The corpse flower that is getting ready to bloom is named “Phil,” in memory of the late Philip Baker, ... It is a carrion flower, a reference to its adaptation to mimic decomposing flesh.

When the corpse flower last bloomed at Cal Poly in 2020, around 3,000 people came to see it. The university has had two other blooms since then, but they were not open for public viewing.

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 named “Phil” at Cal State Long Beach has officially bloomed. The plants, go several years between blooms, with Phil’s most recent bloom happening in 2021.

When the corpse flower last bloomed at Cal Poly in 2020, around 3,000 people came to see it. The university has had two other blooms since then, but they were not open for public viewing.

When did Wally, IU's corpse flower, last bloom in Indiana? Wally bloomed the last weekend in June in 2025. Wally first bloomed in 2016 and attracted almost 6,000 people.

The smelly corpse flower was donated to the greenhouse by Gred Spiechert, former director of the Hilltop Garden and Nature Center in 2007. It was named after Wallace “Wally” Scales, the ...

Visitors will have a chance Wednesday to experience the pungent smell of the corpse flower that is blooming at St. Paul's Como Park Zoo and Conservatory. The flower, affectionately named ...

Phil – one of Cal State Long Beach’s rare corpse flowers – is getting ready to bloom, even as early as Saturday, said the university’s botanical curator.