The corpse flower stores its energy in a swollen base at the stem–called a corm–that weighs about 100 pounds. Corpse flowers have the largest known corm in the plant kingdom.

Something rare, massive, and very smelly is about to happen at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco: Chanel the ...

San Francisco's notorious corpse flower 'Chanel' is about to bloom at the Conservatory, bringing crowds eager to smell its ...

Frederick the corpse flower, a rare, stinky plant at the Como Zoo Conservatory, has started to bloom. That means you now have ...

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 ...

Learn more about this strange and rare flower, how it grows, and why it is called the “corpse flower”. ByJasreet Kaur. Jun 5, 2025, 21:55 IST. Largest Flower in the World.

The corpse flower stands nearly 10 feet high and resembles a giant bok choy with a yellow banana pepper growing skyward from inside the closed spadix blossom. They typically bloom every two to ...

ALBAWABA - The corpse flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanum, is an extremely rare and unique plant. It's also one of the largest and smelliest fl ...

5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink 5 facts about corpse flowers that don’t stink. By Laura Baisas. Carnivorous pitcher plants may use tempting aromas to lure prey to their death ...

A heatmap of the corpse flower (right) compared to a visible light image (left). The titan arum heats up about 20 degrees Fahrenheit over the ambient temperature when the flower blooms.

It’s sweaty stinky time again at the Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens. One of its rare corpse flowers is about to bloom, in all its putrescence. In the next 10 to 12 days ...