OOOOHHH my god I LOVE that name it’s so cute… PLEASE THATS such a good ship omg

Stapelia. Not sure of the species. Has that distinct rotting corpse aroma that has earned Stapelia the common name of carrion flowers. #stapelia #carrionflower #CUgreenhouse #macro #photostack #succulent (at CU Greenhouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkgMxU6Oj2u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Just bought a Stapelia gigantea (carrion flower) at the amazing Tucson Mesquite Nursery 🪴 #carrionflower #stapeliagigantea #plantnursery💚💚 #tucsonarizona #desertlife🌵☀️ #gardeningismytherapy #plantmom #plantaddict (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CbBnjYFr7fGmBnwS0w7ooAOAD5r5d8dqVu81-U0/?utm_medium=tumblr

Join me @maison_vampyre this October for a truly wicked weekend of dark herbalism and poisonous plants. Some plants have evolved to have gorgeous flowers and sweet smelling nectar to attract pollinators. We bring these into our home for their beauty. But not all plants have evolved this way. There are some plants that thirst for blood, smell like the dead and thrive in adversity. They are physically dangerous, noxious and malefic in some detrimental way. Dark Herbalism is a descent into the world of Saturnian herbs, poisonous plants & other sinister botanicals in magical practice. Attendees will be introduced to a wide variety of Saturnian herbs, their poisonous, deadly, and baleful correspondences, and learn how those can be translated into magical practice. #parasiticplants #carnivorousplants #poisonousplants #deadlyplants #vampiricplants #vampyre #vampirelore #darkherbalism #darkmagick #darkherbalism #occultherbalism #poisonpath #banefulherbs #veneficium #maleficia #poisonpath #carrionflower #maisonvampyre #salemwitches #salemvampires https://www.instagram.com/p/CRbhiLtrz3m/?utm_medium=tumblr

Delighting my family by convincing them to smell TWO (2) horrible, disgusting flowers. 😁❤️🤷‍♀️ #succulents #succulentsunday #carrionflower #starfishflower #toadplant #toadflower #stapeliagrandiflora #orbeavariegata #stapelia #orbea #stapelidae #stapeliads https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tDdDGnC2y/?igshid=dmxybdg4zj4p

Came upon this spectacularly strange carrion cactus flower, Orbea variegata (thanks to @bastiaanvdyk for the ID), while on the Acacia Trail at Bontebok National Park! #FlowerFriday #carrionflower #corpseflower #carrioncactus #starfishplant #orbeavariegata #orbea #plantsofsouthafrica #flowersofsouthafrica #weirdplants #succulents 🌸🌵☠ Considering current events…death & mortality, the ethereal nature of our very existence — as individuals, as a collective society, even as a species — are of course at the forefront of many minds…& alongside this, the "death positive movement" is not as morbid as it sounds. It's more about appreciating life, accepting death as an integral part of it by reducing surrounding fear & anxiety, & even personalising the inevitable process to align with your living experience, values, and beliefs. Check out these amazing players in the movement: @thegooddeath, @sarah_calavera, @deathmatters, @talkdeathdaily, @deathafternoon, @deathsalon, @going_with_grace, @recomposelife, @deadmaidens, @katrinaspade, @lifedeathwhat, @lucyctalbot #deathpositive #deathpositivemovement #orderofthegooddeath #deathandthemaiden #deathdoula For me personally, working in both wildlife rescue/care + conservation biology, where disease & death is unfortunately a common part of the job, as well as in natural history museums, around/with millions of dead specimens & historical artefacts…surely had a massive helping hand in my own understanding & mindset around the end of life, on many scales…not just of my own, but as large as extinction, as well as our lasting contributions to the world as scientists, & generally as humans. (at Bontebok National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-AQkhAkdz/?igshid=1l9tpkvicwdj8

Huernia flowers for all! #succulent #succulents #stapeliad #carrionflower

#StapeliaGrandiflora finally in bloom! It smells SO bad and the flies just can’t get enough! 🤢🗑 #succulents #stapelia #carrionflower #starfishflower #gianttoadplant #stapeliads #flowers #plants #smelly 🤮 https://www.instagram.com/p/B14xxkqHzaN/?igshid=uswys2rsafid