Devil's Claw

These plants are nasty. The popular name Devil's Claw understates the features of Ibicella lutea, Proboscidea louisianica, and Proboscidea parviflora. They could equally be called Devil's Breath or Devil's Snot. You don't want to grow these plants if you have small children or pets that blunder into your garden plants.

 

Ibicella and Proboscidea plants get big. If you live in an area that has hot summers, expect the plants to be at least a meter (3 feet) across. They have a rather unpleasant smell—something like rotting gym socks. The smell won't put you off lunch but it does serve as a warning to remind you to keep away. And keep away is something you may want to do. The leaves and stems are covered with a resinous slime that you can't easily wash off. It gets on your clothes. It gets on your hands and arms. It gets on your garden tools. It won't come off. And then there are the seed capsules. Those suckers are evil. They are very sharp. They are designed to snag onto animal feet and hold on until the poor beast dies. From a plant information source

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