The Titan Arum, scientifically known as Amorphophallus titanum, is a marvel of the plant kingdom. It boasts the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, a structure so impressive that it draws ...
Australian collections of the endangered and notoriously unpredictable flowers have popped off in recent years, as ‘personas’ like Putricia, Stinkerella and Smellanie prove a hit with nosy spectators ...
The titan arum is widely regarded as one of the smelliest flowers on Earth. When it blooms, it releases a powerful odour similar to rotting flesh to attract carrion-loving insects. The enormous ...
The world's largest flower that smells like rotting meat. I wrote a song for it because even ugly things deserve a little love now and then. This song appears by permission of the contributing artist ...
The rotting corpse flower’s putrid stench cast a spell Thursday across Roseville High School’s campus. The rare bloom hexed horticulture lovers to stop daily errands and teachers to pause lessons, all ...
Nature lovers are in for a rare − and odorific − treat at the New York Botanical Garden, just in time for Halloween. "It’s happening soon! Our corpse flower has grown by leaps and bounds this week, ...
It’s not often that a single bloom on one plant in a garden becomes a newsworthy event. However, there is one notable exception that seems to pop up once in a while. Perhaps you’ve heard of the corpse ...
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – A stinky surprise awaits this “spooky season” at the New York Botanical Garden. The corpse flower is back on display at expected to bloom sometime in the next few weeks, ...
Dragging myself home from the Student Union Wednesday night, I stopped in my tracks along Craver Road. Wrapping around a typically quiet campus greenhouse was an excited line of people buzzing about a ...
The life cycle of a titan arum; tips on growing cool season crops; rejuvenating a flower bed. The complete flower head of a titan arum is the largest in the plant kingdom. Phillipe Chadwick is at ...