Project Gutenberg 2021-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 135 St. Clair, Margaret 1911 1995 Saint Clair, Margaret Clair, Margaret St. Hazzard, Wilton Seabright, Idris Clair, M. St. Flowering Evil Produced from Planet Stories Summer 1950 Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Flowering Evil" by Margaret St. Clair is a science fiction short story written in the early 1950s. The narrative revolves around Aunt Amy Dinsmore and her peculiar relationship with a carnivorous plant called the Venusian Rambler, which her nephew Robert has sent her from a distant planet. The story explores themes of domesticity, obsession, and the potential dangers lurking in nature, particularly when it comes to what is perceived as beautiful or exotic. The plot unfolds as Aunt Amy becomes increasingly captivated by the Venusian Rambler despite warnings from Captain Bjornson about the plant's potential dangers. As she tries to care for it, she begins experiencing unsettling dreams that hint at a dark connection to the plant. The tension escalates when Aunt Amy loses control over herself and her mind becomes intertwined with the plant's will, leading to a horrifying confrontation. In a moment of clarity, she fights back, ultimately leading to a bizarre and unsettling resolution. The story serves as a cautionary tale about the allure of the exotic and the thin line between nurturing and danger, culminating in a darkly ironic twist that challenges the reader's perceptions of morality and domestic life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Horror tales Plants -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 43848 2025-06-25T12:21:41.723756 text/html 20071 2024-10-18T11:43:30 text/html 429540 2025-06-25T12:21:43.512771 application/epub+zip 428369 2025-06-25T12:21:42.143745 application/epub+zip 85317 2025-06-25T12:21:41.912747 application/epub+zip 461356 2025-06-25T12:21:44.695790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453991 2025-06-25T12:21:43.312743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 111075 2022-09-29T07:02:07.409689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37703 2025-06-25T12:21:41.628779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17931 2024-10-18T11:43:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17439 2025-06-25T12:21:44.814752 application/rdf+xml 29434 2025-06-25T12:21:42.013797 image/jpeg 5013 2025-06-25T12:21:41.961768 image/jpeg 412495 2025-06-25T12:21:41.737803 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia