Only then does the corpse flower begin to give off its sulfurous chemicals meant to attract flies and other insects. A heat map of titan arum, or the corpse flower, shows that the plant’s ...

Lucy the corpse flower is getting ready to bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden, in all her stinky glory. Garden officials ...

Think: gym socks, rotten eggs, dead rats trapped in the air vents, stinky. Another rare corpse flower is set to bloom any day now at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens ...

North Carolina State University is readying for another rare and stinky "corpse flower" to bloom. A rare corpse flower has bloomed at the Missouri Botanical Garden, the smell, which mimics rotting ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

The Academy's resident corpse flower, Mirage, is expected to bloom sometime between Feb. 25-29. The bloom, a rare and smelly event, lasts one to three days and draws extra visitors to the science ...

The stench this plant throws off has been likened to rotting flesh, earning it the nickname of corpse flower. Because corpse flowers bloom infrequently, it's not common to see one displaying its ...

Over time, the staff has developed ways to coax the plants into blooming every two to three years, said Brandon Tam, associate curator of the Huntington’s orchid (and corpse flower) collection.

COSMICALLY COOL: Once the corpse flower does reach its "must bloom now" point, it will be open for a couple of days, give or take, casting its spathe magic on anyone who steps close and leans in ...

Cancel anytime. Kenzi Heisler, of Washington, takes a photo of the blooming corpse flower Octavia at the Missouri Botanical Garden on Sunday, July 30, 2023. ST. LOUIS — Hold your nose.

also known as the "corpse flower." The flower's Latin scientific name translates as "giant, misshapen penis." Visitors file by taking selfies of the flower as it sits on a raised dais protected by ...