Now that its impeccably preserved cast-iron fire escapes and industrial facades showcase the wares of Chanel, Prada and numerous less exalted brands, the area south of Houston Street is a far cry from the hardscrabble manufacturing zone that once earned the derisive nickname Hellâs Hundred Acres.
Caution: irritant to skin and eyes, harmful if eaten. Grow Arum Lilies in sunny borders in rich fertile, moist or boggy soil. When growing in containers, use a loam based compost such as John Innes No. 2.Alternatively, plant Zantedeschia as a marginal plant at the edge of ponds.pply a deep mulch around the crown of border grown plants in autumn to protect them from hard frosts. Lift and divide clumps of white Arum Lily every 3 years in autumn to maintain vigorous, healthy growth.
A titan arum, or corpse flower, blooms in England's Kew Gardens. Photograph by Roger Hutchings, In Pictures/Corbis With a name like corpse flower, you know the titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum) isn't going to be smelling like a rose.But until you've gotten up close and personal with the putrid plant, it's not clear just how terrible a flower can smell. A flash of diaper..ative to Indonesia, the corpse flower favors high heat and humidity and ample space. Though the plant itself is relatively uncommon, the tricks it plays are also used by other members of the plant kingdom. Take the rafflesia, for instance, the giant, dark-red rainforest plant native to Southeast Asia.