The corpse flower lives up to its nickname. Native to Sumatran rainforests of Indonesia, the giant tropical plant can live for decades and grow over 12 feet tall, but its most famous for the deathlike ...

Most people associate flowers with fragrances and beauty. However, there are some flower types that have adopted different strategies.

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The San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers has launched a livestream of one of its famously stinky corpse flowers, allowing fans to watch the rare bloom without enduring its pungent smell. The plant, ...

In the Australian city Geelong, just south of Melbourne, thousands are lining up for the rare chance to see – and smell – an unusual plant. “It’s rank,” one visitor told CNN affiliate Nine News, ...

If you smell a rotting corpse, it could be one of two things: an actual rotting corpse, or—if you’re lucky—just a giant smelly flower called titan arum. Now, scientists have identified the molecular ...

CLEVELAND — The smell of rotting meat isn’t usually a sign of a must-see attraction. Here's one exception to the rule: the "corpse flower" at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron is now in bloom. The ...

A rare plant known for its foul and intense smell is about to bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Octavia, a 148-pound titan arum, commonly known as a "corpse flower," is expected to bloom in ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Delphine Farmer, Colorado State University; Mj Riches, Colorado State University, and ...