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Pretty in purple - Amorphophallus konjac - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Not necessarily the prettiest flower in the world, but give it a chance and Amorphophallus konjac is beautiful in shape and in its deep purple colour. As for the smell, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Carrion insects apparently like it...

Location: RBGE, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist

Pretty in purple - Amorphophallus konjac - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Not necessarily the prettiest flower in the world, but give it a chance and Amorphophallus konjac is beautiful in shape and in its deep purple colour. As for the smell, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Carrion insects apparently like it...

Location: RBGE, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Photographer: Jason Gilchrist