A rare corpse flower named “Chanel” has entered its brief, foul-smelling bloom at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, drawing ...

Corpse flowers bloom for only about 24 hours every two or three years. ... the corpse flower’s small red fruit is poisonous to humans but is a tasty snack for the rhinoceros hornbill bird.

Its compound flower is composed of a hollow, tall spadix with small flowers and a spathe, with one big, furrowed petal that is green on the outside and deep burgundy red on the inside.

The fact that Putricia is the first corpse flower to bloom at the garden in 15 years has fueled her rapid rise to fame. Up to 20,000 admirers have filed past for a moment in her increasingly ...

The titan arum isn't a single flower, but a cluster of small flowers hidden within a gigantic central stalk called the spadix, which can grow up to 12 feet tall and is the plant's most striking ...

Dartmouth researchers identified key genes and molecules responsible for the corpse flower’s notorious stench and heating during blooming. The study reveals the roles of sulfur compounds and ...

The fact that Putricia is the first corpse flower to bloom at the garden in 15 years has fueled her rapid rise to fame. Up to 20,000 admirers have filed past for a moment in her increasingly ...

AMES, Iowa (KCCI/AP) - Stink Floyd, the 12-year-old corpse flower at Reiman Gardens in Ames, has bloomed. And with that bloom comes the reason behind its nickname.