Update: You can watch the massive plant bloom and wither away in a 30-second time lapse video. Syracuse, N.Y. – After nearly five years of waiting, the first “corpse flower” bloomed this week in the ...

The pungent flower in question is a tropical plant called titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), a species of corpse flower.

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A rare plant held in the collection of Wheaton College in Norton is about to bloom on campus for the first time. Titan arum is also known as the corpse flower because of the aroma it gives off. "These ...

A corpse flower nicknamed “Green Boy” is anticipated to bloom at the end of this week at the Huntington, releasing its notorious odor. The Huntington has cultivated corpse flowers since 1999 and ...

I’d like to say that keying out new or unfamiliar plants is a favorite activity of mine, but that would not be true. Even with a reasonable knowledge of plant/flower structure, botanical terminology, ...

The corpse flower is known for producing the tallest unbranched flower structure in the plant kingdom. When it blooms, it releases a powerful odor similar to rotting flesh, which attracts flies and ...

While the Chicago Botanic Garden has an extensive variety of plants on its sprawling 385-acre campus, one flower in particular is hard to miss. That's not only because of its gigantic size but its ...