Like the Rafflesia, when in bloom the corpse flower emits a putrid smell that attracts insect pollinators. The spectacular plant can be found in the rainforests of Sumatra as well as in a handful ...

Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – The corpse flower at Smith College’s botanical garden in Northampton is set to bloom. The botanical garden of Smith College had many people interested in the ...

Guests photograph "Horace," a Corpse Flower beginning to bloom at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park in St. Paul on Thursday, May 23, 2024. (Derek Bourcy / Special to the Pioneer Press) ...

Move over, Horace: It’s Frederick’s turn to make a stink. Frederick, the “sibling” of last year’s corpse flower sensation at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park in St. Paul ...

The foul-smelling flower on the campus of Smith College in Northampton is said to be a sight to behold. This flower is part of the aroid family but is popularly known as the corpse flower ...

NORTHAMPTON — The Smith College Botanic Garden is celebrating a rare and short-lived event: its corpse flower is blooming — but only for the weekend, most likely.

The corpse flower at The Botanic Garden of Smith College is named U2, based on the garden's alphabetical naming system. The flower arrived at the garden in 2007 as a seed, making it 18 years old.

Phil — one of Cal State Long Beach’s rare corpse flowers — is getting ready to bloom. As of Friday, June 13, the flowering plant could bloom as early as Saturday, said the university’s ...

The corpse flower that is getting ready to bloom is named “Phil,” in memory of the late Philip Baker, professor emeritus of plant systematics in the college’s botany program.

In June 2024, a corpse flower bloomed for the first time at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston. One also bloomed at Wheaton College in July of 2023.