When these plants first bloom after 7-10 years of growth, they emit a powerful smell to attract beetles for pollination. The ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Austin Peay State University's second corpse flower, Athena, is in full bloom. Athena is the ...

Putricia, the smelliest flower in the world, displayed a rare bloom in the glasshouse of the Australian Botanic Garden.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Austin Peay State University’s corpse flower, “Athena,” is in full bloom. Athena is the little ...

The time has come for an infamous flower bloom — rare enough to draw crowds — inside a greenhouse at Austin Peay State ...

A rare plant housed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, infamous for its putrefying stench, is on the verge of blooming. State of play: Affectionately nicknamed Chanel by staff, the Titan ...

A rare plant housed at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, infamous for its putrefying stench, is on the verge of blooming. State of play: Affectionately nicknamed Chanel by staff, the Titan ...

The corpse flower (Titan arum) is a large plant famous for a distinctive odor. The Botanic Garden has had corpse flowers in its collection since 2003, but this is the first time one has bloomed ...

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 ...

Corpse flower bloom only lasts a short time According to the United States Botanic Garden, the corpse flower is "the largest unbranched inflorescence in the plant kingdom," and can grow up to 9 ...

The flower is called bunga bangkai in its native Indonesia, and is endemic to the rainforests of western Sumatra. Its pungent scent attracts pollinators such as flies. There are thought to be only ...