Another Amorphophallus titanum corpse flower lives at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, though it last bloomed in 2023. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WPIX) – If you’ve ever wondered what rotting ...

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly what happens every time a corpse flower blooms at a public garden.

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized.