Skunk Cabbage pink For over fifty years

For over fifty years

sappirus from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) from Hebrew סַפִּיר (sapir)

the Dispatch building has had a large sign atop it since the early 1900s

Grandpa's Cheese Barn

Skunk Cabbage pink For over fifty yearsThis plant has a lot of other names, but we figured "skunk cabbage" was evocative enough! Bruised leaves of this plant apparently present an odor reminiscent of skunk, and its Latin classification means "bad smelling". Some people find it repulsive, but the scent is generally described as smelly like cabbage with a "slight suggestion of mustard", and the scent apparently intensifies over time as the plant matures. Like other plants in our Ohio