News

Amorphophallus titanum can grow up to 10 feet tall and takes an average of seven to 10 years to bloom for the first time. "I liken the smell to a dead possum," Sydney Botanic Gardens chief ...
Across the globe, certain flowers exhibit the rare phenomenon of blooming only once in their lifetime or infrequently. These extraordinary blooms, including the corpse flower and the jade vine, ...
How to visit Allan the Amorphophallus titanum. Hours: Visitors can see the flower during public hours (10 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Tuesdays) in the Huntington’s conservatory.
The last time New Yorkers got the chance to experience a similar phenomenon was in 2023, when the New York Botanical Garden's Amorphophallus titanum, also known as the "corpse flower," bloomed.
The rare Amorphophallus gigas – a relative of the Amorphophallus titanum, commonly known as the corpse flower – has bloomed for the first time since arriving in Brooklyn in 2018.
Amorphophallus titanum is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Some botanists estimate that there are fewer than 1,000 individual plants in the wild.
Officially known as the Amorphophallus Titanum or Titan-arum, the flower can grow up to a jaw-dropping 12 feet tall and take as long as seven to 10 years to bloom — with the blossom only last… ...
The flower's Latin name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." But it's better known to locals as "Putricia." Royal Botanical Garden Sydney has even set up a livestream in anticipation.
Amorphophallus konjac, popularly known as “devil’s tongue,” “voodoo lily,” or “elephant yam,” is the latest bloom driving morbid fascination to the Indiana University Biology ...
Jan. 27 (UPI) --New Yorkers lined up for hours outside the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to catch a glimpse -- and a whiff -- of the facility's rare blooming corpse flower.The Amorphophallus gigas plant ...
Rare "corpse flower" appears to be ready to bloom at Colorado State University 00:35. A special event for the botanical community in Colorado looks like it is about to happen.