The powerful scent of rotting flesh is set to waft through the air at a Melbourne garden centre to the delight of hundreds of ...

CANBERRA, Australia (KFOR) – There is something about the stench of corpse flowers that draws curious people far and wide when the giant blooms spew their putrid aroma for all to smell.

Rafflesia is one of the most bizarre and fascinating plants in the world, known for its massive size and putrid stench. Often called the "corpse flower," it emits a strong odor of rotting flesh to ...

All 42 known species of the parasitic plant Rafflesia, often known as the corpse flower, are endangered due to runaway destruction of their tropical forest habitats.

An Amorphophallus titanium, also known as a corpse flower, blooms for one to three days once every seven to 10 years. During the bloom, it releases a powerful smell, described by some as rotting ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Though extinct in the wild, it survives today through cultivation. The flower boasts dark, velvety petals resembling rich chocolate. Its deep red-brown hue adds elegance to any garden space.

and sweet (but if you’re inexplicably interested in things that smell like rotting bodies, check out the corpse flower). As detailed in a study published today in the Journal of the American ...

CORPSE PLANT, AND THEY HAVE ABOUT THIS ... AND AND THE MORE SUNLIGHT IT GETS, THE WORSE IT SMELLS. THE BOTANICAL CENTER SAYS THE FLOWER HAS A SIGNATURE SCENT OF ROTTING FLESH.

As in a flower shop, the viewer is overwhelmed by a heady mix of colour, shape and smell. Flowers offers an overview of flora not only in contemporary art but in their wider cultural significance.