Submitted by 19neo91 t3_11u6cbw in Washington
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renownbrewer t1_jcnffmv wrote
Agree, looks like Skunk Cabbage to me.
19neo91 OP t1_jcmml98 wrote
Oh gross, I thought it was like a lotus or something it's ao big and colorful 🤣
crankybiscuit t1_jcmucdw wrote
I think they are still pretty lovely with their bright flowers and huge glossy leaves. Evidently they are technically edible, though even my goats won't touch them.
HappyFern t1_jcms4fi wrote
It’s an amazing awe inspiring native plant! ….that stinks, lol.
Grouchy-Firefighter9 t1_jcmo7zt wrote
And it stinks. Just wait.
unlearningallthisshi t1_jcmsy0w wrote
it smells like dank weed to me and thereby it's not so bad, heh!
whidbeysounder t1_jcmsohg wrote
True sign of spring in the Northwest
freckledtabby t1_jcnj6uy wrote
ohoh that smell... spring in the NW
JoanJetObjective13 t1_jcn2ij5 wrote
In Arlington in the 70’s Dad and his business partner tried to be the first every year to put a bouquet of Skunk Cabbage on each other’s doorstep before dawn. They do really stink and so do your clothes after mucking about in the dark at 4AM!
FrightfulFalcon t1_jcmm9do wrote
Most likely skunk cabbage, AKA swamp lanterns
http://pnwplants.wsu.edu/PlantDisplay.aspx?PlantID=457#:~:text=Skunk%20cabbage%20is%20a%20plant,partial%20sun%20to%20partial%20shade.