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The rare bloom at Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens smells like rotting meat — and it only lasts a few days. CLEVELAND — The smell ...
Described by the conservatory as “incredibly large” and “notoriously stinky,” the corpse flower or titan arum, as it is more ...
If you’ve ever wanted to smell a flower that’s scent has been compared to rotting flesh, this could be your chance. That’s ...
Amorphophallus titanum. That's probably not something in your everyday vocabulary, but if you say corpse flower to a San ...
One of the world's largest and most foul-smelling flowers has bloomed for the first time in two years, at a botanical garden ...
Abigail Zaehringer, left, carries her son, Avery Liu, on her shoulders while visiting the Conservatory of Flowers to watch ...
Titan arum's pebble-sized red, oval fruits appear nine months after fertilisation, and each contain two seeds. In the wild they are eaten and spread by birds such as rhinoceros hornbills.
The titan arum heats up about 20 degrees Fahrenheit over the ambient temperature when the flower blooms. A heatmap of the corpse flower (right) compared to a visible light image (left).
According to the botanical garden, the Corpse Flower’s actual name is the titan arum. The flower gives off a foul smell ...
The titan arum is also one of the world's largest and rarest flowers. However, the plant's main claim to fame is probably the fact that it smells almost exactly like rotting flesh.