Q: I saw tulip and daffodil bulbs for sale at the store. I remember my mom having tulips, but she also had problems growing them, as I recall. I would like to plant some, but I don’t want problems.

Gardeners interested in shaking things up in the shady landscape might consider the Voodoo Lily. Uniquely out of the ordinary, its splash of other-worldliness deserves a double-take. Botanically known ...

Back in 2013, while visiting Betty Hall, I noticed a large, burgundy, white-speckled, strange-looking lily growing in the shade garden behind her home. “That’s a voodoo lily,” Betty said. “It is ...

The stinky plant has put up its annual bloom — a 4-foot-tall, cone-shaped stalk surrounded by a blood-red frill. The stalk gives off an odor like rotting flesh to attract flies for pollination, said ...