The blooming of a titan arum, or corpse plant, is a spectacle like none other in the plant world. With its putrid stench, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two ...

In a rare spectacle of sight and smell, a corpse flower is in bloom at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. The Amorphophallus titanum, given a morbid nickname because it smells of rotting meat ...

For the third time in as many summers, Washington State University Vancouver’s infamous corpse flower is expected to bloom again sometime around Monday, July 29. The plant, named Titan VanCoug, is ...

Commonly called the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate change and encroachment from invasive species. Now, plant biologists ...

You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly what happens every time a corpse flower blooms at a public garden. In fact, ...

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 ...

Sometimes, doing research stinks. Quite literally. Corpse plants are rare, and seeing one bloom is even rarer. They open once every seven to 10 years, and the blooms last just two nights. But those ...

Plant biologists examined records for nearly 1,200 individual corpse flower plants from 111 institutions around the world. The data and records were severely lacking and not standardized. Without ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The corpse plant's bloom appears huge, but its flowers are actually tiny and found in rows inside its floral chamber. John ...