Araujia sericifera Cruel Plant

A strange climbing Milkweed from South America, Hoya-like clusters of fragrant white 3cm wide flowers are attractive to night flying moths that they capture by the proboscis in the manner of some alien Venus Flytrap, holding them in bondage until they fertilize the flower. Failure to perform results in a desiccated moth corpse hanging pendulum fashion by its tongue, fertilized flowers develop slowly for nearly a year into large inflated pods filled with silken parachutes; the perfect conversation piece for a boring deck or patio.