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 ...

She may smell like rotting flesh but “Putricia”, the internet-famous corpse flower, has been the centre ... that heat starts to generate chemical reactions. “What the plant is trying to ...

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.

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.

Sprindis added that the flower, much like the “corpse flower” (aka Amorphophallus titanum), will also “smell like rotting flesh. People watch two blooming plants of the Amorphophallus ...

An endangered plant known as the "corpse flower" for its putrid stink is blooming in Australia ... Affectionately dubbed Putricia, it will release a smell described as "wet socks, hot cat food, or ...

The corpse flower bloom emerged sometime between ... "I love watching parents holding up their kids to smell it and see their reactions," he said. Keeping the plant happy and healthy is not ...

NEW YORK (WCBS) -- A rare corpse flower has bloomed at the Brooklyn Botanic ... which doesn't last long. Why does it smell so bad? "It's pollenated by flies and beetles that normally lay their ...