This was Smelliot’s first inflorescence—so called because rather than a single flower, it has hundreds of flowers inside the bloom, explains Chris Sprindis, a gardener at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, ...

Technically, the blossom is an inflorescence, not a flower, because it is several little flowers altogether — think of hydrangeas or hyacinths. When the garden announced the bloom’s arrival on ...

When a line of people are waiting around in Brooklyn, most people would assume they’re waiting for a concert. Instead, crowds ...

A. gigas might be a little less dramatic in appearance than its relative, but its flower head–or inflorescence–can be even taller and produce the same signature smell of rotting flesh.