloe vera plants. I have a reputation among family and friends as a plant killer, although an unintentional one. I do actually have a bamboo stalk in a vase on my desk at work, but I have strict instructions not to even look at it. And just yesterday I brought home three new “victims”; my husband holds out little hope for their survival beyond the end of October.

By: D Fog

D Fog — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:37:00 +0000

The photo is not of the Corpse Lily, but of the Rafflesia arnoldii.

By: Ned

Ned — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:32:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure I killed my resurrection plant. Followed all the directions and it just turned brown and started to fall apart. I let it dry up in the hopes that it’ll come back to life when I water it again, but I’m honestly embarrassed about it.

By: K in G

K in G — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:10:00 +0000

My sister killed a fake plant once. Sat it to close to the fireplace and it melted. Yeah we still give her grief over that one. LOL

By: Michael C

Michael C — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:03:00 +0000

Your probable methods of killing the above plants is hysterical. Around here, it seems like the quickest way we kill a plant is just by purchasing it.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0000

u gots the name of the corpse lilly wrong its called the rafflesia or the corpse floower or the meat flower

By: MerryMary

MerryMary — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:15:00 +0000

I have killed cactus and aloe plants by giving them too much TLC – I overwatered them and they rotted. I also killed the resurrection fern Mom gave me. Loved not wisely but too well?

Several years ago, a local library had a corpse plant on display. The thing was HUGE, and the smell was vile. Evidently, it uses flies for pollination.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:26:00 +0000

Corpse lily is also known as the rafflesia, and is incidentally the largest flower in the world.

By: will

will — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:18:15 +0000

“So I Got a cactus, but then it died. I was like, ‘Woah, I am less nurturing than a desert.’”
-Dmetri Martin

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:51:46 +0000

Oh My Gosh!!! The Walking Iris! I’ve been living in this house for 2 years, and this past Spring these plants bloomed beautifully in our back yard, but I couldn’t identify them. I thought they might be some kind of iris. I’m so glad to have found them out! This is exactly the color they are and everything. Sadly, the blooms last for 1 day, and by sunset they’ve closed and moved on. But they’re gorgeous when they bloom! Thank you so much!!!! for this post!!!!!!