Cal Poly's Plant Conservatory is inviting the public to experience the sight — and smell — of a rare corpse flower bloom ...

The Amorphophallus titanum blooms every three to seven years The corpse plant at NC State, known as Lupin, last bloomed in 2019 Brandon Huber, a horticulture scientist, is the owner and grower of ...

Sometimes it’s a win-win Plants that employ brood-site mimicry as the corpse plant does are cheaters—they lure pollinators with the scent and look of decay, but offer no food reward. Yet some plants ...

Garden officials expect the plant, technically an Amorphophallus titanum, to bloom sometime between May 30 and June 2. Corpse flowers bloom with the odor of rotting flesh as a way of attracting ...

Many plants smell "good" — to humans that is — but some go several steps in the other direction, presenting themselves to the world as dead, decaying animal flesh. Instead of bright, attractive ...

The endangered “corpse flower” (Amorphophallus titanum) faces pressure from habitat loss, climate change, and invasive species. Unfortunately, a new study reveals that there is yet another threat: ...

The plant’s official name is Amorphophallus titanum, but its fans know it by a more colorful nickname: the corpse flower. Either way, its flowers have an odor that’s powerful enough to attract ...

The pollination was successful and the flower produced fruit, from which the team harvested more than 500 seeds. The corpse flower produced fruit in January after being successfully pollinated.

Why is it called a ‘corpse flower’? The corpse flower, native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra, gets its name from the literal translation of the Indonesian phrase Bunga bangkai. Its species name, ...

A rare corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus gigas, recently bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG). This caused a stir among curious visitors who were eager to experience its unique ...

Putricia has reached the climax of her necrotic bloom when I arrive at her bedside at 10pm. The corpse flower’s glasshouse smells of a cadaver on the turn. And the woman who raised her, Alyse ...