These 5 plants smell particularly bad

When we decorate our garden with plants, we hope to find plant beauties that are not fragrant. It happens that some plants smell very unpleasant. Choosing to see them before you smell them.

Stinging nettle

In the Lamiaceae family, Stinging Nettle (or Stinging Nettle) is a hairy perennial herb that finds its place in moist places such as woodlands in rich, well-drained soil. Its leaves are oval and pointed at the end and are edible (raw or cooked). At first they give off an odor similar to a wet mop, and secondly, as soon as they are squished, they smell like mushrooms. Its flowering takes place at the beginning of summer, with the appearance of purple flowers in the upper part of the stem.

Ginkgo

Ginkgo and silver apricot are other names for the forty-crown tree in the ginkgoaceae family. Native to Asia, it is a very hardy ornamental shrub that can reach thirty meters when planted in well-drained, deep soil and in a sunny location. Its deciduous foliage, which has the shape of a green fan in spring and summer, turns a yellow color in autumn that shines in the sunlight, hence the name forty-crown tree. On the other hand, its fruits have a reputation for giving off a foul smell when they decompose on the ground in autumn due to their fatty acid content.

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Stinky hellebore

Stinkwort belonging to the buttercups (Ranunculaceae) is also called griffin’s foot, bear’s paw and madder. It is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant that grows in calcareous, clay soil, preferably cool or dry, in sun or partial shade.

Its thick, about thirty-centimeter, hairless stem is covered with long, persistent dark green leaves that give off an unpleasant smell when crushed. Between winter and spring, the honeydew flowers appear as tilted pale green bells with a purple border at the top. Be careful with this plant as it turns out to be toxic.

Spotted Arum

Spotted Arum (or arum maculatum) is an understory perennial recognizable by its furrowed and clustered orange berries, which are poisonous, as well as its glossy green, pointed, black-spotted leaves. Belonging to the Araceae, spotted arum grows in shade, in rich, fresh soil, but emits an odor of excrement and urine that attracts many pollinating insects.

Nasty anthem

The foul hymn nicknamed stinking stink, dog chamomile, maroute chamomile, stinking chamomile or even cow’s eye belongs to the star family. It grows in neutral, cool soil, in the sun. This herbaceous annual blooms in summer with white flowers and a yellow center, similar to daisies.