T he blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. A pale spike resembling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Little Miss Stinky," a corpse flower or titan arum, blooms at the University of California, Riverside's Botanic Gardens. Visitors ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Something rare and magnificent is taking place at LA’s Huntington ...

Roses are red, violets are blue ... and then there's Titan arum. Liver-colored, reeking of rancid animal flesh and obscenely phallic, Titan arum - affectionately called the corpse flower - is hardly ...

It smells like rotten meat. It can grow up to 8 feet tall. And many people can’t wait to see it. N.C. State University’s corpse plant — also known as titan arum or by the unwieldy Latin name ...

Those who’ve experienced the scent of the enormous Titan Arum flower compare it to the stench of rotting flesh that’s been sitting out in the sun for a couple of days. San Diego County residents can ...

The University of Warsaw Botanical Garden is currently hosting a rare event: the blooming of a titan arum, also known as the "corpse flower." This bloom, reaching over 180cm, began on August 5th and ...

What is it about the titan arum flower that makes crowds rush to be in its presence? Is it the sheer size of the thing—a gargantuan lettuce monster of a flower, which at present is growing at a rate ...

Visitors at the University of California, Riverside’s Botanic Gardens were witness to a rare and smelly sight last weekend. A titan arum — also known as a corpse plant or corpse flower — dubbed ...