Amazon Horticulture says one of its rarest plants, a corpse flower named “Morticia,” is in bloom this week inside the Seattle Spheres and open for the public to see. The bloom, which lasts only 24 to ...

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 ...

Hold your nose and hurry: One of the world’s rarest and smelliest plants, a corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum), has opened at the San Diego Botanic Garden, in Encinitas. Once in full bloom, the ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

It’s big, it’s beautiful and it’s stinky. It’s also in bloom in D.C., though not for long. The scientific name for the giant plant is Amorphophallus titanum. But it’s most commonly known as the corpse ...

The Amorphophallus titanum, known as the corpse flower because of its smell’s uncanny similarity to the stench of rotting flesh, began to bloom at about 4 p.m. Tuesday. Hundreds of people flocked to ...

Thousands of visitors are clamoring to catch a glimpse—or a nausea-inducing whiff—of a corpse flower at the US Botanic Garden in Washington, DC during its rare and fleeting bloom on Tuesday and ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

If you’ve ever wanted to see – and smell – one of the weirdest wonders in the natural world, now’s your chance. The famous Corpse Flower, officially known as Amorphophallus titanum, is blooming right ...

Victoria D. is a digital producer for CBS Boston. Before joining CBS Boston in 2023, Victoria had already worked in journalism in both New York and Boston for more than 10 years. An extremely rare and ...

A rare corpse flower is about to bloom in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Dover is delighted to host the rare amorphophallus titanum for its long, long-awaited bloom.

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