Corpse flowers are the celebrities of the plant world. When these rare plants bloom in botanic gardens, thousands of fans flock to see them—and, perhaps more importantly, to smell them. These large, ...

Workers at Reiman Gardens in Ames are on "bloom watch" for a rare occurrence that will make for a smelly scene this spring.

"This isn’t just a flower—it’s a 10-foot-tall botanical rock star when in full bloom: Rare. Rancid. Ridiculously cool," ...

Reiman Gardens in Ames is inviting the public to experience the “dark side of the bloom” when their corpse flower named Stink ...

Commonly called the “corpse flower,” Amorphophallus titanum is ... Now, plant biologists from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden have added a new threat to the list ...

Its formal name might be Amorphophallus titanum, but if you get up close as it blossoms you’ll be in no doubt why this rare plant is nicknamed the corpse flower. “It smells a lot like you ...

Read full article: Australia holds its nose for its 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in ...