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Deherainia smaragdina
Also called Flower Of Death, Jungle Belle
Deherainia smaragdina is a shrub or small tree from wet tropical Central America, grown mainly for its unusual green flowers and bold, glossy leaves. It needs warm, humid, sheltered conditions and is rarely cultivated outside botanic gardens.
Deherainia smaragdina is a species of shrub in the family Primulaceae. It is native to Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico, and notable for its green flowers and unpleasant smell. Its common names in Spanish and English, flor de la muerte and flower of death, respectively, refer to its treatment for people who have a terminal illness but "are afraid to die".
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Deherainia smaragdina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
