Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly ...

Horticulturist Stephen Jones scrambled to the top of a concrete balustrade looking to solve a botanical mystery last Friday: Why wasn’t the Amorphophallus titanum blooming? The species is ...

Titan arum, known as the corpse flower, in bloom at San Jose State University on July 27, 2022. Photo by Julia Brown. I could smell it before I saw it. After being led up a secured elevator and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, ...

A slow bloomer There are thought to be only 300 of the plants in the wild and fewer than 1,000 including those in cultivation. The corpse flower only blooms every 7-10 years in its natural habitat.

TEMPO.CO, Cianjur - The corpse flower or Amorphophallus titanium Becc has once again bloomed at the Cibodas Botanic Garden in Sindangjaya, Cipanas District, Cianjur Regency, West Java, Indonesia.